Read article: Ask me anything: Donna Strickland – ‘I wouldn’t have wanted to know that I would win a Nobel prize’
Donna Strickland shared the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for her work developing the technique of “chirped pulse amplification”
Read article: Time for a change: what it’s like to win a prize for work you did before switching careers
Akihiro Kojima and Mike Lee, winners of the 2022 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics, on developing new materials for solar cells and switching into different career areas
Read article: Ask me anything: Giulia Grancini – ‘I’m very lucky as a scientist, because my job is also my passion’
Giulia Grancini is a professor of chemistry and an expert in next-generation materials for photovoltaic cells at the University of Pavia
Read article: Studying physics to improve healthcare systems
Suman Shrestha, who is doing a PhD in medical physics in the US, on why he wants to return to Nepal with his new-found skills and expertise
Read article: Research fellowships target clean-energy innovation
Toyota has joined forces with The Electrochemical Society to support young scientists and engineers
Read article: How to prepare for a career in the emerging quantum-technology industry
Laura Hiscott talks to experts who have studied the quantum-tech jobs market about what’s on offer and what skills you’ll need to forge a successful career in this area
Read article: Ask me anything: Farai Mazhandu – ‘I find it fulfilling to support and inspire others, and to make seemingly complicated subjects exciting’
Farai Mazhandu is chief executive and co-founder of Bayete Quantum Technologies, which seeks to use quantum tech to solve problems for people in Africa
Read article: How to prepare for the post-pandemic jobs market
Andrew Hirst and Veronica Benson look at how physics students can prepare for careers in the post-pandemic world, and how universities and employers can help them
Read article: CityU physics: undergraduate students prioritize connection and collaboration
City University of Hong Kong’s undergraduate physics programme wants to attract ambitious international students as they take their next step towards a scientific career in research or industry
Read article: Ask me anything: Ciara Muldoon – ‘I love being part of a project that is making such a positive difference’
Ciara Muldoon is an Internet entrepreneur whose latest project is a charitable search engine that helps tackle climate change and climate injustice
