During high school, I did research
on Venusian geology with my mom, a geology professor at Hamilton
College. For college, I wanted a strong geology program, so my mom recommended
Smith. My response was, “Absolutely not.” I just didn’t
see myself at a women’s college. Then I visited and loved Smith,
and here I am.
I'm in Air Force ROTC at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, along with three other Smithies. It’s a
big time commitment but a great experience. I spent last summer at
the Jet Propulsion Labs in Pasadena, California doing research
on data from the Mars Rovers, which was really exciting since I
want to be an astronaut and land on Mars. This summer, I’ll
be in Iceland for a geology summer camp and then I’m off to Field
Training with the Air Force in South Dakota. |
