The SPIE Student Services and SPIE Professional Leadership Series can help SPIE Members transition from student to early career professional and beyond.
Professor Martin Schwartz writes in the Journal of Cell Science that science is supposed to be hard. Reprinted in October 2009 SPIE Professional.
SPIE Online Courses Offer Flexibility
SPIE launches a new series of continuing education courses online for optics professionals.
Should Engineering Education Be Re-Engineered?
Retired Lockheed Martin CEO Norman Augustine says an engineer's education should include ethics, politics, biology, and communication.
Glass Fab
Rochester entrepreneur Robert Saltzman finds success in automation.
Optimize Your Career
Maximize your career options in optics and photonics by considering all possibilities
Weightless Wonders
A joke in the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab turned into a zero-gravity experiment for four NJ students.
Optics Lab Building 101
Professor Jennifer Barton shares her tips for recruiting the first graduate students for your lab.
Finding an Adviser
Applying to grad school means finding a compatible adviser. Kristen Carlson Maitland tells you how.
Krishna Wins ECP Award
Sanjay Krishna, an early career professional from New Mexico, wins a new SPIE award.
Nanotech U & You
Universities can offer big-time help to entrepreneurs moving nanotechnology to market.
Global Networking
Sarah Kendrew says cross border study and employment can really expand your career network.
Volunteering Is Career Investment
Justin Mansell of MZA Associates discusses how his involvement in SPIE member activities is an investment for the Society and for himself.
Make Your First Research Paper a Success
Tips from Penn State's Akhlesh Lakhtakia on writing a solid journal article.
More than Just a Job
There are many options available during the early years of your career -- learn about some of the possibilities and how to take advantage of them.
Making Networking Work
A few pointers help take the mystery out of connecting minds.
Trust Matters
Entering the workforce means more than being a good engineer. Essential qualities such as trustworthiness must be sharpened to be an effective professional.
From Student to Teacher
Many current students will soon be instructors themselves. Here is advice on how to make that transition smoother for all involved.
Quest for the Corner Office
Getting promoted is more straightforward than it may first appear.
The Perfect Program
Read on for advice on where to start and what to look for when researching a graduate program.
From Backpack to Briefcase
Use these tips to maximize your job interview.
Five Ways to Improve Your Resume Now
Use these simple guidelines to create a more effective resume or CV.
Five Ways to Improve Your Presentations Now
Enhance your next scientific presentation with these helpful hints.
Five Ways to Improve Your Writing Now
If your writing has been missing the mark, use these tips to help connect with your readers.
Five Ways to Improve Your Grant Proposals
Use these tips to make your research proposals more attractive to funders.
Five Ways to Improve Your Productivity
The idea of managing time might be a myth, but there are steps you can take to become more organized and less frazzled.
Patent Your Career
As the patent boom continues unabated, career opportunities abound for engineers---no law degree required.
Two-Pronged Challenge
Early career professionals seek the right workplace, while employers strive to retain valuable employees. Here’s helpful advice for both sides of this challenge.
Student Entrepreneurship
Greg Crawford shares his thoughts on high-tech entrepreneurship for students.
Lab Work
Robert Rosner talks about professional development and the U.S. national labs.
Career in Focus
Start your medical imaging career right with tips from Elizabeth Krupinski, chair of Medical Imaging 2006.
Healthy Competition
Students can cultivate creativity, commercialize a product idea, and learn essential leadership skills through entrepreneurial competitions.
A new report on the business of sustainability finds that corporate management is being transformed by concerns about environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Link to the MIT Sloan Management Review.
