A podcast discussing the unconstrained possibilities of scientists exploring wider spaces.
Degrees of Freedom
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A podcast discussing the unconstrained possibilities of scientists exploring wider spaces.
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July 9, 2021
S1E7 - Dalal Najib
<p>This episode features Dr. Dalal Naijb. Dalal is the Director for Science and Engineering Capacity Development at the National Academy of Sciences in the Policy and Global Affairs Division. Dalal grew up in Morocco and did her undergraduate work in France. For her PhD, she came to the US, earning a doctorate in Climate and Space Sciences Engineering, as well as a Masters in Public Policy, from the University of Michigan. Like previous Degrees of Freedom guests, Dalal entered the science policy world through the Mirzayan Science Policy Fellowship at the National Academy of Sciences. At NAS, Dalal has been a driving force behind truly transformative international scientific collaboration-building mechanisms, like the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research Program and the Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine program.</p> <p>In this conversation, Dalal describes her career path from hard sciences and engineering to working on fostering innovative, impactful scientific collaborations across the world. We also talk about the challenges women face as they rise in leadership in the policy world and gaps in science policy opportunities in the US and elsewhere.</p> <p>Resources, references, and organizations mentioned during the episode:</p> <p>- <a href="https://mirzayanfellow.nas.edu/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christine Mirzayan Science Policy Fellowship at the National Academy of Sciences</a></p> <p>-<a href="https://fordschool.umich.edu/mpp-mpa/mpp"> University of Michigan's Public Policy Masters Program</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/PEER/index.htm">Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research Program</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/arab-american-frontiers-of-science-engineering-and-medicine">Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine</a></p>
June 8, 2021
S1E6 - Federico San Martini
<p>This episode features Dr. Federico "Ico" San Martini. Ico is a Senior Programme Management Officer at the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation for the Montreal Protocol. Ico got a PhD in chemical engineering from MIT, and afterwards he worked with Nobel Prize winning Professor Mario Molina on air pollution issues in Mexico City. Ico entered the science policy world through a Mirzayan Science Policy Fellowship at the National Academy of Sciences, followed by a AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship at the State Department. Staying on at the State Department in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Ico worked on a wide range of issues from water resources to short-lived climate forcers. He also helped establish an air quality monitoring network at US diplomatic facilities that shares data openly with the public. </p> <p>In this conversation, Ico takes us down his career path, and he describes his motivations for the choices he made along the way. It's a valuable conversation for anyone thinking through frameworks on how they want to make their own career decisions align most closely with their own specific sense of mission.</p> <p><strong>Resources, references, and organizations mentioned during the episode:</strong></p> <p>- <a href="https://mirzayanfellow.nas.edu/">Christine Mirzayan Science Policy Fellowship at the National Academy of Sciences</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships">AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-economic-growth-energy-and-the-environment/bureau-of-oceans-and-international-environmental-and-scientific-affairs/">Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, State Department</a></p> <p>- <a href="http://www.multilateralfund.org/aboutMLF/fundsecretariat/default.aspx">Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol</a></p>
April 27, 2021
S1E5 - Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño
<p>This episode features Dr. Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño, a Principal Scientist at Microsoft’s AI for Earth. Bruno got his astrophysics PhD from the Max Planck Institute, and he has used his science skills to work everywhere from Mapbox to the World Bank to his job now at Microsoft.</p> <p>When you look at Bruno’s career, it’s a string of bright shiny lights – stints at cool international organizations and companies, fancy titles, and lots of impactful work in tech, sustainability, and international development. But Bruno is super candid in the interview on sharing the struggles he’s had along the way, the leaps of faith he has made in finding the path that is right for him, and how his career has been a constant search for finding all the ways he can to define impactful scientific work. </p> <p>Resources, references, and organizations mentioned during the episode:</p> <p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-for-earth">Microsoft AI for Earth</a>, <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/home">The World Bank</a>, <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/">Mapbox</a>, the National Academy of Science's <a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/the-christine-mirzayan-science--technology-policy-graduate-fellowship-program">Mirzayan Fellowship</a>, and the <a href="https://www.shh.mpg.de/">Max Planck Institute</a>. </p> <p>Check out Bruno's book on impact science: Impact Science: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Science-science-environmental-breakthroughs-ebook/dp/B07SN1L4L2">The science of getting to radical social and environmental breakthroughs</a></p> <p>Connect with <a href="https://twitter.com/brunosan">Bruno on Twitter</a>.</p> <p>Music credit: "Free Spirit" from <a href="https://www.purple-planet.com%2C/">https://www.purple-planet.com,</a> Photo provided by Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño.</p>
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