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Scientist Spotlights: Meteorology
ADRIANA BAILEY Atmospheric Scientist & Scientific Translator
When I left college, I thought I’d closed the door on being a scientist for good. I’d done terribly in freshman chemistry and math. I told myself I simply didn’t have what it takes.
I figured the next best thing to being a scientist was to help scientists tell their stories and share their discoveries. Working as a science writer, I transformed complex topics into easy-tounderstand news stories. As a kind of scientific translator, I had to learn how to ask questions effortlessly. That’s when I realized I did have what it takes to be a scientist: the confidence to say, “I don’t know; I don’t understand,” but to keep asking questions until I figure it out.
Today, I’m a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research asking my own questions and sharing my own discoveries about the water cycle. By studying how moisture moves through the atmosphere, forms clouds, and precipitates back to the ocean and land, I’m helping us understand the important role water plays in shaping how we experience changes in climate.
ALLISON GARGARO Fox 35 Meteorologist
I remember sitting on my grandmother’s porch watching storms roll in off Lake Michigan and knew meteorology was something I wanted to be involved in when I grew up. Fast forward 20 years, and now I get to do what I love every single day. Being a broadcast meteorologist gives me the chance to share my love of weather with the community and keep families safe and informed. If you love science or weather, keep following your dreams and remember, you can do anything you put your mind to.
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