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Fog and Nature

STEM and Nature

Females in Nature Related STEM Careers

The great outdoors are expansive and powerful. Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world and universe. Whether you are splashing in icy streams or dancing on mountain-tops, understanding the nature is critical to the world of science.

STEM and Nature: Schedule

Rebecca Barnes

Rebecca (Becca) Barnes is a biogeochemist and ecosystem ecologist who is interested in understanding how aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems process and export nitrogen and carbon.

Kiara Nirghin

South African inventor, scientist, and speaker. Kiara has developed a unique superabsorbent polymer that holds hundreds of times its weight in water when stored in soil.

Hope Jahren

Anne Hope Jahren is an American geochemist and geobiologist at the University of Oslo in Norway, known for her work using stable isotope analysis to analyze fossil forests dating to the Eocene. She has three older brothers and grew up in Austin, Minnesota. 

Dorceta Taylor

She is an expert in the field of institutional diversity and workforce dynamics in the environmental sector. Her research interests also include urban agriculture, food access, and food insecurity.

Vandana Shiva

Dr. Vandana Shiva, scientist, ecologist, activist, and author, is one of the world’s most dynamic and provocative thinkers on agricultural systems and the environment, women’s issues, and global systems.

Katharine Hayhoe

Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist, specifically, an atmospheric scientist. She studies climate change, one of the most pressing issues we face today.

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