Storytellers of STEMM
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEveryone has a story, and these are the stories of the people in STEMM - their successes, career paths, research, field work, struggles, and everything in between. Each episode features a different storyteller! We're still here and meeting amazing people, and episodes will come out periodically so stay tuned!
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#94 - Antarctica Series 14: Mandy Frazier
January 21, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBToday's episode features Mandy Frazier! She's a PhD student at UC Davis, and she studies Antarctic fishes! She's done a lot of fisheries research but for the purposes of this episode she's going to tell us all about how Antarctic fishes manage stress in the face of changing conditions, like with ocean acidification. She's also done a season of diving in Antarctica, and the story of how that came about was totally enthralling to me, so enjoy that. I am always curious about the logistics of pe...
#93 - Gary Trubl: Soil Microbes & Viral Ecology
January 19, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBToday's storyteller is Dr Gary Trubl! He's a microbiologist interested in the ecology of viruses, in particular in soil environments, and he's currently doing his post doc at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. We talk about his research in rainforest soils in Puerto Rico and also in permafrost, and I ask him whether viruses are considered to be alive or not, which is a very contentious issue! He's also working to get viruses included in the search for life in outer space. This is ou...
#92 - Antarctica Series 13: Michelle Taylor
January 15, 2021 04:11 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBToday's episode features Dr Michelle Taylor! She's at the University of Essex in England and she works with deep sea environments, like deep sea corals! Deep sea is considered to be roughly 200m deep and beyond, which is also roughly the edge of the continental shelf. She started in coral reef ecology, but (as she describes it) she has "one warm foot and one cold foot" and now studies both tropical and deep sea, aka not tropical, corals! She was on the Weddell Sea Expedition in 2019, which ...
#91 - Alejandra Enriquez: Marine Bacteria & Experiences in STEMM
January 12, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBToday's storyteller is Alejandra Enriquez! She is a marine scientist who studies bacteria in coastal estuaries, she just finished her master's degree at the College of Charleston, and she's an upcoming Knauss Fellow! So today Alejandra and I talk about her master's research, about the life of a grad student, and I really air out my grievances about my own grad school experience in this conversation. We also talk about her experience being latina in STEMM, and what can be done to make it a mo...
#90 - Antarctica Series 12: Falk Huettmann
January 07, 2021 23:09 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBToday's episode features Dr Falk Huettmann. He's a wildlife biologist and professor at University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He does a lot of polar research, and introduces me to the three pole concept (Arctic, Antarctic, and Himalayas) and is based on those 3 places having large concentrations of ice and glaciers. So we cover a lot of ground in this conversation today talking about Antarctica issues, including research, tourism, wildlife, and about governance of Antarctica. We also talk about wha...
#89 - Charlotte Birkmanis: Oceanic Sharks
January 05, 2021 23:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBToday's storyteller is Charlotte Birkmanis! She is a marine biologist, who lives in western Australia, and is currently working on her PhD at the University of Western Australia. Today we talk about oceanic sharks, which are also known as pelagic sharks. There's a bunch of oceanic sharks, and Charlotte teaches me all about sharks. Like - did you know that we humans kill 3 sharks every second!? Charlotte and I talk about suitable habitat for sharks, shark movements and migration, basically ev...
#88 - Antarctica Series 11: Patricia Suchy and Vince LiCata
January 01, 2021 00:42 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBToday's episode features 2 storytellers - Drs Patricia Suchy and Vince LiCata. They're both professors at Louisiana State University (LSU), Trish in the Department of Communication and Vince in the Department of Biology. Together they collaborated on a project communicating science through performance art, called "Persistence of Vision: Antarctica", and the end result is an immersive video installation using video portraits of modern day scientists in historical locations. That's a really su...
#87 - Anna Thonis: Puerto Rico Anoles
December 29, 2020 21:21 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBToday's storyteller is Anna Thonis! She's a PhD student at Stony Brook University in New York, studying anoles in Puerto Rico. Anna's research is all about figuring out how competition between the various anole species works, and using that information to develop species distribution models. And then taking all of that into account with the added complications of climate change. We talk about field work, all about anoles, about hurricanes and climate change, and at the end, I share a very st...
