AstroTech Instrumentation Career Panel
Virtual Event
July 23, 2020; 12:00pm – 2:00pm (Pacific Time)
Event open to 30 individuals accepted to participate in 2020 AstroTech Summer School
Total # of attendees: 21
| “There was a great variety of knowledgeable panelists. It was great to hear from people with such a wide range of experiences, in different stages of their careers.” Event Attendee |
The 2020 AstroTech Instrumentation Career Panel consisted of moderated breakout rooms with professional instrumentalists, from industry and academia, in a small group setting. This was an opportunity for attendees to have conversations with experienced members of the astronomy instrumentation community about astronomical instrumentation career pathways, different professional roles and work environments, and strategies for succeeding in instrumentation or related careers.
Due to COVID-19, and after accepting a diverse and high-achieving cohort of 30 students from a competitive pool of advanced undergraduate and early-career graduate level students interested in astronomy instrumentation, ISEE was forced to cancel the 2020 AstroTech Summer School at UC Berkeley. As a way to support their interest and development in astronomy and instrumentation, the 2020 AstroTech Summer School cohort were invited to attend an informal Q&A virtual event with experienced professionals within astronomy instrumentation. A majority of the cohort (78%) of the individuals accepted to participate in AstroTech 2020 attended the event.
Astronomy Instrumentation Panelists:
Sarah Lipscy, Mission Area Lead for Astrophysics, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace
Jessica Lu, Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, UC Berkeley
Emily Martin, NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Santa Cruz
Christopher Moore, Astronomy Research Associate, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)
Max Mutchler, Principal Staff Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute (STSci)
Shelley Wright, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, UC San Diego
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This event was hosted by the Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators, with funding from the Heising-Simons Foundation and National Science Foundation.
