Internships, conferences, and grad school: A space student's guide

实习、会议和研究生院:太空学生指南

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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2024-10-16

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This week, Planetary Radio offers advice for students pursuing higher education in space-related fields. From internship insights to conference strategies and grad school survival tips, we've got you covered.

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  • So you want to pursue higher education and space science and exploration?

  • Weve got some tips this week on planetary radio.

  • Im Sarah El Ahmed of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

  • This week were exploring the challenges and rewards of pursuing higher education in space related fields.

  • From internship insights to conference strategies and grad school survival tips, we've got you covered.

  • First, Elizabeth Koink, our new Z Factor fellowship intern at the Planetary Society, shares her story of the power of space internships as she pursues her future in space policy.

  • Sarah Miller, who's an organizer of Ab Gradcon and a PhD candidate at Cornell, discusses how to best leverage conferences.

  • Then, Briley Lewis, a PhD graduate at UCLA and a correspondent at Sartorialist, lets you know how to survive grad school and celebrate in the process.

  • We'll close out our show with Bruce Betts, our chief scientist, in what's up?

  • Our new children's book series about planets, which was written by Bruce, is sure to fire up the imaginations of the young space fans out there.

  • If you love planetary radio and want to stay informed about the latest space discoveries, make sure you hit that subscribe button on your favorite podcasting platform.

  • By subscribing, youll never miss an episode filled with new and awe inspiring ways to know the cosmos and our place within it.

  • But before we get into the bulk of todays show, I want to send a congratulations from everyone here at the planetary society to all the people around the world that helped make Nasas Europa Clipper mission possible.

  • The spacecraft blasted off on its way to Jupiter in its moons earlier this week on Monday, October 14.

  • It was a beautiful launch and the culmination of decades of work.

  • Well share more about that next week, but in the meantime, take a moment in the coming days to go out there and look up at the skies and imagine Europa kleeper cruising on its way to Jupiter.

  • It's going to help us unlock the mysteries of Europa's subsurface ocean and its potential for life.

  • So this is a big moment in the history of space exploration.

  • Congratulations, everyone.

  • We finally have a dedicated mission to Europa on its way now.