Dr. Hong Wang is a Professor in the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. Her PhD research focused on atomic force microscope imaging of protein and DNA complexes, and her current work focuses on single molecule studies of DNA repair. In this video, Hong talks about what it was like for her to navigate pregnancy (with twins) while in graduate school, and how she adjusted her research and expectations for herself leading up to the birth, as well as after becoming a new mom.
Dr. Caren Souza is currently a postdoc at Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. Her dissertation research focused on Conservation social science as an interdisciplinary approach for understanding socio-psychological factors related to pollinator conservation, and her work now focuses on understanding the role of citizen science for biodiversity conservation and human-nature connection through inter-transdisciplinary approaches, integrating social psychology and human sciences theories and methods. In this video, Caren shares her experience receiving a paper rejection.
Dr. Patricia Rankin is currently a Chair and a Professor in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University. Her PhD research focused on particle physics, specifically charm photo production, and her work now primarily focuses on science policy, especially paving the way for women in STEM. In this video, Patricia shares what it was like to work on lab experiments during graduate school, and the lessons she was able to find throughout her PhD work despite not finding the particles she may have hoped or expected.
Dr. Alice R. de Moraes is currently a postdoc at University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil. Her dissertation research focused on stakeholder perceptions and social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services in a rural setting in southeast Brazil, and her work now focuses on co-producing local solutions for a grounded sociobioeconomy in the Brazilian Amazon. In this video, Alice talks about how difficulties with field seasons and lab work added some roadblocks to her PhD, and how she moved forward despite these ups and downs.
Dr. Max Liboiron is currently a Professor in Geography at Memorial University in Canada, where they run the CLEAR lab. Their dissertation research focused on the emerging state of plastic pollution as a field, and their work now focuses on creating tools and infrastructures for community-based plastic pollution research now that it is an established field.