On Thursday, April 18, the CCBM will host Theresa Oehmke for a Science for Humanity Series session. Ms. Oehmke's talk titled, "From the Pool to the Ocean: One Girl’s Path to Becoming a Scientist" will discuss the influences experienced and choices made to lead her on the path to pursue a PhD at UC Berkeley.
Open to all students, faculty, staff & local community. Guest parking in Bellevue Lot. Permit-less parking dispenser; credit card only.
"I am often asked about my academic path and what motivates me to keep doing
what I’m doing. I will spend part of this talk discussing the influences and
choices that got me to where I am. Then I’ll dive in to my current research
which uses dissolving sugar particles as a proxy for studying the exchange of
soluble material to and from planktonic organisms. A fundamental
understanding of how these organisms interact with their environment can be
applied to the design of mini robots that sample concentration plumes in oceans
and other bodies of water."
Theresa Oehmke is a 4th year PhD student in the Environmental Fluid
Mechanics and Hydrology group in the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at UC Berkeley. Her research investigates the mysteries governing
particle-fluid interactions in turbulence. Outside of the lab, Teri spends time at
the pool playing water polo and swimming. She is dedicated to creating spaces
for underrepresented groups and has focused on doing this through work as a
committee member for the 32nd and 34th Annual Empowering Womxn of Color
Conference hosted by UC Berkeley.
Contact: CCBM Executive Director, Carrie Kouadio ckouadio@ucmerced.edu or (209) 228-3608
