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Technical Analyst Says to Learn to Speak Finance
Name: Ariel Hyre (they/them) PhD: Chemistry, Boston University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I studied the way electrons...
2 days ago2 min read
Policy Analyst Works to Make People Healthier
Name: Krystin Carlson (she/they) PhD: Toxicology, University of Michigan, 2019 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
4 days ago3 min read
Research Associate Values Her Intellectual Curiosity
Name: Tara Riggs (she/her) PhD: Political Science, Binghamton University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied sexism and...
4 days ago3 min read
Senior Associate Left Academia After 6+ Years
Name: Gabrielle Filip-Crawford (she/her) PhD: Social Psychology, Arizona State University, 2015 What was your main area of research? My...
Apr 143 min read
Immigration & IP Lawyer Says to Go For It
Name: Melih Okan (he/him) PhD: Physics, MIT, 2018 What was your main area of research? I studied experimental atomic physics. My PhD...
Apr 143 min read
Communications Project Manager Still Feels Close to Science
Name: Amalia Verzola (she/her) PhD: Philosophy, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 2009 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
Apr 142 min read
Program Specialist Uses Research for Energy-Efficient Design
Name: Sara Sultan (she/her) PhD: Energy Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, 2023 What was your main area of research? I...
Apr 131 min read
Environmental Biologist + Founder Helps the Natural World
Name: Silvia Pineda-Munoz (she/her) PhD: Ecology and Paleontology, Macquarie University, 2016 What was your main area of research? My PhD...
Apr 123 min read
Program Manager Is Making a Difference in the World
Name: Milena von und zur Muhlen (she/her) PhD: Microbiology, University of Sheffield, 2020 What was your main area of research? I did a...
Apr 112 min read
Department of Energy Fellow Changing the Energy Landscape
Name: Â Hannah Nedzbala (she/her) PhD: Â Chemistry, Yale University, 2024 What was your main area of research? My research was at the...
Jan 112 min read
Analyst for the Department of Energy & a Book Author
Name: Â Magdalena Sandoval Donahue (she/her) PhD: Â Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 2016 What was your main area of...
Oct 12, 20244 min read
Soil Scientist Pursued Her Curiosity & Passion for Knowledge
Name: Â Wendy Peterman (she/her) PhD: Â Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, 2014 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Data Scientist Encourages Coding Skills
Name: Â Lauren Carter (she/her) PhD: Â Geography and Environmental Science, University of South Florida, 2023 What was your main area of...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Civil Servant for the Government of India Impacts Policy
Name: Â Dhananjay Singh (he/him) PhD: Â Business Administration (Sustainable Supply Chain Management), Indian Institute of Technology...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
AI Researcher Loves Working With Messy Data
Name: Â Victor Murcia (he/him) PhD: Â Materials Science and Engineering, Washington State University, 2022 What was your main area of...
Sep 21, 20243 min read
Chemistry Fellow Says Leaving Academia Is Not Failing
Name: Â Kimberly Villar (she/her) PhD: Â Pathology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2023 What was your main area...
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Associate Director Emphasizes Having a Positive Attitude
Name: Â Joelle Martin (she/her) PhD: Â Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health; Virginia Tech, 2021 What was your main area of...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
A Cell Biologist Working in Patent Law
Name: Â Percy Griffin (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Cell Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2020 What was your main area of research?...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Specialist Leverages New Tech in Publication Development
Name: Marianna Johnson (she/her) PhD: Â Molecular Metabolism and Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, 2017 What was your main area of...
Sep 3, 20242 min read
Strategic Alliances Manager Working on a Global Scale
Name: Yara Reis (she/her) PhD: Â Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg, 2011 What was your main area of research? My research involved...
Aug 28, 20244 min read
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