Midhat Farooq
Senior Careers Program Manager at American Physical Society (APS Physics)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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American Physical Society
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Careers Program Manager
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Feb 2022 - Present
In my current position, I am primarily responsible for managing Careers programs, includingthe Career Mentoring Fellows Program and student activities at APS conferences. I also organize, develop, and improve programs to provide career information and professional development resources for APS members, as well as the broader physics community, at all stages of degree and/or career path, including projects that require advanced knowledge of physics and the physics community.In this role, I:• Design and facilitate career development programming and resources for students and early career scientists, including topics such as resume-writing, networking, job search and career exploration• Lead management of mentoring program for 300+ mentors impacting over 1000 students• Organize and plan events and activities at large conferences• Stakeholder management with strong interpersonal and communication skills• Communicate and collaborate across diverse teams within and outside organization• Develop scope of work and timelines for complex projects• Develop and manage budgets and projections for grant-funded and other projects• Design and implement new initiatives aligning with the organization's strategic plan, drawing on knowledge of scientific academic culture and environment• Evaluate and assess programs based on goals and make recommendations for improvement• Contribute substantially to writing funding proposals• Write and edit articles, brochures, project reports, proposals, and web-based materials• Supervise and manage interns• Lead or serve on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee groups on Disability Awareness and Accessibility, Antiracism, and Training & Development Show less
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Careers Program Manager
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Jun 2019 - Present
Manage careers programs, including website content, resources for students and faculty, and undergraduate and graduate events at conferences. Serve as a resource for students interested in pursuing various career paths after completing physics degrees.
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University of Michigan
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student Researcher
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Jun 2012 - May 2019
• Developed a low field Helium-3 optical magnetometer and modified design for high fields for the absolute calibration of the magnetic field measurement for the muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab• Skills: Optical magnetometry, NMR, Electronics, vacuum and gas filling systems, Data taking and analysis
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Graduate Student Instructor
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
• Taught 8 lab sections, with 20 students per section, of introductory physics classes for non-physics majors• Explained theoretical concepts, helped students execute labs, and assigned grades
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Argonne National Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Guest Graduate Student Researcher
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Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
• Designed and characterized a high precision magnetic field probe in an MRI magnet for the absolute calibration of the magnetic field value for the muon g-2 experiment • Conducted research as part of the Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Fellowship • Skills: Probe design, NMR, data acquisition, analysis, calibration and material studies • Designed and characterized a high precision magnetic field probe in an MRI magnet for the absolute calibration of the magnetic field value for the muon g-2 experiment • Conducted research as part of the Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Fellowship • Skills: Probe design, NMR, data acquisition, analysis, calibration and material studies
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Fermilab
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Visiting Graduate Student Researcher
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Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
• Led a sub-project to optimize the magnetic field homogeneity inside the muon g-2 storage ring • Skills: Magnetic field studies, mechanical design, data analysis • Led a sub-project to optimize the magnetic field homogeneity inside the muon g-2 storage ring • Skills: Magnetic field studies, mechanical design, data analysis
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Education
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University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics -
University of Michigan College of Engineering
Master’s Degree, Optics and Electrical Engineering -
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, Math