What is it like to work in a non-academic quantitative career? How can you prepare for one? What traits and skills are most desirable in a government R&D position in the computational sciences?
Our guests will draw on their years of experience in both research and hiring positions with government-affiliated agencies to give insight into these important questions. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student in a quantitative science or engineering discipline you will glean valuable advice as you decide on your future career path. We will have a Q&A panel immediately following the presentations. All are welcome!
Carson Chow
National Institutes of Health
Dr. Chow is a Senior Investigator of the Mathematical Biology Section in the Laboratory of Biological Modeling. The ultimate goal of his research is understanding the biological and genetic mechanisms of common diseases such as obesity and autism. The hope is that this research will lead to new and better treatments by providing improved quantitative understanding of the underlying biology. More information about Dr. Chow and his research can be found here: http://irp.nih.gov/pi/carson-chow. He also keeps up with his general scientific and mathematical blog: https://sciencehouse.wordpress.com/.
Joseph Massimini
National Security Agency
Joe Massimini is the Deputy Division Chief of the Automation and Engineering Division within the Tailored Access Office (TAO). He is responsible for staffing and direction of an organization supporting over 800 software developers. The organization supports a secure network and software development tools designed to allow the developers to explore a variety of tools and techniques used in securing the nation's networks. For more information about the NSA, see here: https://www.nsa.gov/
Ross Ingram
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
Dr. Ingram is the Technical Unit Manager of Computational Methods & Scientific Software Development. His group develops and supports production quality scientific and engineering simulation software run on high performance computers to support the design, operation, and safe disposal of naval nuclear reactors. This requires development, implementation, and analysis of various computational methods; verification and validation of scientific software for production use; and collaboration with methods developers and engineers across many disciplines.
Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation (BMPC) operates the Bettis and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratories for the Department of Energy. BMPC is responsible for developing advanced naval nuclear propulsion technology, providing technical support to ensure the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors and training the sailors who operate those reactors in the Navy’s submarine and aircraft carrier fleets. More information about BPMC may be found here: http://www.bmpc.com/
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