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AI Engineer Works for an International Law Firm
Name: Anna Koroleva (she/her) PhD: Computer Science, Université Paris-Saclay / University of Amsterdam (Joint degree), 2019 What was your...
May 53 min read
Founder + Executive Coach Emphasizes Self-Awareness
Name: Nell Masey O'Neill (she/her) PhD: Nutrition and Biochemistry, University of Nottingham, 2008 What was your main area of research?...
May 52 min read
Associate's Job Search Like Planning a Trip to a New City
Name: Nirali Rathwa PhD: Biochemistry, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 2021 What was your main area of research? During my...
May 43 min read
R&D Manager Uses the Tools From His PhD
Name: Riccardo Taormina (he/him) PhD: Nanomaterials, Politecnico di Milano, 2024 What was your main area of research? I studied a novel...
May 42 min read
Business Development Manager Is a Core Part of Success
Name: David Zermeño Pérez (he/him) PhD: Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, University College Dublin, 2024 What was your main area of...
May 44 min read
Senior Advisor Amplifies the Patient Voice
Name: Ekin Secinti (she/her) PhD: Clinical Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 2022 What was your main area of...
May 43 min read
Field Application Scientist Didn't Expect This Job
Name: Cody Kowalski (he/him) PhD: Neuroscience, Washington State University, 2019 What was your main area of research? I used single-cell...
May 44 min read
Research Lead Stresses the Value of Being Open and Positive
Name: Helia Taheri (she/her) PhD: Design (Human-Building Interaction), North Carolina State University, 2021 What was your main area of...
May 42 min read
Nonprofit Manager Highly Recommends Volunteering
Name: Clare Gordon Bettencourt (she/her) PhD: History, University of California - Irvine, 2022 What was your main area of research? I...
May 43 min read
Consultant's Grad School Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Career
Name: Justus Hillebrand (he/him) PhD: History, University of Maine, 2021 What was your main area of research? I researched the history of...
May 42 min read
Division Director of Research Started as Med School Faculty
Name: Kari Nilsen (she/her) PhD: Psychology, Wichita State University, 2015 What was your main area of research? My specialty area was...
May 42 min read
People Analytics Analyst Loves the Detective Work
Name: Faz Abdul Karim (he/him) PhD: Industrial Organizational Psychology, Indiana University - Indianapolis, 2022 What was your main area...
May 42 min read
Research Scientist Turned Down Offers that Didn't Fit
Name: Kim Nguyen (she/her) PhD: Cognitive Psychology, Temple University, 2024 What was your main area of research? I studied how kids and...
May 43 min read
Senior Data Scientist Applies His Grad School Classwork
Name: John Meszaros (he/him) PhD: Economics, West Virginia University, 2017 What was your main area of research? I studied economic...
May 42 min read
Senior Scientist Gets to Deep Dive into the Science
Name: Thomas Wattez PhD: Materials Science, University of Toulouse, 2013 What was your main area of research? I'm currently working on...
May 42 min read
National Technical Advisor Appreciates Industry Pay
Name: Maham Ashfaq PhD: Economics, American University, 2025 What was your main area of research? I investigated the impact of technology...
May 41 min read
An Open Mind Led Him to the Semiconductor Industry
Name: Joseph (Joey) Vella (he/him) PhD: Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, 2017 What was your main area of research? I used...
May 42 min read
Head of Development Loves the Impact of Industry Work
Name: Eleni Samaridou (she/her) PhD: Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2015 What was your main area of...
May 42 min read
Court Executive Manages Research Portfolio for NJ Judiciary
Name: Will Young (he/him) PhD: Political Science, Rutgers University, 2019 What was your main area of research? I studied public law and...
May 32 min read
Amplified Scientific Curiosity + More Comfortable Life
Name: Kelsey Moore (she/her) PhD: Biomedical Science, Medical University of South Carolina, 2021 What was your main area of research? The...
May 33 min read
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