TWO ON TRAIL
The tale of two individuals on a journey
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Author: Oindrila Ghosh
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(This article was published in the CPRC SETAC Newsletter, Spring 2021.) 1) How many years have you spent in the US as an international student? I came to the US in the Fall of 2017. I was originally offered a Ph.D. position at the Texas A&M University. I took courses and worked at the Texas…
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Introduction and Planning the Trip Growing up, going on a trip never came very easily for my family. Usually there were multiple factors that would come in the way and such a trip would eventually get cancelled. These would include an upcoming quarterly exam or unavailable simultaneous breaks for me, my mother (who is a…
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Mankind’s pursuit of hunting whales, or whaling, for fat in their blubber during the Industrial Revolution is why several whale species are currently endangered. This might be a familiar subplot for all the movie buffs out there who have been relentlessly waiting for the release of Spielberg’s Avatar: The Way of Water this year! However,…
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It is often fascinating to sit back and wonder how we got into what we are doing currently. It might seem a very futile exercise in the beginning. But, when you start connecting the dots, it can be quite an interesting story; in fact, an important one that shapes the future direction of one’s life’s…
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Over the period of my graduate studies, I developed a liking for environmental modeling of contaminants. However, spending all my time on the computer, I have developed a Vitamin D deficiency from the lack of sunlight – a very common phenomenon for people these days due to our sedentary lifestyles. My doctor noted that not…
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The Coronavirus global pandemic hit the world at the start of the year 2020. I was in my second year of PhD and after the one year of rigorous classes and research, I could not help but appreciate the idea of the university shutting down for a while and all for a noble cause; to…
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I started my career in science in 2010 soon after passing the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Board examinations after my X standard. My parents ‘never imposed anything’ on me but I always felt a little nudge from everyone encouraging me to choose science, because it was the safest option after commerce and arts.…
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As a real example of what becoming more worldly wise and responsible is going to be like, the month of my thirtieth birthday was loaded with a bunch of difficult news from home. My grandmother had to be hospitalized with a sudden event of high blood pressure. (My father’s parents came to stay with us…
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I made this solo trip to Florida in June 2022 to attend Shinjan’s wedding reception party. Shinjan is our school friend and I could not miss his wedding reception at any cost! Congratulations to Shinjan to start his new life! <3 Aniruddha, unfortunately could not join me because he was traveling to New Orleans to…