53: Getting Data From Our Poop? Career Chat with Dr. Olesen

Show Summary:Featuring questions from Space Club students, Natasha chats with Dr. Scott Olesen, a biological engineer from MIT who now works in wastewater surveillance at Biobot Analytics! This episode is the audio recording of a Career Chat episode, streamed on Vivify’s YouTube channel, as a way to share the story of STEM professionals to inspire elementary and middle school students. Listen in as Dr. Olesen gives advice on STEM careers and his pathway from an Eagle Scout with an interest in physics, a venture to France for archeology, and now tackling COVID-19 through wastewater surveillance!Links from the Show:How to Bring Space Club to Your SchoolVivify YouTube Channel: Career Chats: Dr. Scott Olesen (Biological Engineer)**The audio for this podcast has been edited for content and clarity.**Natasha’s Project: SpinSat Experimental Satellite Deployed from ISSBiobot AnalyticsDataMassachusetts jail monitoring wastewater to check for COVID-19YouTube: Testing Wastewater to Help Detect Covid-19Want to try your hand at a Mission Patch? Check out our STEM at Home Challenge here!THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTES: https://www.vivifystem.om/thestemspace/2022/53/getting-data-from-our-poop-career-chat-with-dr-olesenTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestemspace/VIVIFY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vivifystemVIVIFY FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/vivifystemVIVIFY TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vivifystem