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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 4, 20252 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 4, 20252 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 3, 20252 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 3, 20253 min read
Business Development Associate Sees the Work's Impact
Name: Tom Ng (he/him) PhD: Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, 2024 What was your main area of research? My research focused on spinal...
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Principal Consultant Is Always Evolving
Name: Valerie Silfee (she/her) PhD: Kinesiology, Ohio State University, 2015 What was your main area of research? I studied how we can...
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Research Manager Gets to Interview Patients Directly
Name: Blake Martin (she/her) PhD: Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2021 What was your main area of research? My dissertation...
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Policy Officer Links Research and Policymaking
Name: Michaut Manon PhD: Environmental Biology, Rouen Université, 2018 What was your main area of research? I studied the survival of...
May 2, 20252 min read
Data Strategy Consultant Explains the Internship Approach
Name: Alfredo Cumerma (he/him) PhD: Modern Languages & Cultures, Johns Hopkins University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I...
May 2, 20252 min read
Content Manager Loves the Novelty & Challenge of the Job
Name: Deep Sarkar (he/him) PhD: Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 2018 What was your main area of research? My PhD thesis...
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Scientific Project Manager Has International Impact
Name: Hannah Scott (she/her) PhD: Molecular Neuroscience, University of Bristol, 2015 What was your main area of research? My PhD and...
May 2, 20253 min read
Founder Created a Job That Unites Her Passions
Name: Sylwia Nowakowska (she/her) PhD: Nanoscience, University of Basel, 2016 What was your main area of research? I performed...
May 2, 20252 min read
Senior Scientist + Founder Gets to Mentor and Innovate
Name: Carmen Banks (she/her) PhD: Animal Biology (with Designated Emphasis in Reproductive Biology), University of California - Davis,...
May 1, 20253 min read
Energy Resilience Specialist Helps Improve His Home
Name: Kevin Moy (he/him) PhD: Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I developed...
May 1, 20253 min read
Learning Scientist Is an Subject Matter Expert in Literacy
Name: Jeannie Votypka (she/her) PhD: Literacy Studies, St. John’s University, 2019 What was your main area of research? My major area of...
May 1, 20251 min read
VP of Scientific Storytelling with Surprising Skill Advice
Name: Kisha Greer (she/her) PhD: Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health; Virginia Tech, 2019 What was your main area of research? In...
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Senior Scientist Unafraid to Take Chances
Name: Ofer Yizhar-Barnea (he/him) PhD: Molecular Genetics, Tel Aviv University, 2018 What was your main area of research? PhD: Studied...
May 1, 20252 min read
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