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"I did a lot of unpaid work; I invested in my career, and now I am seeing that it was very useful." --Monica Dias

"Today's postdocs, and successors in the next decade and longer, represent the research creativity, the innovation, the brain trust of this country. Without that brain trust, everything else we're doing with respect to national security is a momentary tactical response, not a long-term strategic response." --M. R. C. Greenwood

Despite the recent downturn in the economy, the future looks bright for photonics researchers.

The Biology in Business organisation strongly advocates getting to know people already working in the field in which you are interested.