While studying tectonic plates and sand, Wright works on a program to make the geosciences more equitable.
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Allen Foster: Greasing Telescope Gears During a 7-Month-Long Night
While overwintering in Antarctica, Foster maintains the South Pole Telescope facilities.
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Edgard Rivera-Valentín: Boricua Planeteer
Inspired by the science infrastructure in their own backyard.
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Tero Mustonen: Disrupting the Status Quo
Advocating for the importance of Traditional Knowledges in Finland and beyond.
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Fiona Lo: A “Really Long, Convoluted Path” to Health
Lo uses her background in atmospheric sciences to forecast pollen concentrations.
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Benjamin Freeman: Slowing Birds’ “Escalator to Extinction”
From Bolivia to Peru, Freeman researches how a warming world affects tropical birds.
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Lauren Haygood: Normalizing STEM in America’s Heartland
Community science builds bridges while generating valuable environmental data.
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Rita de Cássia dos Anjos: Never Settle for Things as They Are
The award-winning astrophysicist is using her visibility to call attention to inequalities in the Brazilian science community.
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Alexandre Martinez: The Virtual Reality of Climate Change
Martinez brings science to the public using technologies like virtual reality to improve understanding of climate change.
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Jimena Díaz Leiva: Changing Conservation Narratives
Díaz Leiva has been to Peru and beyond as she works on environmental and social justice projects.