Karmela Padavic-Callaghan is a science writer reporting on physics, materials science and quantum technology for New Scientist. Karmela earned a PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics and atomic, molecular, and optical physics from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and her research has been published in peer reviewed journals including Physical Review Letters and New Journal of Physics.
She studied ultracold atomic systems in novel geometries in microgravity and the interplay of disorder and quasiperiodicity in one-dimensional systems, including metamaterials.
Before joining New Scientist, Karmela was an Assistant Professor at Bard High School Early College in New York City where she taught high-school and college courses in physics and mathematics. Her freelance writing has been featured in Wired, Scientific American, Slate, MIT Technology Review, Quanta Magazine, Symmetry Magazine, and Physics World.
Karmela will discuss careers in science communications and journalism and give some interview tips.
Co-sponsored by UMD Women in Physics (WiP)/Physicists of Underrepresented Genders (PUGs)
Note: attendance at JQI Career Seminars is limited to students, postdoctoral associates and junior members of the professional staff. Lunch will be provided to participants afterward and the speaker will be available for informal discussions. A list of recent JQI Career Seminars can be found at https://jqi.umd.edu/events/type/jqi-career-seminar
Location: Physical Sciences Complex 2136