In this video, Dr. Dennis Donaldson shares his career path in geoscience. In our conversation, he highlights his experiences and key learnings in his journey. Dr. Donaldson offers advice to students interested in or curious about geology and geoscience careers

In this video, Laura Sorey discusses her role and current responsibilities as a petroleum scientist at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. She shares her journey to becoming a petroleum scientist and offers the advice she wished she had received sooner!

Andrew Muñoz discusses his role and current responsibilities as a senior geophysicist at the privately backed exploration and production company, Ensign Natural Resources. He discusses how he discovered geoscience and how critical mentors were in his journey. Andrew shares advice that he wishes he could have utilized sooner!

Sheena Kennard discusses her role and current responsibilities as a GIS manager at the multinational integrated oil and gas company, TOTAL. She discusses how each leap of faith led her from one great opportunity to another. Sheena gives incredibly helpful advice that EVERYONE can use to improve their career today!

Dr. Marcella Yant is a Deep Space Planetary Senior Research Scientist at Lockheed Martin. Dr. Yant is a graduate of the Geosciences Department at Stony Brook University and a former postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University in the Earth and Planetary Science Department. Her research interests are expansive and include geochemistry, mineralogy, and infrared spectroscopy of planetary surfaces. In this video Dr. Yant discusses some of the extraordinary projects she is a part of and shares her geoscience journey into planetary science!

Will Middlebrook is a geologist turned data scientist. Will works on problem framing, data cleaning, statistical modeling, model delivery, and stakeholder communication. In this video, he shares his journey in geoscience and his transition to data science. Will shares insight and advice on what it takes to become data professional!

Max Lindaman is a hydrologist at the #USGS (United States Geological Survey). Curious about landing an ever-elusive government scientist/researcher position? Max's story sheds some light on how to get your foot in the door. In this video, Max also describes the role of a USGS hydrologist and he shares advice for learning that is applicable to any professional or student!

Hunter Danque is an exploration geophysicist and geohazards specialist with an abiding interest in space science and space resource utilization. Hunter recently completed a Master of Science in Space Resources from the Colorado School of Mines, and is continuing as a Ph.D. student in Space Resources. In this video, he shares his journey in geoscience and his transition into his second career as a space resources scientist. Hunter also shares valuable lessons from his unique and fascinating upbringing, travels and life experiences!

Andrea Cadena is a geologist turned petrophysicist. She is currently a Staff Petrophysicist at Murphy Oil in Houston, TX with over ten years of industry experience. In our conversation, Andrea explains what a petrophysicist does and why it is such an important role. Andrea also shares her geoscience journey from Colombia to the United States and some valuable advice every aspiring geoscientist should consider.

Dr. Laura B. Carter is a volcanologist turned science communicator. In this video, Laura explains the roles and responsibilities of science communicators and she walks us through her journey in geoscience. Laura shares with us her concise but profound advice that EVERY student or early career professional would benefit from!

Estela Leon Aguilar, M.S., P.E. is a Professional Engineer with an extensive career in the geotechnical engineering industry. She is currently a Department Manager overseeing a large team. Estela is also a member of the #Geolatinas community and an advocate for geotechnical engineering educational outreach. Estela started her educational career with her sights set on civil engineering but she discovered geotechnical engineering along the way. In this video, Estela details the role of a geotechnical engineer and she shares advice for students interested in engineering.

Sofia Barragan Montilla is a micropaleontologist and expert on benthic foraminifera with experience in energy industry and academia. In this video, Sofia does a great job of explaining the basics of micropaleontology as well as it's importance and application. In our conversation, Sofia shares her advise for navigating a career in science (or any field!).

Brice Callahan is a geologist in the mining industry. Brice is a 2020 graduate from Ohio University in Geological Sciences. He pursuing his dream of being the best geologist in the mining industry! In his spare time, he likes to read his college textbooks, job hunt, network, help his family, work on his YouTube channel: / @rockology272

Mr. St. Ange serves as a Project Scientist for TRC Companies Inc (TRC). Mr. St. Ange is a hardworking and team-oriented individual. He actively supports both office and field operations. In the office he is tasked with the responsibilities of assisting with data analysis, report preparation, permits, and cost estimates. In the field he partakes in various activities that include sample management and field sampling. Some field activities include- sediment sampling (surface grab method), surface water sampling, soil sampling, combined sewage overflow sampling, low-flow groundwater monitoring, and toxicity testing of ecological resources.

Dr. Chris Maupin is an Associate Research Scientist and Facility Manager at the Texas A&M University. Dr. Maupin's research interests include: ⭐The paleoclimate of the tropical oceans and atmosphere on all time scales, most especially: the geographic regions of the West Pacific Warm Pool and the Western Hemisphere Warm Pool, as well as the phenomena of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, decadal- to multidecadal-scale ocean-atmosphere variability, and anthropogenic contributions to changes in these systems. ⭐Generation of multicentury, high-resolution proxy reconstructions of rainfall amount and sea surface conditions during the Common Era in the tropics using long-lived, slow growing coral species and fast growing calcite stalagmites.  ⭐Developing and refining light stable isotope proxies applicable to tropical paleoclimatology, such as: calibrating and verifying climate recording in slow growing coral species from the tropical Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, West Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the development of aquarium culture approaches to the investigation of isotopic fractionation in coral skeletons in such a manner as to be practical and relevant for coral paleoclimate workers. ⭐ Method development and implementation of high-precision techniques for light stable isotope analyses of natural materials using continuous flow, cavity ringdown, and dual inlet approaches.

Dr. Tianyi Sun is a climate scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund. She works to produce actionable science to solve the existential crisis of our day. She has a deep knowledge of climate dynamics and change, global ocean-atmosphere interaction, and climate metrics and mitigation. Her expansive technical skills in climate modeling, geospatial and time series data analysis and visualization have enabled her to produce novel research and present it to a broader audience. In this video, Dr. Sun explains her role as a climate scientist and her journey to become one.