[Grad-postdoc-assn] Private Sector Panel next week

[Valerie Sloan]

Dear all,

The ASP Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce that we
are hosting a panel on private sector careers next week.

*Private Sector Panel*
Thursday, March 14, 2019, from 9:00 - 10:00 or so.
NCAR FL1-EOL Atrium, 1450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO
Coffee and tea will be provided.
*Google Hangouts: * Please email me if you would like to be put on the
calendar invite.

*Why come?*  Join us to talk with  three scientists/engineers who work in
the private sector to learn more about careers outside of academia. It's
important to be familiar with these opportunities in case you ever
want/need to look for work in the private sector, and/or if you will be
teaching students (graduate or undergraduate) and need to share about
careers beyond academia.


*What's the format? * Each panelist will spend five minutes describing
their own career trajectory. Then we will have a Q & A session on what they
enjoy or find challenging in their work, when, why, and how they decided to
go in this career direction.


*How can I join by Google Hangouts: * If you would like to join in via
Google Hangouts, please email me and I'll add your email address to the
calendar.


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*Panelists: *Our panelists are Luke Madaus, Aaron Pina, and Sarah Woods.
Please see descriptions of their background and areas of expertise below.


*Luke Madaus*

Jupiter Intelligence

www.linkedin.com/in/luke-madaus-57b0b234

luke.madaus at jupiterintel.com


Luke Madaus has a background in data assimilation and mesoscale numerical
weather prediction, with undergraduate degrees from the University of
Oklahoma and a masters and PhD in Atmospheric Science at the University of
Washington.  He is also a former ASP postdoctoral fellow at NCAR. Luke
Madaus has worked at Jupiter Intelligence, a startup focused on predicting
risk in a changing climate using AI and scientific models, since
2017. Jupiter provides data and analytics services to better predict and
manage risks from weather and sea level rise, storm intensification and
changing temperatures caused by medium- to long-term climate change. Luke
Madaus works as a staff scientist and geospatial solutions engineer at
Jupiter, designing and implementing end-to-end product suites that take the
latest climate science and translate it to hyper-local impacts, tailored to
customer needs.  He is also in charge of recruitment for Jupiter's summer
internship program and contributes to Jupiter's junior-level hiring and
talent acquisition.



*Aaron J Piña*

AERIS Atmospheric Science and Engineering Solutions:

Innovative Products and Services for Aerospace, Defense, and Intelligence
Applications

https://aerisllc.com/aaron-pina/

pina.aaron at gmail.com



Aaron’s research experience as a graduate student focused on atmospheric
dispersion modeling, numerical modeling, mountain meteorology, agricultural
ecosystems, land cover change impacts on regional climates, and
social-ecological systems. For his Ph.D. research, Aaron co-developed and
managed a meteorological  early warning system for livestock producers in
eastern Colorado to mitigate emissions that have deleterious impacts on
mountain ecosystems. Aaron joined Aeris, a small-business start-up, as a
Staff Scientist in January 2017. He currently works on projects with U.S.
agencies, such as Departments of Defense and Energy, to develop technical
tools that study the atmospheric transport and dispersion of chemical,
biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive material. He also helps
prioritize business development strategies based on latest science and
policy issues related to atmospheric transport, dispersion, deposition,
ecosystem impacts, and human health impacts to ensure the use of the latest
methodologies and technologies.



*Sarah Woods*

SPECinc: Innovation in Atmospheric Science Instrumentation

http://www.specinc.com/node/158

swoods at specinc.com



Dr. Sarah Woods is a Research Scientist at SPEC Inc. She received a B.S.
with honors in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University, and a
Ph.D. in Applied Marine Physics from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) at University of Miami. Following her graduate
degree, she was awarded an ASEE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with the
U.S. Naval Research Lab (NRL) at Stennis Space Center to continue her
research in ocean optics.  Her oceanographic research has encompassed
studies of ocean optics, turbulence, underwater imaging, and air-sea gas
exchange. Following her postdoc, she extended her oceanic skillset to
atmospheric studies to branch out into cloud physics.  She now works as a
research scientist for a company that develops instruments and conducts
research specializing in cloud microphysics.  This work involves outfitting
various research aircraft, both manned and unmanned, with optical
instrumentation that takes high resolution images and collects observations
of the size, shape, concentration, and phase of cloud particles.  She
analyzes this data to yield insight into the microphysical processes
governing the life cycle of various cloud types.  Her research has involved
laboratory and fieldwork and provides opportunity for collaboration with
NASA, NOAA, NCAR, DOE, NRL, and other government and university research
groups.

The facilitator will be Olivia Clifton, an ASP Postdoctoral Fellow.



Let me know if you want a calendar invite so that you can listen in
remotely.


Many thanks for our panelists for taking the time to talk to us!

- Valerie

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Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.
Director of the GEO REU Network &
Senior Higher Education Specialist
NCAR Education & Outreach
NCAR|UCAR
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Email: vsloan at ucar.edu
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