I'm inspired to see researchers value input from a broader spectrum of people, including the public.”
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“I'm also excited to see work more commonly crossing or combining research disciplines. So I'm definitely hopeful for underrepresented individuals getting the same opportunities, jobs, awards and so on,” says Garnero. “I'm very encouraged to see ramped-up efforts to improve diversity and inclusivity in science. However, Garnero finds hope in his field not solely from the research itself, but from the increasing diversity in the scientific community more broadly. His motivation in his research is to understand the massive forces behind many of the things we observe at Earth’s surface - think earthquakes and volcanoes. “I use the waves from quakes on the Earth and the moon to study their inaccessible deep interiors - much like ultrasound images of an unborn baby,” says Garnero. Inclusion as the bedrock of good scienceĮd Garnero plays the guitar in a band, makes his own guitars and also studies plate tectonics as a geology professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration.
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When you do find sources of hope, however, life may feel a little less difficult and a little more inspiring.įor a dose of optimism, we asked various researchers at Arizona State University to share what gives them hope from within their fields of work and research. A new year is traditionally a time for looking forward, but in the midst of a relentless pandemic, growing climate crisis and rising political divisiveness, it can be exhausting to stay hopeful about the future.