Student and early-career professional groups can build community, drive equitable change in institutions, and promote the well-being of individuals traversing the often-bumpy paths to science careers.
Education & Careers
Education Lies Beneath the Clouds of Earth Observation
Cloud-based Earth Observation offers unique opportunities for education, but leveraging this requires new teaching methods that emphasize technical fundamentals, ethics, and stakeholder engagement.
Inspiring Others to Braid Their Own Paths
Our annual Career Issue spotlights individuals charting their own course through Earth and space sciences.
The Career Issue: A Path for Everyone
There are as many career journeys in the geosciences as there are people wandering through the field. Read about how 14 scientists found their way.
Aline Ghilardi: Fighting Against Colonialism and Sexism in Paleontology
The Brazilian scientist is one of the leading voices in the movement to bring a rare fossil back to Brazil.
Ed Hawkins: Communicating a Changing Climate
The British scientist is the creator of climate stripes, the now-ubiquitous visual representation of climate change.
Hig Higman: Trekking Across the Last Frontier on the Hunt for Geohazards
Higman specializes in human-powered research expeditions in Alaska’s epic landscape.
Kelly Hereid: Modeling Catastrophes for Insurers
A geoscientist helps homeowners and businesses adapt to worsening wildfires, storms, and floods.
Collins Gameli Hodoli: Air Quality Is Data Driven
The environmental scientist is making pollution levels public to draw nonscientists into the fight for clean air.
Eiko Kitao: Fossil Hunter and Passionate Educator
From uncovering giant ground sloths to helping build a fossil database, Kitao goes above and beyond as a laboratory technician at Santa Barbara City College.
