Thảo designed the SSS program as the first SERC Graduate Student Liaison while concurrently pursuing her Master’s in the Earth and Planetary Science. With over 10+ years of STEM education experience – from private tutoring to an education technology startup to receiving the department Distinguished Teaching award as a Graduate Student Instructor – she has witnessed and experienced the inaccessibility of STEM concepts to underserved communities and diverse learners. Frustrated with educators idolizing complex explanations and structures, Thảo redesigned STEM education to be interdisciplinary investigations. She believes anyone can conduct thorough, community-driven environmental research. As a Facilitator, she guides students through a mathematical air pollution modeling study and trains them to be well versed in climate legislation. She is excited to continue expanding the SSS curriculum for summer 2024.
Education
M.A. in Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley '23
Advisor: Professor Inez Fung
B.A. in Environmental Earth Science, University of California, Berkeley ‘20
Advisors: Professors John Chiang and Nathan Sayre
Climate modeling of flood-induced human migration, mathematical air pollution modeling and mitigation for nonattainment regions, developed a remote sensing aerosol application, Carbon cycle modeling, mapping and assessing natural hazards, climate change’s endangerment of universal human right
