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My next encounter with a specialist in STEM was with Dr. Hong Chen, an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurosurgery at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Chen is an incredible inventor. Our meeting provided me with valuable insights into her journey and how her work in biomedical engineering has shaped her career. Dr. Chen completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Jiaotong University in China before moving to the U.S. to pursue her PhD at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her research focuses on developing…

Before I get too far along, I thought it would be a good idea to share my motivation for starting this blog. When I interviewed a chemist, who lived in Barcelona, she said, “Sometimes things happen for a reason, but you can only see it when you look back later.” At that time, I had just turned 17 years old, and her words resonated deeply with me. They reminded me of Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford University, where he spoke about the uncertainty of moving forward but…

Our first interviewee is Meri, my mom’s friend who lives in Barcelona, Spain.  She is a chemist who has a PhD and happens to work for a Japanese company. I am interested in the field of STEM, and exploring what area in STEM might be a good fit for me. I am curious about what made her decide to choose that major and pursue to get even a PhD. Since I don’t know anybody around me who majored in chemistry at university, I am very interested in talking…