Hi Reddit! My name is Mallory Hinks, a newly minted atmospheric
chemistry Ph.D. from University of California, Irvine. Ask me anything
about atmospheric aerosols or communicating science as a graduate
student!
Abstract
ACS AMA Hi Reddit! My name is Mallory Hinks. I recently defended my
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry at University of California, Irvine. For
the last 5 years as a graduate student, I have worked for Professor
Sergey Nizkorodov (http://aerosol.chem.uci.edu/). My work has been
focused on understanding the effects of environmental conditions on the
chemical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols and how they
interact with sunlight in the atmosphere. If you want a little more
background, here is a video about aerosols and my research to give you a
basic overview: https://youtu.be/F-UW8oMiNng While in graduate school, I
developed a passion for science communication. I entered and won
multiple science communication competitions including the UCI Grad Slam
competition and the ACS ChemChamps competition. Following those
experiences, I expanded my extracurricular activities to include more
science communication opportunities. As a Science Communication Fellow
for the Loh Down on Science radio show
(http://www.lohdownonscience.org/), I wrote scripts for 90 second radio
segments that aired on NPR. As a Communication Consultant for the UCI
Graduate Resource Center, I advised students on their presentations in
one-on-one meetings. I hope that I can help inspire scientists at all
levels to develop an interest in science communication! I’m looking
forward to answering your questions about atmospheric chemistry, science
communication or about life as a graduate student! I will be back at
12:00p EDT (9a PDT, 4p UTC) to start answering your questions. EDIT:
Thank you for all of your questions! This was harder than I thought it
would be! I’ve got to sign off now!