Teznie P.
About me
| Teznie P. | |
| Physics | |
| Physics with Astrophysics | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Goodricke | |
| 2006 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Lead Telescope Operator | |
| Lowell Observatory | |
| United States | |
| Science and research | |
| Medium-size business (50-249 employees) | |
| 2014 | |
| $56,000 |
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A day in the life of a Lead Telescope Operator in the United States
Working for the Lowell Observatory in the US after postgraduate study in Canada
My career goals when I graduated
I was fairly uncertain, other than knowing that I wanted to do a Master's degree. I decided to do my MSc in Canada (it is far more research oriented than in the UK).
My career history
During the 18 months of my MSc. I learned that I really enjoyed the research. I went on to complete a PhD also. During those year I actually found I preferred data collection and decided to take my career in that direction rather than a straight academic one.
What has helped my career to progress
Experience. I could only pursue a career that I loved because I obtained significant experience while in graduate school.
Courses taken since graduation
Astronomy, MSc.
Astronomy, PhD.
How my studies have helped my career
Obviously a strong base in Physics allowed my further studies. In addition something I pretty much overlooked as an undergraduate was how strong a role optics would play in my career. In retrospect I'm grateful that during my time at York optics was a major topic of study.
What surprised me about my career so far
Honestly, that I decided not pursue a traditional academic role.
Where I hope to be in 5 years
I'm not really sure. We have a lot of exciting things going on at the moment (new instrumentation etc) and I would hope to be continuing what I have started here in Arizona, I've only been here two years and I can easily see another five. I think it will take that long for me to focus in on what more I would like to do in my career.
Contacting me
Studying in the US and Canada. Postgraduate education. Astronomy & Astrophysics careers (Optomechanical engineering, instrumentation, observational & theoretical research).
What I do
My role is broken into three areas: supervisory, technical/operations, and research. I manage the telescope operators at various remote locations. I am actively involved in improving optical performance and collecting/analysing engineering data. And I continue to work on my own astrophysical research.
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