060 // Empowering Women to Thrive in STEM with Kate Gunderson

📌 Full show notes at https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/060 Big thank you to the podcast partners for making this episode possible: PPI: https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/PPI2Pass Policygenius: https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/policygeniuslife Learn more about the podcast sponsors and how to support the show - https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Partners In a previous episode [https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/becoming-a-nasa-engineer-with-joan-melendez-misner], you learned that there are many roles at NASA and its contractors that don't require you to be a "rocket scientist". However, if you do have an aerospace engineering degree or background, there's probably a position for you as well. In this episode, you'll hear from Kate Gunderson, the woman from a small town who got one of these positions herself. What You'll Learn: * How She Got Her Dream Job at NASA Even Though She's Been Told She Couldn't Do It * Why Her Desire to Work at NASA Led Her to Pursue an Engineering Degree * How She Managed to Go From a Small Town to Being Accepted into Renowned Schools * The Work She's Been Doing in the Aircraft Operations Division Since 2018 * What a Flight Science Officer Does―And What You Need to Become One * How She Applies Her Structural Engineering Education to NASA's Aircrafts * Why She Started Her Famous Instagram Account Helping Women Thrive in STEM * The #1 Challenge She's Faced in Her Career That You Need to Be Aware of. Music by Jack Winders Intro: Midwest Folks Outro: Southern Skies Website: https://www.jackwinders.com [https://www.jackwinders.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackWindersMusic Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0msfukZWdVoUHIvpFvanTU?si=U5jKEdjfSTOetL12ispLcg Connect With Me Sign up to my weekly email newsletter // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Newsletter My website & blog // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com [https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/] Instagram // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Instagram Twitter // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Twitter LinkedIn // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/LinkedIn Facebook // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/Facebook YouTube // https://www.luisfelipeduque.com/YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/engourfuture/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/engourfuture/message