Journey to Jupiter: Discover the Life You'll Create24 Kesä 2022

The Journey of a Chemist: Meet Dr. Kristin Cederquist

Dr. Kristin Cederquist was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State University in central Pennsylvania, she traveled to Toronto, Canada for a postdoctoral fellowship.

She's been working to develop and further diagnostic testing techniques for over 15 years and now calls San Diego, California home.

In this episode, Kristin shares:

How she became interested in studying chemistry and decided the particular type of chemistry she wanted to specialize in

How participating in research while in undergraduate school helped her understand and prepare for graduate school

The various career paths a chemistry major can prepare you for including big pharma, patent law, and the beer and wine industry

How she decided which Ph.D. programs to consider

The fact that students earn Ph.Ds in STEM for free whereas many go into debt when pursuing Masters programs in other subject areas

What is like working and living in Toronto, Canada

How she became interested in diagnostic testing

The importance of networking and having a social media presence even in STEM fields

Connect with Kristin via LinkedIn or Twitter!

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