#85 - Antarctica Series 10: Emily Schwans
December 24, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBToday's episode features Emily Schwans! Emily is a PhD candidate at Penn State working on glacier modeling in Antarctica, specifically the Thwaites Glacier. The Thwaites Glacier is part of the West Antarctic ice sheet, is sometimes referred to as the Doomsday Glacier, and is the widest glacier on earth at 80 miles! Understanding and modelling all these changes is part of what Emily works on and what we'll talk about today. But we also talk about her background, her introduction to geology, f...
#86 - Antarctica Series 10: Emily Schwans
December 24, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBToday's episode features Emily Schwans! Emily is a PhD candidate at Penn State working on glacier modeling in Antarctica, specifically the Thwaites Glacier. The Thwaites Glacier is part of the West Antarctic ice sheet, is sometimes referred to as the Doomsday Glacier, and is the widest glacier on earth at 80 miles! Understanding and modelling all these changes is part of what Emily works on and what we'll talk about today. But we also talk about her background, her introduction to geology, f...
#85 - Niba Nirmal: Multimedia Science Communication
December 22, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBToday's storyteller is Niba Nirmal! She's a science communicator, a plant geneticist, and recently also a 2020 Fellow with Jackson Wild! The title of the episode is a little misleading in that it doesn't encompass everything we talk about in this episode. Niba and I cover a lot of ground - we talk about how she got into science communication, about her videos on YouTube, the pros and cons of social media in general and with science, about role models, and the importance of diversity and repr...
#84 - Antarctica Series 09: Clara Bird
December 17, 2020 21:42 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBToday's episode features Clara Bird! She's currently a PhD student at Oregon State University in Corvallis, which is the perfect location because she is studying gray whale behavior using drones! And before that she went to Duke University in North Carolina and worked in the Duke Drone Lab and through that is how she ended up working with penguins, drones, and Antarctica! So we start off by talking about her background and getting into the remote sensing field, the Duke Drone Lab, and then d...
#83 - Adriana Romero-Olivares: Soil Microbes
December 15, 2020 22:02 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBToday's storyteller is Dr Adriana Romero-Olivares. She is a microbial ecologist, a professor at New Mexico State University, and she studies microbes in soil! She studies how microbes in soil respond to climate change and how that impacts ecosystems. We talk about her career, her research projects, how volatile organic compounds (aka VOCs) impact microbes around them, and so much more. I need to apologize in advance because the audio on the episode is subpar and inadequate and does not do Ad...
#82 - Antarctica Series 08: Jocelyn Argueta
December 10, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBToday's episode features Jocelyn Argueta! She's a science communicator, bench scientist, and performer. And she's here today to tell all about her time going to the South Pole Station with PolarTREC at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory! Jocelyn tells us all about her work in science communication as Jargie the Science Girl, her Tiny Ice Series about her time in Antarctica, and her plans for the future. We also talk about how she got into science and also into performing arts, and the link bet...
#81 - Catrin Rutland: Cardiovascular Science
December 08, 2020 22:54 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBToday's storyteller is Dr Catrin Rutland! She's a professor at the University of Nottingham in England and a cardiovascular scientist. That means she studies the heart in a variety of species. Catrin does a lot of amazing things including loads of science communication and engaging with students, writing scientific papers for kids, and writing both science fiction and nonfiction books and of course scientific papers! I had a lovely time talking to Catrin so enjoy! --- You can find Rachel ...
#80 - Naina Runnoo: Imposter Syndrome
December 06, 2020 14:23 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBNaina Runnoo is a mechanical engineer from Mauritius and today we talk about imposter syndrome! Imposter syndrome is when a person doubts their abilities and achievements, and thinks they'll be caught as a fraud. It's something I think we all deal with at one point or another but it's also something that heavily impacts women in STEMM. Enjoy! - - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM. ...
#79 - Antarctica Series 07: Ryan Venturelli
December 03, 2020 19:58 - 45 minutes - 42 MBToday's episode features Ryan Venturelli! She's just finishing up her PhD now at the University of South Florida and she's an isotope geochemist! She studies Antarctic subglacial lakes, which are lakes located between the ice and land layers. Her work focuses on understanding past movements of these glaciers and the cycling of the subglacial lakes. In this episode we talk lakes, isotopes, field work, and more so ENJOY! --- You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storyte...
