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Scientists are not necessarily ugly. These are some fotos and data from Internet:
Photo of Scientists, selected:
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Jennifer McCarty, PhD: Materials Science and Engineering
Jennifer Hooper McCarty earned her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. After finishing her PhD, she worked as a researcher in the Materials Department at Oxford University
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- Dr. Talmesha Richards
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Talmesha Richards was offered a full academic scholarship from both Princeton and Johns Hopkins. She eventually received her PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where her research focused on breast cancer.
Fun Fact: She was a cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens and is currently the captain of the squad for the Washington Redskins.
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Kirsten "Kiki" Sanford, PhD: Neurophysiology
Kristen "Kiki" Sanford earned a PhD in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology from UC Davis. She was a research scientist in neurophysiology at the UC Davis,
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Cheska Burleson, PhD: Chemical Oceanography
Cheska Burleson earned her PhD in Chemical Oceanography from The University of South Florida. Her research focused on the production of toxins by algae blooms commonly known as "red tide." She also evaluated the medicinal potential of these algal species, finding extracts that show promise as anti-malarial drugs and in combating various strains of staphylococcus, including MRSA—the most resistant and devastating form of the bacteria.
Fun Fact: Cheska entered college at seventeen with enough credits to be classified as a junior. She also spent her formative years as a competitive figure skater.
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Amy Mainzer, PhD: Astrophysics
Amy Mainzer earned her PhD in Astronomy from UCLA. She is the Deputy Project Scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. She is also the Principal Investigator for the NEOWISE project
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Amy Mainzer earned her PhD in Astronomy from UCLA. She is the Deputy Project Scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. She is also the Principal Investigator for the NEOWISE project to study minor planets and the proposed Near Earth Object Camera space telescope mission. She has appeared several times in the History Channel series, The Universe. Her research interests include asteroids, brown dwarfs, planetary atmospheres, debris disks, star formation and the design and construction of new ground and space-based instrumentation.
Fun Fact: The asteroid (234750) Amymainzer was named after her.
Aditi Shankardass, PhD: Neuroscience
Aditi Shankardass earned her doctoral (MD) degree from University College London and she attended the University of Sheffield for her PhD in Neuroscience.
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Franziska Michor, PhD: Evolutionary Biology
- Esquire.com
- Dr. Franziska Michor
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Olivia Judson, PhD: Evolutionary Biology
Olivia Judson received her PhD in biological sciences from Oxford University.
