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Join Greg Chism with the Data Science Institute to hear monthly speakers in the Industry Careers in Data Science Speaker series for Spring 2023. Speakers in the series highlight data science skills and backgrounds needed to be successful and how to apply for jobs, pursue data science careers, or establish new industry relationships. This series will start conversations between the attendees and speakers to foster local workforce development with UArizona graduates and students.
Location: Main Library, B254 - Learning Studio CATalyst
REGISTER to hear Dr. Beth Tellman, Assistant Professor at the UArizona, in the School of Geography, Development, and Environment on March 1st. Dr. Tellman’s research addresses the causes and consequences of global environmental change on people with a focus on access to water, flood risk, and land use change. She engages in multiple disciplines and methods to “socialize the pixel” or understand the social processes behind environmental change captured in satellite image pixels and leverage satellite data to improve human well-being. She is a co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Floodbase, a company that uses satellite observations and models to track floods for disasters and insurance. Her global flood mapping work was recently featured on the cover of Nature. To learn more about her publications and projects see: https://beth-tellman.github.io/. Dr. Tellman will discuss her company Floodbase, what her industry is currently like, and how to get a job in it!
Pizza will be provided.
