STEM careers can take you around the world and back again. Find out why these people have ventured to extraordinary places.

Like most things in life, careers don’t always have a clear and straightforward path. Meet Frances Separovic who was from a poor migrant family, dropped out of uni for a while, but retained her curiosity and keenness to learn. Time jump to now, and she’s professor of a chemistry department.

You just never really know what you are capable of, and sometimes you have to follow your nose and just take the opportunities as they happen.

Also in this episode: software engineering student Yu Ting Lin explains skin pigments in Reverse Engineering.

Maybe one day outer space will be just another workplace destination - but before you reach the stars, you’ll need to STEM up.

Explore the range of STEM courses we have on offer by visiting study.unimelb.edu.au.

GUESTS

Dr Helen Wade, Marine ecologist and Homeward Bound participant.

Dr Sarah Hanieh, Paediatrician working in global health and for Médecins Sans Frontières.

Dr Theresa Jones, Ecologist who studies insects in exotic places around the world.

Professor Frances Separovic, Deputy Director Bio21 Institute, and former Head of School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne.

Amy Shepherd, Neuroscientist.

Dr David Gonsalvez, Early Career Research Fellow at the NHMRC.

Yu Ting Lin, Software engineering student.

LINKSHomeward Bound: https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity: https://www.doherty.edu.au/Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.msf.org.au/School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne: https://biosciences.unimelb.edu.au/homeSchool of Chemistry at the University or Melbourne: https://chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/homeNational Health and Medical Research Council:https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/

CREDITS

Host and Producer: Buffy GorrillaGuest Host: Josh CakeSupervising Co-producer: Dr Andi HorvathAssistant producer: Silvi Vann-WallAdditional editing support: Arch Cuthbertson

CONTACTpodcasting-team@unimelb.edu.au