Voices of STEM

Artem is an international student in the McCormick lab in the department of Microbiology. In this episode we talk about his motivations for getting into the field of microbiology as well as discussing his experience escaping the war in Ukraine and moving to Canada.

Nick Murray is currently a Masters Student in the Department of Psychiatry in the faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University. In this episode we discuss his experience with transitioning from undergrad to grad school and how his daily routine has changed. We talk about out the types of skills that we've found useful in our degree's and how they've allowed us to be better students and researchers.

Masoud is currently doing his Postdoc in geophysics here at Dalhousie University.  In the episode, we focus on the work he does more specifically with his start, which incorporates aspects of machine learning for sedimentary analysis with real-world applications, such as ocean and mining exploration.

Mayank is a 3rd year double major in Neuroscience and Computer Science at Dalhousie University. In this episode, we talk in-depth about the research labs he’s been involved with at Dalhousie University, Google Developers Student Club and Neuromilia - an Aphasia focused startup. To learn more, listen to this episode to know how he integrates his passions in Neuroscience and Computer Science as an undergraduate student.

You can follow Mayank at @mayank.ramchandani1

Valentina is a 4th year marine biology major an Dalhousie University. In this episode we talk about her interests in bioacoustics and the lab work she has done that relates to it. We also talk about some of the struggles that come with taking on an honours thesis and her plans going forward looking at marine management.

Adam Comeau is a glider technician and oceanographer who works at the Ocean tracking network.  In this episode we talk about what ocean gliders are and how they pertain to marine biology research.  Adam also talks about some of the opportunities that someone can have to get involved with an operation with the gliders such as volunteering as a student to help with the programming needed to monitor the gliders.

Matt Mar is a student in the faculties of Oceanography and Marine Biology at Dalhousie University. In this episode, we talk about Matt's previous experiences in commercial diving and how his skills from that role translated to his current academic pursuits during his degree. We also discuss some of the tactics he used to get into his current lab positions, despite the setbacks he faced.

In this episode we talk to Cora Woolsey, who is an archeologist and experienced entrepreneur.  We talk about here experience in the startup space as well as her current projects, which looks to help archeologists with documentation of their findings.  

Morgan Johnson is a graduate from the faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University in 2015. After her degree she went through the NICE program, which is similar to the current SURGE program that is put on by Dr. Aaron Newman. Morgan talks about where she is today in marketing and talking about the things she has done while on the job. We end things out by talking about advice Morgan has regarding topics like networking and working remotely.