Episode 16 | Jacob Robertson

About this episode

Jacob Robertson discusses his career in physics and policy, including insights on the 2017 eclipse.

Welcome to Top Hat STEM Chat! Today we're joined by Jacob Robertson, a physics alum currently shaping policy with the Federation of American Scientists; Jacob talks about his career path, his work, the 2017 eclipse and much more. We also have 90 seconds of STEM, celebrating department achievements, and more! Audio Intro: The Traveling Wilburys, "End of the Line" Robertson Intro/Outro: They Might Be Giants, "Put it to the Test" Audio Outro: Tom Lehrer, "The Element Song"

People in this episode

Guest: Jacob Robertson

Topics covered

• physics
• policy
• career path
• 2017 eclipse
• STEM achievements

Keywords

• physics
• policy
• 2017 eclipse
• STEM
• career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federation of American Scientists

Books & works: The Traveling Wilburys, "End of the Line", They Might Be Giants, "Put it to the Test", Tom Lehrer, "The Element Song"

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