Working at the The Large Hadron Collider | CERN with the LISA experiment (Laser Ionization and Spectroscopy of Actinides), Mia Au, currently studying a PhD in Geneva joins us on the podcast to highlight her journey after starting a Bachelors in Alberta! After studying her Master's at the University of British Columbia, she then opted to join  PhD at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz to focus on her PhD topic while getting great international exposure living in Switzerland.  

Along Mia's journey, she highlights being curious and interested in technical concepts of being she didn't know at the point she learned about them. This all started in her Bachelor's Degree which first led her to applying for TRIUMF as an intern and she realized she really liked Physics! Being one of the only students at the University of Alberta selected to intern at TRIUMF, she seized this opportunity and got invited to join TRIUMF, which helped set her trajectory going forward to help learn about more-and-more diverse areas.  

She shares what inspired her to determine her "why" and how current students and young professionals can also think through their focus going forward.   

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