Episode #12
Adventure
With beSPACE personality Sarah Baatout, Engineer Sian Ebsworth, Financial adviser Holly Ewing, coastal ecosystem scientist Claudia Mazur and STEM adventurer Julie Ruth.
When we think of STEM adventures, we may think of rocketing into space, diving deep into the ocean to study wildlife, roaming the Antarctic, and so much more. And that's just what we did in this episode! You missed it? No worries, the replay is available!
Speakers of this episode
(Hover on their photos to read their bios!)
Sarah Baatout is our expert on planets, human space exploration, and radiation! She studies the impact of radiation on health with two goals: Improving cancer treatment with radiotherapy and finding ways to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation in view of future missions to the Moon and Mars. Sarah was also nominated ‘beSPACE Personality of 2018’ by the beSPACE community of space enthusiasts, as well as recently honored by the King and Queen in Belgium for her research, talent and engagement in the society! And when she is not the head in the stars she loves ice-skating!
Sian Ebsworth is an Engineer at McLaren Applied, and a Formula E expert! Her passions? Motorsport, mechanical design, rock climbing, and... STEM of course! She is used to work in high pressure situations, working with Formula E (a motorsport championship that uses only electric cars!), and is also incredibly skilled in problem solving, communication and negotiation. On her spare time, she is also a passionate STEM Ambassador and is committed to encouraging those of all ages and experience to reach their potential.
Meet Holly Ewing, a Financial adviser with over 15 years’ experience in Financial services! Her purpose? Creating out-of-the-box strategies to improve quality, encourage innovation, and overall, grow the AIG business. Skilled in Negotiation, Financial Services, Management, she is an Award Winning National Sales Manager.
Meet Claudia Mazur, a coastal ecosystem scientist whose mission is to improve coastal water quality. She is a biogeochemist interested in understanding how humans impact the natural environment, and is passionate about solving real world environmental challenges thanks to her research. When she is not in the lab or in the field, Claudia enjoys cooking, baking and doing yoga!
Julie Ruth used her Chemical Engineering degree to work in insurance, healthcare, and marketing… another proof that STEM opens many doors! Thanks to her STEM degree, which taught her to keep logic whil enabling her to think creatively, she joined the Risk Consulting division at AIG three years ago. This adventurous STEM professional loves to be challenged, and we can’t wait for her to tell us how she turned setbacks into opportunities!
Watch some snippets and the replay below!
