(07-September-2011) Carving out a science career one post-doctoral fellowship at a time

Grant Tremblay ’11 (astrophysical sciences and technology, Ph.D.) and Rodolfo Montez Jr. ’11 (astrophysical sciences and technology, Ph.D.) think in terms of light years. It’s a natural habit: They’ve spent years studying astronomical phenomena observable only with sophisticated space telescopes like NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope, and the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory.

Their hard-won doctoral degrees give Tremblay and Montez the credentials they need to unlock the next door on their path to a career in science—the post-doctoral fellowship. RIT’s astrophysical sciences and technology doctoral degree program is supported by the Department of Physics and the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science. Everyone involved is watching the first two graduates from the program enter the real world of science with all of its possibilities and pitfalls. (more)http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48543