Career Talk: Make Waves in the Ocean and Freshwater Worlds!

Find your future under the sea with NOAA scientist Lisa Kim!

Lisa Kim, Congressional Affairs Specialist at NOAA's Office of Education, explains why you might want to consider a career in aquatic or marine biology.

Is a career in aquatic or marine biology for you? What skills and knowledge do you need to develop? How can you, as an aquatic or marine biologist, do well while doing good? Find out! Join us as we explore why you might want to consider a career in aquatic or marine biology!

Our presenter, Lisa Kim, will give a brief talk followed by an interactive activity and Q&A. Don't miss it! 

Lisa Kim is a Congressional Affairs Specialist at NOAA’s Office of Education in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, she develops an annual congressional strategy to communicate the value of NOAA Education to Congress. In addition to this work, she helps lead the youth engagement efforts of the Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers network, which is a consortium of 25 aquariums and marine science education centers across North America. She works to empower aquarium teens to protect coastal and marine ecosystems and engage their peers to do the same. Prior to joining NOAA, Lisa worked at Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant on the Aquatic Invasive Species team where she supported their outreach efforts to educate the public on preventing the introduction of Aquatic Invasive Species into Lake Michigan.

During her undergraduate and graduate years, Lisa studied the effects of plastic pollution on important ecological processes in urban freshwater streams. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from Loyola University Chicago. Lisa is passionate about mentoring students and empowering them to pursue their educational and career goals. In her free time, she enjoys climbing, hiking, and sharing her love for the Great Lakes!

This program is for grades 7-12. Call the Wheaton Library at 240-777-0678 during open hours for any information not found here.

Looking for something to do until this program? Sign up for the library's Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge! Registration opens June 15th. Learn more here!  Win prizes in the Oceans of Possibilities teen raffle! 

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