Join me as I chat with Sofia Rojas, a Colombian Astronomer and graduate student at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Heidelberg. We talk about her experience as an international student in the field, her journey into Astrophysics and to the United States, her path to graduate school, advice on writing successful observing proposals, and more! Sofia was born and raised in Colombia. She studied Astronomy and Physics at the University of Texas at Austin. Throughout her time in UT, she received multiple scholarships from different donors that helped fund her studies. She also received a cou ..read more

Welcome to the Stories of Women in Science podcast (SWIS in short). In this episode, I tell you a bit about myself and my motivation behind starting this podcast. The field of science today has so many incredible and successful women!! What does their day-to-day life look like? What drives them? What are some of the challenges that they faced along the way? What does being a woman in science mean to them? What does it take to become a scientist? How do they maintain a good work-life balance?' If you are curious about any of these questions, then you are in the right place! This podcast is an e ..read more