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Become A Researcher
Meet five researchers at different points in their scientific careers. Learn about how science came into their lives, how they navigated through challenges and hear their advice to anyone hoping to become a researcher.
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Watch the series trailer above! Hear from five researchers at different points in their scientific careers. Learn about how science came into their lives, how they navigated through challenges and hear their advice to anyone hoping to become a researcher.
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Join Enhance Science for our third annual #FaceOfScience social media campaign celebrating inclusive excellence in science! Participating in the campaign is easy. Simply:
- Write “#FaceOfScience” on a piece of paper
- Take a photo of yourself holding it
- Post on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter using the hashtag #FaceOfScience and tag @enhancescience. You can also add to your photo by describing what you love most about being a scientist.
Watch the series trailer above! Hear from five researchers at different points in their scientific careers. Learn about how science came into their lives, how they navigated through challenges and hear their advice to anyone hoping to become a researcher.
Watch the teaser
Latest Stories from Enhance Science
Watch new episodes featuring Halaevalu Vakalahi, PhD
Three new episodes of the Become A Researcher series tell the story of Halaevalu Vakalahi, PhD. Dr. Vakalahi shares how she grew up in Hawaii with her Tongan family and explains how her family’s indigenous knowledge and traditions made it easy for her to develop her scientific curiosity. She attributes this knowledge all the way back to her indigenous ancestors, whom she refers to as “ancient scientists.”
“There were people who went from Tonga to Samoa, to Tahiti, to New Zealand or Aotearoa to here to Hawaii with no compass, [with] none of our technological wayfinding, it was traditional,” Vakalahi said. “They looked at the stars, they felt the ocean, they felt the wind and sort of, like, allowed nature and… I guess their spiritual connection, to guide them from one space to the other. I think that these ancient scientists, I wanna call them, left for us a really deep value for science.”
More stories from Enhance Science:
- Read “Your life experiences are valuable” — Zak Peet’s non-traditional path to become a researcher
- Read “Why I was put on earth” — Cecilia Hinojosa, PhD, shares her journey as a researcher
- Read Cecilia Hinojosa’s SACNAS alumni spotlight on our LinkedIn blog
- Read “From the Canal to Chemistry” — Juan Castillo, PhD, shares his journey as a researcher
Watch new episodes featuring Halaevalu Vakalahi, PhD
Three new episodes of the Become A Researcher series tell the story of Halaevalu Vakalahi, PhD.
Dr. Vakalahi shares how she grew up in Hawaii with her Tongan family and explains how her family’s indigenous knowledge and traditions made it easy for her to develop her scientific curiosity. She attributes this knowledge all the way back to her indigenous ancestors, whom she refers to as “ancient scientists.”
“There were people who went from Tonga to Samoa, to Tahiti, to New Zealand or Aotearoa to here to Hawaii with no compass, [with] none of our technological wayfinding, it was traditional,” Vakalahi said. “They looked at the stars, they felt the ocean, they felt the wind and sort of, like, allowed nature and… I guess their spiritual connection, to guide them from one space to the other. I think that these ancient scientists, I wanna call them, left for us a really deep value for science.”
More stories from Enhance Science:
- Read “Your life experiences are valuable” — Zak Peet’s non-traditional path to become a researcher
- Read “Why I was put on earth” — Cecilia Hinojosa, PhD, shares her journey as a researcher
- Read Cecilia Hinojosa’s SACNAS alumni spotlight on our LinkedIn blog
- Read “From the Canal to Chemistry” — Juan Castillo, PhD, shares his journey as a researcher
From the Canal to Chemistry: Juan Castillo shares his story
Juan Castillo’s educational journey came with its fair share of ups and downs. He shares his story in the new “Become A Researcher” video series from the Diversity Program Consortium’s Enhance Science project.
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Face Of Science Video Series
Meet 10 inspiring young researchers enhancing science across the nation. Hear about the passion that fuels their research, what a scientist identity means to them and how they plan to shape the future of science.
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