
Interview Question 1 with Dr. Whit Au
1. How did you first become interested in science?
Question 1 transcript:
"Well, I was always interested in science. I was born that way. As a kid I used to take things apart just to figure out how they work. I was not too successful with putting them together again, but I used to take them apart. And so it's something that was part of me, I think, from as early as I can remember."
Interview Questions:
- How did you first become interested in science?
- What is the focus of your research and why did you choose this field of study?
- What have been some of the recent discoveries in echolocation by marine mammals?
- How do you study echolocation?
- What challenges have you faced in studying the echolocation of dolphins?
- What has most surprised you about the echolocating abilities of dolphins?
- What skills are important in your area of research?
- What are the opportunities in the studying echolocating abilities of dolphins? Can people without PhD's participate in some way in this type of research?
- What is the greatest impact/relevance of your research?
- What continues to inspire you about your work?
- What advice would you give a high school student who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in your field?
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