July 16th, 1:30-3:30 PM
Panel Discussion: What can I do with a PhD?
Smith Seminar Room (Room 1080, 191 W Woodruff Ave)
Undergraduates and graduate students pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) are invited to join us for a panel discussion with representatives from industry, academia, and research laboratories who will share their experiences and answer questions from the audience.
Speakers:
Edmund Moore, Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Moore received his PhD from the University of Florida and became employed with the United States Air Force as a civilian employee. He is currently the Aordability Lead in the Turbines Division of the Propulsion Technology Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, having previously worked as a bench level to senior level S&E in ceramic and metals processing, as a program manager. Technical interest areas include materials, processing and systems support. Non-technical areas of interest include advocacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities/ Minority Institutions, aordability and workforce diversity. Hobbies include community service, golf, and physical tness—he does work by default.
Betty Lise Andersen, The Ohio State University
Prof. Anderson started o as a teacher at an experimental elementary school while a high school student. She then dropped out of high school (please don’t tell OSU she’s a dropout; it’s because she didn’t take gym, honest) to go to college in electrical engineering at Syracuse University. She then worked in industry for nine years, at Tektronix (working on at panel displays), GTE labs (ber optics), and Draper Lab (optoelectronic devices). She got her MS and PhD at the University of Vermont in 1988 and 1990, and came to OSU as an assistant professor. She has co-authored a text on semiconductor physics and her research centers on photonics, the application of optics to solve engineering problems.
Lee Mosbacker, Traycer Diagnostic Systems
Dr. Mosbacker received his B.S. in physics from Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College in 1999. In 2008, Lee received his PhD in Physics from The Ohio State University. Since 2007, Lee has been the Chief Technology Ocer of Traycer Diagnostic Systems, where he has been involved in the scientic and technical aspects of growing an early-stage technology company, including grant and fund raising and the conceptualization and development of microwave and terahertz frequency detection arrays. In 2005, Lee co-founded Techriculture, a non-prot that helps inventors and scientists in early stage product ideation and prototype development through educational, networking, technical, and nancial consulting.
Eric Boltz, Marathon Monitors
Eric Boltz is the president of Marathon Monitors Inc. and winner of the 2007 Ohio Exporter of the Year award. Eric earned his bachelor’s degree in Physics from The Colorado College and his M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. After working for NASA’s Langley Research Center and NIST’s Materials Reliability Division, Boltz entered the private workforce in 1996, running the instrumentation and sensors division of a small business in Albuquerque, NM. He joined Marathon Monitors in 1999 and has served as its president since 2000.
