Reflections on my Final Class
What a journey this has been! I started grad school way back in 2019 when I worked in the nuclear industry. I was concerned about losing my job, as the future of nuclear power has been up in the air for some time now. I wanted to stay in the energy industry, and an Masters in Natural Resources seemed like the best option if I wanted to explore careers in renewables. However, in 2021, my career path took a sharp turn away from nuclear, and I became a field service engineer for Thermofisher Scientific. Thermo was kind enough to provide me funding to finish my degree, but my path seems less clear now. I wonder where the teachings of this Master's program and my current trajectory will cross paths, as I'm sure they will. Biodiversity Stewardship turned out to be one of my favorite classes, which was unexpected. I learned about a lot of different tools that I would likely never have discovered on my own. My favorite was by far Google Maps; it provided me the versatility to present B