Beyond The Bench

Season 2: Beyond The Bench

Welcome to Beyond the Bench, a podcast season from STEM From that explores the diverse and unexpected career paths that STEM can lead to. From science communicators and policy makers to entrepreneurs and educators, we’re spotlighting the innovators who took their STEM skills far outside the traditional lab or office. Each episode uncovers how curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking open doors to impactful careers that shape our world in surprising ways.

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Laboratory setting with various glassware and equipment, a computer displaying graphs, and a translucent beaker labeled '500mL' featuring a smiling woman inside.

E1: Bryn Loftness

A laboratory setting featuring a laptop displaying colorful graphs, lab equipment including beakers and a heating plate, with a photograph of a young man in a cockpit superimposed in a beaker.

E2: Anoop Kiran

A laboratory setting featuring a laptop displaying colorful data graphs, lab equipment, and a beaker. Inset image of Prathic Sundararajan with a smiling face.

E3: Prathic Sundararajan

A laboratory scene featuring equipment including a scale, a laptop displaying a colorful graph, and various glassware. An image of Dr. Valerie Carricaburu is superimposed on a beaker marked 500ml. The title 'Beyond The Bench Edition' is displayed at the top.

E4: Valerie Carricaburu

E5: Zollie Yavarow

A laboratory setting featuring scientific equipment including a laptop displaying graphs, beakers, and a digital scale, alongside the image of a woman named Andrea Naranjo-Soledad, framed in a beaker.

E6: Andrea Naranjo-Soledad

E7: Amal Dadi

A laboratory setting featuring a laptop with graphs, scientific equipment, and bottles on a shelf, alongside an inset photo of a smiling woman named Sophia Manukian.

E8: Sophia Manukian

A laboratory setting featuring a computer displaying a colorful graph, laboratory equipment, and scientific materials. A beaker labeled '500ml' contains an image of a woman smiling.

E9: Vanshika Gupta

Laboratory scene featuring a computer displaying data graphs, a balance scale, and various laboratory materials on a workbench. An illustrated beaker is overlaid with a smiling person's photo, labeled 'Noah Lemke' with the title 'Beyond The Bench Edition.'

E10: Noah Lemke

A laboratory setting featuring a computer displaying data graphs, lab equipment, and various containers. In the foreground, there is an image of Emmaleah Jones alongside a 500mL beaker.

E11: Emmaleah Jones

A modern laboratory workspace featuring a laptop displaying colorful graphs, lab equipment, and glassware. The image includes a composite photo of a man named Etienne Palos, integrated into a beaker.

E12: Etienne Palos

Laboratory setting with a computer displaying data graphs, laboratory equipment, and a 500ml beaker featuring a portrait of Emma Peterman.

E13: Emma Peterman

A laboratory scene featuring various scientific equipment, including a laptop displaying graphical data, a scale, and lab supplies. A portrait of Dr. Marilu Perez Garcia is superimposed next to a volumetric flask.

E14: Dr. Marilu Perez Garcia

A laboratory workspace featuring scientific equipment, a computer displaying graphs, and a 500 ml beaker. An image of a smiling woman is superimposed on the beaker, with the text 'Brianna Jepsen' and 'Beyond The Bench Edition' above.

E15: Brianna Jepsen

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Laboratory environment with scientific equipment and a computer displaying data graphs; includes a portrait of Dr. Carina Minardi.