Good data analysis skills are rare
I’ve been very surprised how rare good data analysis skills are in industry, even among those trained in technical disciplines. Scientists are groomed to perform in-depth data analysis well because […]
Tag: Scientist Jobs
Jack Jewell, Founder of Picolight, Inc.
Jack Jewell sparked widespread industrial development of the Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL), by demonstrating over 1 million VCSELs on a single chip at Bell Laboratories in 1989. Building […]
Tom Baur, Founder of Meadowlark Optics
Tom Baur is the founder of Meadowlark Optics, Inc., a company founded in 1979 that designs, manufactures and sells precision optics for polarization control. He is also the founder of […]
Can a Scientist Find a Rewarding Career in Industry?
Absolutely! “If you have a good science education then the world is your oyster, and you can do almost anything.” – Tanja Beshear, physicist working in industry ‘Turning Science into […]
Peter Fiske, Author and Lecturer on Career Development for Scientists
This week I interviewed Peter Fiske, Chief Technology Officer at PAX Water Technologies, Inc. in San Rafael, CA. Peter has a Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford University […]
Getting Started…
I’m excited to be starting this 50 Interviews project. I’ll be talking to Scientists who have successfully followed a career path into industry, where their job description is perhaps closer […]