#78 - Antarctica Series 06: Cassandra Brooks
December 01, 2020 21:49 - 50 minutes - 47 MBToday's episode features Dr Cassandra Brooks! She's a professor at CU Boulder, and has a background full of Antarctica, marine science, policy, and marine protection. She's studied deep sea toothfishes in the Southern Ocean, was an integral part of the Last Ocean campaign, is science faculty for the Homeward Bound that I'm a member of, and also is a part of the CCAMLR program for Antarctica protections and we talk about all of this so enjoy! And Happy Antarctica Day 🇦🇶, which is today the 1s...
#77 - Antarctica Series 05: Kerry Nickols
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBToday's episode features Dr Kerry Nickols! Kerry is a professor at Cal State University Northridge, working with marine ecosystems, kelp forests, and Marine Protected Areas. Today Kerry tells me about her first trip to Antarctica on an NSF project, Homeward Bound, about scuba diving and her experiences with the Our World Underwater program, about her love of the Pacific Ocean, and how she ended up as a scientist. Enjoy! - - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Stor...
#76 - Antarctica Series 04: Thomas Ronge
November 21, 2020 17:38 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBDr Thomas Ronge is a marine geologist and a scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany. His research focuses on understanding historical patterns of ocean currents and how they've changed, and how climate impacts oceans and glaciers. Today we cover a lot of ground, talking about things like - historical CO2 levels, the Antarctic circumpolar current, deep sea sediments, the R/V Polarstern - the institute's ice breaker ship they often use for polar research. Enjoy! - - - You can f...
#75 - Antarctica Series 03: Alex Borowicz
November 19, 2020 14:08 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBAlex Borowicz is a PhD student at Stony Brook in New York, and he describes his research as where things are and why they're there. He studied Antarctic wildlife like Weddell seals, whales, and if course penguins. We talk research, how he first ended up in Antarctica, marine debris, tourism, and more! Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more...
#74 - Team HB5: What Does Antarctica Mean To You? (Part 2)
November 17, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBThis is Part 2 of Homeward Bound's 5th cohort - Team HB5 - answering the question "What does Antarctica mean to you?" Today we would have been on our voyage to Antarctica, and to mark the occasion we're doing a virtual voyage reflecting on our journey so far. You can follow us on all platforms using #HB5virtualvoyage. This episode features the following #TeamHB5 members: Carole Durussel, Rachel Villani, Judit Jimenez Sainz, Kristina Baltutis, Marga Lopez Rivas, Rebecca Wade, Roshni Sharma, ...
#73 - Edauri Navarro Perez: Soil Science and a Conversation about Privilege
November 16, 2020 14:04 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBEdauri is a PhD student at Arizona State University studying soil biogeochemistry. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, and we start by talking about her career path. She did a variety of undergraduate research positions, in a variety of places, which we talk about. We talk about her career but we also delve into a conversation about privilege and climate justice. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STE...
#72 - Antarctica Series 02: Sabrina Heiser
November 14, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 37 MBThis is Episode 2 of the Antarctica series and today's storyteller is Sabrina Heiser! She's a PhD student at University of Alabama Birmingham and she studies Antarctic seaweeds. We talk about her love of diving and seaweeds, all about her research, about her time living in Antarctica, and I ask a lot of ridiculous questions. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/st...
#71 - Antarctica Series 01: Megan McCuller
November 12, 2020 14:17 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBThis is the first episode in the Antarctica series! Today's storyteller is Megan McCuller and she's a bryozoan expert. We talked just before they left port for their research trip to Antarctica! She talks about her background, about bryozoans, the work they are doing on this trip, and what she expects from the experience. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storyt...
#70: Team HB5: What Does Antarctica Mean To You? (Part 1)
November 10, 2020 15:54 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThis is Part 1 of Homeward Bound's 5th cohort - Team HB5 - answering the question "What does Antarctica mean to you?" Today is the beginning of a very special voyage, albeit a virtual one, as we in Team HB5 were due to embark on our voyage to Antarctica today. To mark the occasion, we're doing a virtual voyage consisting of podcast episodes like this one, social media posts, and more exploring and reflecting on our journey thus far. This episode features the following Team HB5 members: Charlo...
#70 - Team HB5: What Does Antarctica Mean To You? (Part 1)
November 10, 2020 15:54 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThis is Part 1 of Homeward Bound's 5th cohort - Team HB5 - answering the question "What does Antarctica mean to you?" Today is the beginning of a very special voyage, albeit a virtual one, as we in Team HB5 were due to embark on our voyage to Antarctica today. To mark the occasion, we're doing a virtual voyage consisting of podcast episodes like this one, social media posts, and more exploring and reflecting on our journey thus far. This episode features the following Team HB5 members: Charlo...
