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What field do you work in? (beehaw.org)
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I've been curious how many working researchers we've got in this community, and what you all do!

If you're working in science (physical or social), engineering, etc in a research capacity, give a shout in the comments and let us know what you work on! Same goes for students and amateur scientists at any level. (And by amateur I mean those of you who are working on your own experiments but just not being paid for it / not working on a degree; I'm upset that "amateur" has a negative connotation, it shouldn't.)

I'm currently a PhD candidate, working on transmission electron microscopy and electronic materials (mainly ferroelectrics). In the past I've been involved in research / product development in a few different industries, including medical devices, aerogels, and materials for RF devices.

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[–] realChem@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mmm yeah, I can imagine things might get a bit stale after a decade working on similar things. What was your physics PhD in, something you'd be interested in pursuing again maybe?

[–] oofinsprouts@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My thesis covered optoelectronic measurements of nanomaterials for novel photovoltaics. Even as a kid, I wanted some sort of career researching alternative energy, but those jobs sadly don't exist.

[–] realChem@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Researching alternative sources of energy would certainly be a rewarding career. I'm a bit surprised to hear nobody's doing it, I'd think there'd be companies trying to commercialize on the pretty massive progress we've seen in PV efficiency at the lab scale. I remember in my undergrad people were really excited about roll-to-roll manufacturing for flexible organic perovskite solar cells, but come to think of it I haven't heard much about them in the last five years. I wonder what happened. Maybe just still to expensive to compete commercially with silicon PV?

Regardless, I hope you find a direction that's fulfilling for you!

[–] oofinsprouts@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's pretty hard to beat silicon. But, thanks so much for the well wishes! (I'm currently trying my hand as an Indie Game Dev, so we'll see how that goes ha)