STEM at St. Mike's

This week on the podcast we met with Professor Desjardins, or Chris as he prefers to be called. Chris is originally from from Maine and has always been fascinated by nature. He received his bachelor’s degree is in biology from the University of Maine, After undergrad, Chris did field ecology work for the next 3 years studying wolves, sea otters, prairie dogs, and birds. He eventually went to the University of Minnesota to study applied statistics in education and got a master’s and PhD there. Chris also did a very interesting post-doc at the University of Iceland. There, he implemented an ecosystem model to model the entire marine ecosystem around Iceland and got to travel around Europe and Australia! After that, Chris worked as an evaluator and researcher at the University of Minnesota and Oregon Research Institute before ultimately coming to St. Mike’s. One of the biggest things that Chris stressed in this episode was the importance of following your passion wherever it may take you!

Anyone interested in learning more could check out Chris' scholar page, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lyJv7IMAAAAJ&hl=en and his website, https://cddesja.github.io

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This week we are so happy to be joined by Professor Kristyn Achilich. Professor Achilich is the Director of both the Farm at SMC as well as the Center for the Environment. As an educator, Kristyn teaches a number of environmental studies courses and is passionate about helping other liberal arts schools develop their own farm programs. An alumni of the biology department of our very own SMC, Professor Achilich continued her higher education both here and at the University of Vermont.

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This week we met with Professor of Physics, William Karstens. Join us while we talk about Professor Karstens' experiences both here at St. Mike's and at our neighbor university, UVM. This episode is especially helpful for those interested in the engineering program, undergraduate research opportunities, and the benefits of a liberal arts education in todays world!

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Join us this week as we talk about all things ecology with Professor McCabe! Professor McCabe grew up in Athlone, Ireland where he started his college education in Athlone Institute of Technology. Following a summer in in the United States, he worked as a lab technician in Ireland but returned to the US for the summer of 1987…..he fell madly in love and has been here ever since. He completed his Masters in Ecology and Evolution in the University of Pittsburgh, and PHD in Ecology at UVM.  He and his wife Dr. Margaret Vizzard have three children and live close to the Saint Michael's College campus where he has worked since 2001. When he’s not teaching or spending time with his family, Declan can be found in the Saint Michael's College Natural Area, exploring and learning.

This week we had the pleasure of meeting with Professor Tomasulo, neuroscience department chair and professor of psychology. In this week's episode we talk about everything from her research with stress in students and great methods for coping with it to how this research is helping NASA with their space missions! 

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This week on STEM at St. Mike's we had the pleasure of discussing all things career orientated with Tim Birmingham. Tim is a 2002 graduate of our very own SMC and works as a Career Education Coach here at St. Mike's. Join us as we learn about important steps to take as an undergraduate student in order to succeed after graduation, touching on LinkedIn, resumes, internships!

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You asked, we answered! Join us this week as we answer questions from our listeners. We will cover everything from how to manage being a student-athlete to what the best dog breed is!

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Join us this week when we meet with Dan Mallory, a senior Data Science and Biochemistry double major! Dan has been at Saint Mike's for six years, and shares his wisdom of not being afraid to adjust your educational timeline to be best for you - because after all, it can be whatever you want it to be. We can all learn something from Dan and we are so grateful he was willing to share his vast personal, research, and educational experiences with us!

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This week we will be chatting with chemistry senior Adele Pierce. Adele is conducting amazing environmental chemistry research alongside Professor Lamos!

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This week we will be talking with seniors Annie Ledue and Conner Lorenz! In their interviews, we discuss everything from their favorite classes and Alliot workers to advice for life post graduation. Both Annie and Conner have had rich experiences here at St. Mike's, and we are so excited to share their story with you!

Conner is a Data Science major with an Economics minor. He is a part of four major honors societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon, and Mu Sigma Rho. 

Annie is a Secondary Education and Mathematics double major from Springville, Maine and has been an orientation leader for the past two years!

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