#69 - Field Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic
November 09, 2020 03:18 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBIf you've been listening over the last 10 months, you know I do a lot of field work. Like, a whole lot. And the field work load is actually why it took me so long to put this episode together! But things get real wonky this year and extra stressful with the COVID-19 pandemic. During many of our long drives I got to thinking how everyone else was handling field work during this, if they were doing field work at all, how they did it safely, and all of that. So we'll hear from 2 storytellers - A...
#69: Field Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic
November 09, 2020 03:18 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBIf you've been listening over the last 10 months, you know I do a lot of field work. Like, a whole lot. And the field work load is actually why it took me so long to put this episode together! But things get real wonky this year and extra stressful with the COVID-19 pandemic. During many of our long drives I got to thinking how everyone else was handling field work during this, if they were doing field work at all, how they did it safely, and all of that. So we'll hear from 2 storytellers - A...
#68 - Meghan Holst: Sharks and Octopuses
November 05, 2020 15:45 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBMeghan Holst is a PhD student who also works at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco, and she works with sharks and octopuses! Mainly the broadnose sevengill shark and the giant pacific octopus, which she tells us all about. We talk about aquariums, research, her education, and everything in between. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for...
#67 - Queer Science!
October 29, 2020 13:59 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBToday's episode features Bri and R - the hosts of the podcast Queer Science! We talk about their undergraduate experiences at NC State, why they started the podcast, and have really good conversation about science, society, and queerness - which is also what their podcast is about!! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find the ...
#67 - Queer Science! with Bri & R
October 29, 2020 13:59 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBToday's episode features Bri and R - the hosts of the podcast Queer Science! We talk about their undergraduate experiences at NC State, why they started the podcast, and have really good conversation about science, society, and queerness - which is also what their podcast is about!! - - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook for more info! You can find the Queer Science podcast on Twitter at @queer_science or on their website www....
#66 - Erin Herbez: Journey in Wildlife
October 27, 2020 12:49 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MBErin Herbez and I talk about a range of things today - our time as wildlife master's students at LSU together, how she became interested in birds, the field jobs and work she did before going to graduate school, and about her current job now with the ParkLands Foundation, a nonprofit land trust in Illinois. This conversation was an opportunity to ask Erin the questions I never thought to ask her and to discuss our different experiences in this field. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani o...
#65 - Sarah Fritts: Bats and Wildlife Research
October 22, 2020 13:23 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBDr Sarah Fritts is a wildlife professor at Texas State and she studies all kinds of wildlife, including bats which I ask entirely too many questions about! Her research tends to focus on spatial and temporal questions, across a wide variety of species. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Dr Sarah Fritts at www.sarah...
#64 - Susan Caldis: Geography Education in Australia
October 20, 2020 13:31 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBSusan Caldis is here today to talk all things geography! We talk about how to teach geography in schools, why that's important, and what still needs to be done. We also discuss why geography is part of STEMM and about the big education push in Australia to teach it as such. She's also a 2020 STEM Ambassador! Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/...
#63 - Dani Nembhard: Journey in STEMM
October 14, 2020 04:19 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBDani tells her STEMM story - what drew her to her field, the path she took, and her experiences along the way. We also have an in depth conversation about those experiences with things like mentoring (or lack thereof), biases, and extra hurdles. We also discuss what I call "intangibles" like empathy, growth, perfectionism, and listening - skills that are vitally important but that don't really have a spot on a resume. This is a great conversation and I loved hearing Dani's story so enjoy! -...
#62 - Rudy Simoneaux: Engineering for Coastal Restoration
October 08, 2020 23:48 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBRudy Simoneaux is a civil engineer who works for Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). Today we talk about why he chose engineering, about how they engineer coastal restoration projects, about the upcoming Mississippi River sediment diversions, and about the Lower Mississippi River Model! Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellers...
#61 - Ashley Booth: Gulf Coast Wetlands
October 07, 2020 13:34 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBAshley Booth is a PhD student at Louisiana State University and she studies coastal wetlands along the Gulf Coast. Today we talk about her research, the tools of the trade, airboats, field work, and science communication. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Ashley Booth on Twitter @ashleyribooth. Recorded on 5 Sept...
