SPIE Professional Career Steps and Profiles Series

Share the steps along your career path with other SPIE members in SPIE Professional magazine's Career Stepping Stones Profiles. Download the brief career questions in PDF format. Return in whatever format is convenient to: spieprofessional@spie.org

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Career Stepping Stones Questions:

Who (or What) Has Had the Most Impact or Influence on Your Career Success?

What Was Your Most Successful Career Step Since Your Initial Training and Education?

What Was Your Most Difficult Career Step or Decision?

What Was the Easiest Step in Your Career?

What Steps Do You Take to Keep on Top of Developments in the Field and the Competition?

What Steps Do You Recommend Before Taking a Career Risk?

What Was Your Most Recent Career Step?

What Innovations Currently Occurring at Your Organization or in Your Field Are Likely to Affect You/Your Career Most Directly?

What's the Next Step in Your Career?

Anant Mathur of Bausch and Lomb talks to ROCnow.com about his career. (Link is to ROCnow.com)

Franck Marchis of the SETI Institute talks to the Huffington Post about his career. (Link is to Huffington Post)

The founder of Delta Electronics has made a concerted effort to be a "green" entrepreneur.

The trilingual principal scientist at Veeco and adjunct professor discusses the stepping stones in his career in optical metrology engineering.

This professor of optics discovered her passion for teaching and research in optical imaging when she took the step to move from France to the USA.

The rate of advancements in semiconductor lithography "pulls in" Wolfgang Staud.

Building a professional career is a long-term project, says laser system engineer Yidong Zhou.