It truly was a crazy 4 months, trying to balance field research, lab work, data analysis, hosting international collaborators, co-organizing a career fair, working on developing the national biodiversity targets and indicators in alignment with the global biodiversity framework and much more! Nevertheless - always a pleasure providing young ppl with opportunities that enables them to experience research! Some of the most interesting / surprising things some of my interns have said to be me which makes me question whether we communicate what it is like being a research enough!
- “The research lab work was so repetitive, I expected to do something new/ different everyday.”
- Context: I offered my interns co-authorship as they did a lot of lab work, I asked them that if they wanted they could contribute to data analysis and writing so they can gain some experience. Some interns asked me if they were going to get paid to do so 😅😅 I had to explain to them that researchers don’t get paid to write papers when they collaborate with others.
- Interns were surprised to hear that researchers pay journals to publish their work especially for it to be open access!
It is rewarding to see them all grow but it always makes me realize how much work we need to do to communicate things in a better manner and lead by example! I truly had the best group so far! Feeling so blessed!
P.S. The video only showcases 3 out of the 7 smart interns and budding scientists I took on!
What a summer it was ☀️
Over the last four months, we had the awesome opportunity to offer research internships to young, passionate individuals who are determined to take the enviromenal science field by storm ⛈️
This has been one of the most rewarding initiatives for our organization, and we are proud of the growth we witnessed in each and every aspiring scientist, we can't wait to see what they do next 👏🏻
From stinky slimy oysters to meeting world renowned scientists, hear it straight from our wonderful interns 🧑🏻🔬
We sure will miss you our budding environmental stewards! The world is your oyster so go spread your wings (or fins) 🌱
Account Executive, National Enterprise Sales | Securitas Technology
2moWell done and good luck in all your future endeavors Alicia! My son is a BME undergrad from Drexel. He is entering his 3rd Co-op in September.