#60 - Greg Lawrence: Great Lakes Wetlands
October 06, 2020 12:27 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBGreg Lawrence is with SUNY Brockport and works on the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program. We talk all things wetlands, about the similarities and differences of our work in wetlands monitoring (him in the Great Lakes, me in Louisiana), and we also nerd out about birds! I had a lot of fun talking to Greg and this is an enjoyable conversation! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at http...
#59 - Alex Troutman: Wetlands and Wildlife
October 05, 2020 13:34 - 52 minutes - 49 MBToday's storyteller is Alex Troutman, and he's a wetland ecology graduate student at Georgia Southern University. He's studying wetlands and seaside sparrows now, and tells us about that plus he's past experiences with sea turtles and bats! This episode also kicks off wetlands week, so stay tuned for more wetlands episodes this week! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/s...
#58 - Eric Ducote: Hospital Operations during COVID-19
October 01, 2020 14:18 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBEric Ducote is a project manager who works at a hospital in Tennessee. During this COVID-19 pandemic he's been working on projects to keep the medical part of the hospital up and running, including creating a PPE decontamination system, a COVID-19 triage location, and more. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 23 Aug...
#57 - Sam Sharpe: Biology and Gender
September 29, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBSam Sharpe is a graduate student at Kansas State working with plants, and today we talk about that but we also talk primarily about biology, gender, and the ways we can better teach these topics within existing biology courses. And we also talk about many examples of the fluidity of biological sex and what that can mean for different organisms - like for example there are species that change from male to female within their lifetime! There's much more in this episode and you'll hear it all fr...
#56 - Amanda Kemp: Colima Warblers
September 24, 2020 20:50 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBAmanda Kemp is a graduate student at Sul Ross State University in Alpine Texas, and she's studying Colima Warblers! They're a wood warbler, they breed in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park in Texas, and winter in Mexico, and very little is known about them beyond that. We talk all things Colima Warblers, anthropogenic effects on wildlife, and a bit about field work. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytell...
#55 - Humera Iqbal: Farming in Pakistan
September 22, 2020 14:11 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBHumera Iqbal is from Pakistan and she manages dairy beef and small ruminant projects supported by ACIAR. The goal is to improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers and to help uplift the farm advisory system. She leads the SheLeadsVet initiative for sustainable farming development. Humera also is promoting her vision on climate change through collaboration and by helping smallholder farmers in smart livestock farming. Enjoy!! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress http...
#54 - Gregor Steele: STEM in Scotland
September 18, 2020 01:20 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBGregor Steele is a physicist who was also a teacher, and now he works with SSERC, a Scottish not for profit organization helping support STEM education across Scotland. Gregor and I talk about physics, his work with SSERC, our role models, STEM education in Scotland, cool at home experiments, and so much more. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ ...
#53 - Jen Martin: Science Communication
September 15, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBDr Jen Martin is a field ecologist turned science communication extraordinaire, and she leads the University of Melbourne's Science Communication Program (also known as UniMelbSciComm). Dr Jen is also on 3RRR radio station in Melbourne, talking and communicating science. I very much enjoyed talking science communication with Jen and hope you enjoy listening! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at http...
#52 - Carole Durussel: Marine Policy and Ocean Governance
September 11, 2020 01:23 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBDr Carole Durussel tells the story of her work in marine policy and governance, and what got her interested in the marine world in the first place! We talk about the importance of the ocean, languages, science, the complexities of managing a large worldwide system, and really so much more. It's a fascinating story, so enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress, and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can al...
#51 - Aparna Lal: Diversity
September 08, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBDr Aparna Lal is a public health researcher with a background in wildlife and zoology. Today though we focus less on your research and more on diversity, in a lot of ways - language, knowledge, perceptions, ecology, and more. It's a wide ranging conversation but diversity is the central theme. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info...
#50 - Ellen Anderson: Medical Device Research
September 03, 2020 21:26 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBEllen Anderson is a medical device researcher focused on diabetes glucose monitoring devices. Today she talks about her work in this field, her career path, and we chat about our Homeward Bound experience so far. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 14 June 2020.
#49 - Sarah Pitell: Opportunistic Pathogens
September 01, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MBSarah Pitell is studying opportunistic pathogens for her PhD research at the University of Pittsburgh. Opportunistic pathogens are what they seem - pathogens that take advantage of an immune system that's compromised in some way. In her work, they study exposure to these pathogens in drinking water and in household showers. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytelle...