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Welcome to the Physical & Life Sciences interest community!

Members of this community are interested in careers related to the study of non-living systems such as the earth, atmosphere and space or living organisms such as people, animals, and plants.

People who pursue careers in Physical or Life Sciences often work in research roles, which can vary widely in terms of topic, goals, and work setting.

Alumni Highlight: Geoff Klise, Wind Program Manager at Sandia National Laboratories

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Student Stories & Advice

Kenna Dailey

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  • Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
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Victoria Hayes

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  • Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences Harvard University
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Sam Gruber

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  • Biogeochemical Oceanography University of New Hampshire
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Allison Naumann

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  • University of Washington Research Scientist I
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Jacob Gannon

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  • Research Scientist University of Washington School of Medicine
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Luis Chan

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  • M.S. Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Yale University
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Ewan Lister

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  • Masters of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Waterloo
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Henry Su

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  • Ph.D in Physics University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Kaitlin Beel

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  • MPaT (Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics) University of Minnesota
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Flora Walchenbach

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  • Atmospheric Science University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Elizabeth Gilson

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  • Master of Molecular Science and Software Engineering University of California, Berkeley
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Jenny Jiang

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  • Ph. D in Biomedical Science University of Iowa
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