Third-year PhD candidates Casey Vigilia and Medha Prakash research glaciology and planetary geology, respectively. Casey is advised by Dr. Benjamin Keisling, and Medha is advised by Drs. Sean Gulick and Cyril Grima. Hear why they chose to pursue their PhDs at the JSG, what field adventures took them to France, the Bahamas, and Greenland, and how they’ve built community through exercise, trivia nights, and a fiber arts club. Casey and Medha also reflect on their PhD qualifying exams and alternative careers—including photojournalism and running a bakery.