Advice from an Environmental Engineer PhD at UCLA

Do you want to become an environmental engineer, or get a PhD? Curious about what courses should you take to give you a competitive edge when applying for jobs and graduate school? What goes into applying and getting into grad school? What does the daily life of a Graduate Engineering student look like?
UCLA PhD candidate Alex Polasko sits down with Working in Science to talk all things environmental engineering and give some advice to aspiring environmental engineers.
Alex loves the interdisciplinary nature of the environmental engineering field. Her research focuses on ground water and using bacteria to clean the water and tap into our existing resources in a sustainable and green way. Alex uses bacteria in her research and works in a wet lab.
She does interdisciplinary research and collaboration with other researchers in the earth sciences fields. Participating in internship programs and working in a lab and as an intern helped to inform her decision to go to graduate school.
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You can also reach out to Alex Polasko directly at [e-mail] or on Facebook at / polasko
Watch Alex's Passion in Science Award Talk!
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Discover More About Alex Polasko:
PhD Student, Alexandra Polasko, Receives 2015 Len Assante National Groundwater Scholarship:
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Article: Inside the Heart and Mind of Alex Polasko:
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Read Alex's Senior College Thesis from UC Berkley:
Sulfide Inhibition Effect on Dehalococcoides Strain 195’s Ability to Biodegrade Trichloroethene and Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough’s Cell Growth
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Alex's Other Research Work:
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