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Your Advisor Is Not Your Mentor – Neither Is Your Boss

October 26, 2021 Matthew Thompson 0

The time of COVID may have turned our conference experiences into an ‘80s adventure game through the magic of Gather, but the same human dynamics […]

How the FBI Can Help Level Up Your Soft Skills

February 26, 2017 Matthew Thompson 0

I may have a penchant for film noir and watched a lot of X-Files episodes in the ’90’s, but I never thought of the Federal […]

Becoming a Leader in Physics

September 15, 2015 Matthew Thompson 0

It starts with the idea that you can and should be in charge of your own team some day.  Then you take the time to […]

Being a Leader in Physics

August 8, 2015 Matthew Thompson 0

Once, quite some time ago, I worked at a large national lab as a visiting collaborator. The leader of the group I worked with was […]

Bridging The Valley of Graduate School

January 11, 2015 Matthew Thompson 0

The average physics PhD student takes 6.3 years to graduate.  That is a long time.  For most, graduate school starts on a high note.  The […]

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Matthew Thompson is a physicist and leader who has worked in academia, national labs, and private industry.  He has learned a lot of career lessons along the way and likes to share them in the interest of building a prosperous community of physical scientists. Read More

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