What do you do when you realize that scientific research may not be for you? Priya Lingutla shares how she found a job that allowed her to balance her interest in writing with her experience in STEM, and how she’s thinking about applying it full time in jobs in different sectors next year. Priya also speaks to the importance of not pigeonholing yourself in internships you don’t enjoy to give yourself the time to find the right path for you! Name: Priya Lingutla Job Title: Science Writing Intern at Argonne National Laboratory Location: Lemont, IL College: University of Chicago Year: 4th year Major: Astrophysics What are you doing this summer?…
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How She Turned Her Volunteer Research Position into a Paid Internship
How do you turn your research position during the school year into your summer internship? University of Chicago student Jenna Reisler shares why she decided to keep working there during the year, and how she went about finding ways to get paid for her work over summer. As a triple major, she also shares her advice for balancing her classes and her job hunt, and how she thinks about both medicine and research in her future. Name: Jenna Reisler Job Title: Clinical Research Assistant at the University of Chicago Medicine Location: Chicago, IL College: University of Chicago Year: Rising 4th year Major: Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Biology What are you doing…
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Summer in Paris: How She Found her Neuroscience Lab without Knowing French
What is it like to spend the summer across the world, in a country where the only language you and your boss both understand is your mutual love for science? Harini Shah shares how she found neuroscience research internship in Paris, the support her mentor has given her, and how doing this research has made her consider swapping medical school for her PhD (or maybe even getting both)! Name: Harini Shah Job Title: Researcher at College de France Location: Paris, France College: University of Chicago Year: 2nd year Major: Neuroscience What are you doing this summer? I am working as a researcher in Fekrije Selimi’s lab at the College de…
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How She Found Her Second NASA Internship
A lot of little kids dream of being an astronaut when they grow up, but what does it really mean to spend your summer working for NASA. Two-time NASA intern (and co-host of Get This Girl a Job), Katie Melbourne shares her experience doing research at NASA Goddard and how she sees astronomy research fitting into her dream of a career in science policy. Name: Katie Melbourne Job Title: Astrophysics Research Intern at NASA Goddard Location: Greenbelt, Maryland College: Yale University Year: 2.5 Major: Astrophysics What are you doing this summer? I am working on extending and improving previous analysis completed for Measurements of the Ultraviolet Spectral Characteristics of Low-mass…
