The Weekly Anthropocene Interviews: Dr. Cassaundra Rose
A Scientist Spotlight Interview
Dr. Cassaundra Rose is the Senior Science Analyst & Climate Council Coordinator for the State of Maine.
A lightly edited transcript of an exclusive interview with her follows. This writer’s questions and remarks are in bold, Dr. Rose’s responses are in regular type. Bold italics are clarifications and extra information added after the interview.
Dr. Rose, thank you so much for joining us today. To start off: how did you get into climate science? What was your career journey?
I started out-I’ve been fascinated by science since I was a little kid. I think many scientists start out just naturally liking science as you grow up, and there are various paths into science as a career. I ended up getting an undergraduate degree in geology, with the gateway of dinosaurs and fossils helping draw me in. And I eventually learned about the wider world of earth sciences. And while I was an undergraduate, I began to learn about climate change, both in Earth’s history as well as modern climate change due…
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