[Physics opps] FW: Government Careers Event- Guest Speaker Oct. 27th

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Confessions of a government scientist:  The Importance of Innovation to National Economic Security, Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, 2-105
Dr.  Josh Pomeroy, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be presenting and answering questions via webinar

Spintronics?  Quantum information?  Photovoltaics?  Electric Cars?  Implantable biosensors?  Which, if not all, of these meta-futuristic technologies will maintain our national economic security?  Our nascent "innovation economy" is dependent on discovery (research) and then implementation (development) of new technologies and the maintenance of a level playing field along the way.  At NIST, our 3000+ scientists participate in all of these phases, performing basic research, identifying and investing in high impact areas like Health IT and SmartGrid and establishing and maintaining standards that maintain a level playing field for consumers and manufacturers.  I will discuss the significance of an innovation economy, the importance of technical fields to its success and the fundamental role of (and opportunities in) government toward realizing national economic security through innovation.

Register through CareerBridge.

Amanda C. Peters
Career Development Specialist, Career Services
MIT Global Education & Career Development (GECD)
617-253-4733
acpeters at mit.edu<mailto:acpeters at mit.edu> * www.linkedin.com/in/acpeters<http://www.linkedin.com/in/acpeters>
Sustainability at MIT http://ehs.mit.edu/site/sustainability
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