HR: 09:00h
AN: ED11E-01 INVITED    [Abstracts]
TI: Navigating a Career in Science: from Experimental Atomic Physics to AGU
AU: * Killeen, T L
EM: killeen@ucar.edu
AF: National Center for Atmospheric Research, PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, United States
AB: Building and sustaining a satisfying career in the geosciences involves hard work, some luck, some pluck - and a lot off tenacity. In this presentation I will recount some lessons I learned - and am still learning - on my own path from a start in a graduate program in experimental atomic physics to my current position as president of the AGU and Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The presentation will describe some of the scientific and science management contributions of which I am most proud - and some of the dead ends too. AGU, in particular, has been an excellent resource and venue for connecting with colleagues and following the evolution of dynamic fields of inquiry in the geosciences. AGU is still evolving and the presentation will also describe some of the current trends that make the Union such an interesting and valuable hub for our field.
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting