09/06/2018
"Get in the field! Things happen because you are passionate about making them happen. This particular field is such a melting pot. You can come at it from physics and mathematics. You can come at it from biological scientists point of view. You can start from almost anywhere and find that your expertise is applicable and at the same time you have a lot of other specialties to learn about."
"It take a lot of practice. It is like a piano. You have to play. You have to get in and actually do it. And you not gonna learn it right away. You just have to keep trying. And.. the thing about this field is it does actually works so you get that positive reinforcement; you do something and it doesn't work the first time. You do it again and it works. You get a little positive kick from that and you do the next thing.."
"..Find great mentors to work with. I think that the business is apprenticeship and you learn by doing and you learn by working with great people. And I think that there is a tendency to spend too much time to think about what exact market and what exact technology will be the best fit. But at the end of the day, I think the most important thing is to find the right team to work with and the right mentors to work with. "
"If you don't have passion for what you're doing, no amount of intelligence can make up for it."
Some of the great advises to anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in science.
SPIE asked leaders in the optics and photonics community to give some advice to students interested in the field. Astronomers, professors, CEOs, a Nobel Priz...
