Being Giants

This week, Resherle talks with Ingrid Izaguirre, a second year PhD student at Columbia University. They discuss a wide range of topics such as diversity and inclusion in STEM, ideas for promoting Earth Science to grade school students, and accomplishing PhD program goals while at the same time accomplishing personal goals.

This episode was originally recorded on the week of Nov. 2nd, 2020.

Music by: Wataboi

This week Joyce talks with Dr. Alex Hatem, a paleoseismologist at the USGS. They discuss earthquake tools like ShakeAlert and Alex’s work on the next version of the USGS Unified Hazard tool, some earthquake urban legends, and how Alex’s science interest came about.

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In this episode, Joyce talks to Resherle about her scientific and academic journey, and we discuss her job at an energy company, her internship experiences, and a bit about paths to expanding participation from underrepresented groups in science.

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In this episode, Resherle talks to Patrick Cho about his past research experiences, the different challenges he faced prior to getting into grad school, and his hopes for the future.

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In this episode, Resherle talks to Dr. Jesse Miller about his transition into the working world, his decision to return to school, and his path to becoming a university lecturer. They touch upon having marketable skills, networking, and being opportunistic.

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In our first episode, Resherle talks to Joyce about her path into grad school and experience during her PhD at USC. They touch on mentoring, grad school applications, undergraduate resumes, and future careers.

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