A starstruck New Yorker studies the skies.
Education & Careers
Zdenka Willis: Sailing into a High-Tech Future
Finding the roots of responsibility and outreach in the military.
Cooper Elsworth: Cycling‑Inspired Science
A sustainability start-up provides a cross-disciplinary platform.
Joy Santiago: Charting Safety Through Mapmaking
An environmental planner proudly “helping the Filipino people.”
Jennifer Arrigo: Seeking Clean Water for Everyone
Science forges a partnership between academia and federal agencies.
Kristel Chanard: Trekking and Tracking Mountains
Researcher has the “coolest job” studying solid Earth and climate.
Charting the Paths to a Scientific Career
In our special issue on STEM careers, meet 17 scientists who’ve forged creative paths to a rewarding pursuit of Earth and space science.
Choose Your Own Geoscience Adventure
There’s no one way to be a scientist. Read on to meet a group of professionals who discovered that their route wasn’t limited to the well-lit avenue.
Morgan Rehnberg: The Making of a Museum Chief
From Cassini to #scicomm to showcasing science.
Steady but Slow Progress on the Long Road Towards Gender Parity
The historic disproportionate attrition of women among geoscience faculty is decreasing, but how long will it take to reach gender parity if current trends of progress continue?