Are you ready to explore the universe of physics career possibilities? Register today for a WIS-PDX virtual Lunch & Learn seminar highlighting the journeys and insights of three physicists with specialties in microscopy, particle physics, and nuclear policy.

Panelists:

Hanah Joudi, MPP (Master's of Public Policy), Program Analyst at the National Nuclear Security Administration

Hanah Joudi is a program analyst in the Office of Experimental Sciences at the National Nuclear Security Administration at the Department of Energy. Her experience ranges from nuclear weapons policy and intelligence analysis to international policy and nuclear non-proliferation. She has worked in the national security and nuclear weapons fields for both non-profits and the federal government, and has a specific interest in nuclear weapons policy. Prior to her career in the government, she gained substantial analytic and research skills from her physics degree program and used those skills throughout her graduate degree program. She earned her Bachelor's in Science in Physics from Seattle University in 2016 and her Masters in Public Policy at American University in 2019. Ms. Joudi has a diverse background in science and policy and has a unique ability to blend the two.

Katherine Kaylegian-Starkey, MS (Master's in Applied Physics),

Senior Intern at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Kat is a physicist specializing in optics and particles. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Oregon (UO), conducting research in computational neuroscience and high-energy physics. Prior to that, she worked as a massage therapist. She continued her education through the UO's Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, obtaining her MS in applied physics with a focus on low-energy particles and electro-optics at Thermo Fisher Scientific. She will soon join nLIGHT as a process engineer where she'll contribute to amplifier production for high-energy fiber lasers.

Rose Marie Haynes, MS (Master's in Applied Physics), Cryo-EM Microscopist & Biochemist at Pacific Northwest National Labs

Rose Marie earned her BS in Physics at Seattle University in 2018 and her MS in Applied Physics at the University of Oregon in 2019 with a specialization in optical materials and devices. While she was first inspired to study physics by a fascination with lasers, she has since grown to deeply appreciate how a fundamental background in physics can act as a springboard for careers in such a breadth of scientific fields. She has worked as a microscopist at the Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo Electron Microscopy since 2020, where she is passionate about applying principles of physics to structural biology research.