STEMherst

In this podcast, I (Ivy Haight) interview two sophomores who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program this summer (who happen to be two of my close friends). They discuss what they researched, why they decided to participate in SURF, advice they have for students considering SURF, and what Amherst is like over the summer.

On May 4th, 2021, Amherst STEM Network (ASN) hosted a conversation on science communications with Apoorva Mandavilli. As the Health and Science journalist for The New York Times, Mandavilli has been key in disseminating crucial information about COVID-19 this past year. Through this podcast, she answered questions regarding the rewards and difficulties of her career, her path to this career, and much more.

In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Aditi Nayak ‘23 introduces Dr. Victoria Fang, who graduated from Amherst College in 2011 with a biology degree. Since then, she received her MD/PhD from New York University's School of Medicine and is currently a dermatology resident at the University of Pennsylvania. Along her journey to becoming a physician-scientist, she also founded JRNLclub, an organization that increases collaboration in the research community by making it easier for researchers to efficiently understand publications. Here, she shares her path from Amherst to residency, why she founded JRNLclub, and the insights she gained about imposter syndrome along the way.

In this podcast, I (Ivy Haight '25) introduce Professor Becky Hewitt, a new environmental studies professor with research focused in the arctic. She discusses her background, what goes into starting up a lab (more than you would think!), her hope in the midst of climate change, and more.

In this episode of the Stemherst podcast, chemistry students Charlie Blue Arm '22 and Nicole Chung '22 discuss the merging of STEM and humanities with professor Ted Melillo of environmental studies and history, amongst other things such as his recent book, and his course structure.

In this podcast, I talk to Professor Olshansky, a new professor at Amherst, about his journey in chemistry, his research with quantum dots, and his experience as a professor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Liam Flockhart Ford '23, Hannah Goldberg ‘22, Maira Owais ‘23, and Max Spelke ‘23 introduce AC Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)'s segment of the STEMherst podcast. SOA is a club on campus with a focus on raising awareness for ocean-related issues and actively furthering ocean sustainability efforts.

In today's podcast, we introduce you to Jason Williams, Amherst College's very own chemical hygiene officer. During this conversation, Jason highlights his background upon how he became a chemical hygiene officer in the first place, along with basic lab safety procedures one ought to know when working in the lab. He also mentions significant advice surrounding lab safety in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is open to any questions that anyone has either about lab safety or about his role at Amherst College. A transcript of this podcast is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com.

In this podcast, Hill Yin and Scott Song (COVID advisory board that manages the ACBACCI database) had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Douglas Lowy '64. As the Acting Director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute and Chief of the Laboratory of Cellular Oncology within the National Cancer Institute, Lowy spoke about COVID19 knowledge. His HPV research led to the development of the HPV vaccine, so he also spoke about his previous work and what the process of vaccine development entails. A transcript of this interview is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com where you can follow along with the audio. Cover image courtesy of www.cancer.gov.

In today's podcast, we introduce you to Professor Rachel Bernard. She started as a Visiting Geology Professor at Amherst the Fall of 2019 and studies rocks that come up from the lower crust and upper mantle portions of the earth through volcanic eruptions. Today, we talk about her journey from being a prospective Engineering student at Princeton to becoming an Amherst Professor. We also talk about what her research entails and her thoughts on diversity in the field. A transcript of this interview is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com, where you can follow along with the audio and see images of the samples she examines. Credit: The cover image for this podcast comes from https://www.rachel-bernard.com

Julia Zabinska '22 interviews her internship advisor from the summer of 2020, Ben Loveland. Mr. Loveland is the founder of Scrub Pocket, a publishing company that aims to create personalized and specific reference materials for healthcare professionals. Tune in to learn about how Mr. Loveland transitioned from the medical field to the small business world, to hear about how Scrub Pocket has been adjusting during the times of COVID-19, and to explore the products that Scrub Pocket offers. A transcript is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com where you can follow along with the audio.

Tune in as Amritha Anup '22, Grace Geeganage '23, Aditi Nayak '23, Joy Won '23, and Julia Zabinska '22 introduce STEMherst, Amherst STEM Network's podcast! A transcript is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com.