From particle astrophysics to a government career (Colloquium given at High Point University)

Talk abstract

This talk will be broken into three parts spanning my graduate and professional career. I share some of the science I did as part of the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment to detect neutrinos interacting in the Antarctic ice while I was a graduate student.

I will then discuss the transition to how I got a job in engineering consulting for government clients, primarily in the Air Force. Although I had aspired to be a professor, I ended up taking this route in search of a permanent position and career path. After two years in the industry, I am now transitioning again to a new role working directly for the government in the Air Force Research Laboratory.

I am passionate about helping students accomplish their school and career ambitions. After spending nearly ten years in academia, and now outside of academia, I decided to convert the lessons learned and experiences lived into a series of books to help students navigate school and career. I will conclude this talk with a summary of the main points from my ‘How to PhD’ books.

About the speaker

Dr. Oindree Banerjee received her BS in Physics from North Carolina State University in 2013 and went on to graduate studies at the Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, where she studied high energy neutrinos as part of the ANITA collaboration.

After obtaining her Ph.D. she transitioned to engineering consulting for government clients and is currently transitioning again to a direct position working for the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Dr. Banerjee is the author of the best-selling book "How to PhD: The Graduate School Handbook" which is a step-by-step graduate school guide and self-help book complete with everything you need to know to succeed at all stages of your Ph.D. from applying to graduate schools to successfully finishing the degree.

The talk was given on Friday, November 6th @ 12:05 P.M.

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