Evolution of a Physicist’s career: an example
1pm Tuesday 13th August 2024, Room G400, Science III
Dr AnnMarie Oien, 1996 graduate from Otago Physics, will cover her career arc and how a PhD in Atomic and Laser Physics eventually led her to retiring in the USA as a Technical Fellow in Agile Systems Engineering in the aerospace industry. However deeply our interests start in the world of physics, opportunities and adjacent curiosities crop up leading to new jobs and fields, all enabled by the meta-skills we first acquired in our physics degree.
About the speaker:
Dr AnnMarie Oien now lives in Colorado with husband Mark Phillips, and is a proud tennis captain, expert skier, occasional singer and pianist, and poor golfer.
Dr Oien is a good friend of the Department of Physics and a great supporter of the University of Otago, having served as the vice-president of the Alumni of University of Otago in America, Inc. She created the Oien Prizes in Physics and Energy, which are our most prestigious prizes for senior undergraduates.