Episode 52: Ania Kwiatkowski, PhD, Nuclear Physicist

This time, Danniele hears from Ania Kwiatkowski, PhD, a nuclear physicist at TRIUMF who is passionate about her work. She talks about the friendly competitiveness of her field, and why she loves nuclear physics so much. You'll hear about how she is working in her dream job, and the advice she has for students to get them to their dream jobs, too. Ania Kwiatkowski is a research scientist at TRIUMF and adjunct faculty at the University of Victoria in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. She focuses on understanding the ground-state properties of radioactive ions using ion-trapping techniques. For a full transcription of this episode, click here. Relevant Links:    "A. Kwiatkowski Awarded the Freedman Award," Michigan State University Ania's research while affiliated with TRIUMF High-resolution mass spectrometry Ion trapping Quantum Computing Rapid neutron-capture process (Wikipedia) TITAN at TRIUMF TRIUMF Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott HolmesProduced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.