About this episode
Aliye Sasmaz discusses her research experiences and passion for biodiversity.
Aliye Sasmaz, who is currently the Curatorial Assistant at the outstanding Beaty Biodiversity Museum at The University of British Columbia, joins Mr. Turpin and I in the podcast booth. Aliye talks about her research adventures including 40 days in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and her love of insects, spiders, and snakes, oh my! This episode comes about months after we happened to bump into Aliye while she was working at the biodiversity museum during one of our field trips. Enjoy this conversation with an inspiring member of the Class of 2018!
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Kung
Guest: Aliye Sasmaz
Topics covered
- biodiversity
- research
- insects
- Amazon
- curatorial work
Keywords
- biodiversity
- Ecuadorian Amazon
- insects
- spiders
- snakes
- research
- curatorial assistant
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Beaty Biodiversity Museum, The University of British Columbia
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