My Fave Queer Chemist
Chemistry! Queerness! The Trials and Tribulations of Graduate School! MFQC spills the tea on it all. Join Bec and Geraldo each week as they interview LGBTQ+ chemists on their research interests and experiences with identity, challenges, and achievements in the chemistry field. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn all the ins and outs of queer culture. Follow us on twitter at @MFQCPod or send us an email at myfavequeerchemist@gmail.com
Episodes
February 3, 2023 • 41 mins
This week on the show we chatted with Ethan Chavarin (he/him), an undergraduate researcher in the Stieber lab at Cal Poly Pomona. We discussed surviving the pandemic as an undergrad, finding support for undergrad research, & more! To connect with Ethan you can follow him on Twitter @ethan_chavarin and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: htt...
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January 13, 2023 • 43 mins
This week on the show we chatted with the Matthew Welmers (he/they), a research scientist at INX Int. Co. and VP of Projects & Programs at oSTEM. We discuss Matthew's journey to oSTEM, all that they've accomplished since taking up leadership roles at oSTEM (including running many national oSTEM conferences!), how he juggles all his responsibilities, and more! To connect with Matthew you can follow them on Twitter @williamthebar...
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December 16, 2022 • 38 mins
This week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Eden Tanner (she/her), an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). We discuss Eden's journey to Ole Miss, which spans living in three different countries, her time in LGBTQ+ Choruses as a postdoc, and what led her to choosing Ole Miss to start her academic career. She tells us about what starting a lab during a global pandemic has taught her and what her goals fo...
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December 2, 2022 • 50 mins
This week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Austin Graham (he/him), a postdoctoral fellow in the Gartner lab at UCSF and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. We discuss Austin's time leading the ROLE Model Program as a graduate student at UT-Austin, the challenges of graduate student-led initiatives, the importance for undergraduate research, the UC Academic Workers strike, & much more! To connect with Austin can follow him on Twitter @au...
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November 4, 2022 • 42 mins
After a brief hiatus, we're back baby! This week on the show Bec and Geraldo welcome back friend of the pod, Sarah Champagne (they/them), a graduate student in the Narayan lab at the University of Michigan. We reflect on our 3rd year of graduate school, all that we've accomplished so far, the transition into being a 4th year grad student, and more! We chat about the ups and downs and EVERYTHING in between. Follow us on Twitter @MFQ...
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September 2, 2022 • 49 mins
Welcome to the last week of our Pride Summer Special!! This week on the show, we welcomed MFQC newcomer Kareesa Kron (they/them) as our guest host! Kareesa chatted with Nancy Williams (she/her), a Chemistry Professor at the Keck Science Department at Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pitzer Colleges. They discussed Nancy’s path through academia and her process of coming out as a trans woman after becoming a tenured faculty member at ...
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August 18, 2022 • 31 mins
Pride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 4, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed back Filipe Cerqueira (he/him) to the MFQC studio as our guest host! Filipe chatted with Dr. Brennan Kessenich (they/them), a chemist who now works for the National Park Service. IBrennan and Filipe discussed navigating the chemistry field as a queer person, how disabilities play at that intersection, s...
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July 29, 2022 • 26 mins
Pride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 3, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed back Stephanie Berg (she/her) to the MFQC studio as our guest host! Steph chatted with Dr. Vanessa Ralph (she/ella), a chemistry education researcher. They discussed how different aspects of identity impact their chemistry education research, the current climate of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)...
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Pride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 2, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed MFQC newcomer Cassie Chartier (she/they) as our guest host! Cassie chatted with Viktor Belay (he/him), a PhD student at Weill Cornell Medicine and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. They discussed science communication in the time of COVID, Viktor's journey to Tiktok, how scicomm and scipol intertwine, and ...
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June 24, 2022 • 26 mins
Happy Pride Month, y'all and welcome to Week 1 of our MFQC Pride Summer Special! This week on the show we welcomed back Sky Cochrane (first on the show in S1:EP10) as a guest host! Sky chatted with Avery Tytla (she/her), a PhD candidate in the Francis lab at the University of California, Berkeley. They discussed Avery's journey coming out, breaking down the barriers of access to academia, Avery's career trajectory, and much more! T...
