Young Scientist Spotlight 15: Gaby Keeler-May
🤿 Did you know you could scuba dive for science? Well, that’s exactly what Gaby Keeler-May does in the waters of New Zealand! In our latest Young Scientist Spotlight episode (#15!), learn about how Gaby’s scuba diving class in Santa Cruz, California, led her to investigating invasive seaweeds in New Zealand!
We discuss how she conducts each dive (safety first!) and what they do with the tons of seaweed they pull from the waters (spoiler alert: it may become your next meal!). Gaby also shares her experience applying to graduate school internationally and being a PhD student who has had over 5 years of work experience. By the end of this episode, you’ll want to be swimming with the seaweeds of New Zealand, too! 🇳🇿
This episode was produced by Nancy Cai. Music is “Palms Down” by Blue Dot Sessions. The interview was originally conducted in August of 2020.
You can find a PDF transcript of this episode here.