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May 20, 2022 • 48 mins
This week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Nate Cardin (he/him), a high school chemistry professor at Harvard Westlake School in Los Angeles. We discuss Nate's journey to becoming a high school teacher, stigma around non-traditional careers in the chemistry field, how he's learned to be an ally through teaching, queer crossword puzzles, and so much more! To connect with Nate can follow him on Twitter @naytnaytnayt and us @MFQCPo...
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May 6, 2022 • 26 mins
This week on the show we chatted with the lovely Dr. Camille Bishop (she/her) who currently serves as a NRC postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NRC). We discuss graduate research, how she ended up NIST, science communication training for scientists, gay sports and much more! To connect with Camille can follow her on Twitter @glassic_chem and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember ...
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April 8, 2022 • 39 mins
This week on the show we chatted with the lovely Dr. Michelle Bushey (she/her) who currently serves as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF). We discuss her career in academia at Trinity University, her decision to pursue her dream of working at the NSF, what working in public service looks like for her and much more! To connect with Michelle, you can email her at mbushey@nsf.gov and you can follow us on Twitt...
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April 1, 2022 • 48 mins
This week on the pod, we chat with Tom Pospiech (he/him) a graduate student in the Southworth lab at the University of California, San Francisco. We discuss his work with science policy, creating boundaries in graduate school, prioritizing mental health and more! You can follow Tom on Twitter @ATompiech and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday.
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February 18, 2022 • 44 mins
We're back with season 3 of MFQC!! We're so glad to be back, we've got a great season planned for y'all!
This week on the show Bec and Geraldo talk with Dr. André Isaacs (he/him), an Associate Professor in Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross. We chatted about changing the way we teach to create more equitable classrooms, queering chemistry, becoming TikTok famous, and so much more! We'll see y'all next week! Follow André on T...
This week on the show Bec and Geraldo talk with Dr. André Isaacs (he/him), an Associate Professor in Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross. We chatted about changing the way we teach to create more equitable classrooms, queering chemistry, becoming TikTok famous, and so much more! We'll see y'all next week! Follow André on T...
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November 19, 2021 • 28 mins
This week on the pod, we chat with Stephanie Berg (she/her) a 3rd year graduate student in the Moon lab at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. We discuss her chemistry education research, what creating an equitable learning environment for students looks like, and more! You can follow Stephanie on Twitter @ssnorkels and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday.
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October 11, 2021 • 29 mins
This week on the pod we skip on over across the pond to hat with Dr. Matthew Leech (he/him) a postdoctoral fellow in the Lab lab at the University of Greenwich. We discuss how Twitter has opened up Matt's eyes to a lot of issues, finding community in graduate school and as a postdoc, how the chemistry community is changing in the UK and more! You can follow Matthew on Twitter @MattTheChemist and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next ti...
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July 23, 2021 • 61 mins
Welcome back to My Fave Queer Chemist, y'all! This week, Bec & Geraldo share the recording of our fourth and final Pride Summer event, a live discussion with the incredible Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi. We were able to raise $360 for Gender Spectrum, an organization that is working to advocate for and support transgender youth in this country. Thank you so much to everyone who has attended, donated to and supported all of our Pride Summer ...
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April 30, 2021 • 46 mins
This week on the pod, we chat with Irving Rettig (he/they) a 5th year graduate student in Theresa McCormick's lab at Portland State University. We discuss his incredible trans advocacy work in the American Chemical Society, their own department, & beyond. This work has manifested itself as leading the charge of trans-inclusive name change policies within academic publishing. You can follow Irv on Twitter @irv_does_chem and us @MFQC...
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February 26, 2021 • 35 mins
This week on the show Geraldo and Bec talk with the incredible Devin Swiner (she/her), a 5th year graduate student in the Badu-Tawaih research group at Ohio State University. Devin is wrapping up her PhD and beginning at Merck chemistry soon! We discuss how to be a good mentor, uplifting Black voices in the chemistry field, the many MANY accomplishments of Devin's career and so much more! You don't want to miss this one! If you wan...
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