{"id":14524,"date":"2016-09-08T07:53:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T12:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=14524"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:28:57","slug":"kaylyngootman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=14524","title":{"rendered":"Kaylyn Gootman studies groundwater-surface water interactions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"kaylyn-gootman\"<\/a>Kaylyn Gootman is a PhD student in the Curriculum in Environment and Ecology within the UNC<\/span> College of Arts &<\/span>Sciences. Her research focuses on the interaction of groundwater and surface water, as well as geochemistry \u2014 the study of the chemical composition of rocks and\u00a0minerals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0When you were a child, what was your response to this question: \u201cWhat do you want to be when you grow\u00a0up?\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Minnie Mouse. But that quickly\u00a0changed to radiologist after learning about the human body in fourth grade. I became curious about how natural things were structured and worked. I guess you could say my interest in structure and function stuck with me through school.<\/p>\n

Share the pivotal moment in your life that helped you choose research as a career\u00a0path.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My eighth grade teacher, Ms. Duckworth, introduced me to environmental science and told me I could turn it into a career. Then, after listening to presentations by female researchers, I realized science could be an important part of many different jobs. A pivotal moment that solidified my research career path was when I was working as an intern with Scott Ensign on his PhD research project \u2014 the nitrogen removal potential of fresh water rivers in coastal North Carolina. I started by building and running landscape models and eventually helped collect real-time data in the field. Scott is a great example of a hard worker and curious scientist who always inspires me to keep asking questions.<\/p>\n

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Gootman, her husband Ben, and their two dogs \u2014 Josey and Blue \u2014 at the top of Max Patch on the North Carolina section of the Appalachian Trail. Photo courtesy of Kaylyn Gootman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s an interesting thing that\u2019s happened during your\u00a0research?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This past summer, I spent five weeks in New Mexico working in the Jemez River Basin while collaborating with scientists at the University of New Mexico. Since I was a guest researcher, I volunteered to drive to the field for each research trip. But I did not realize that I would need to take my rental SUV<\/span> off-road. I am happy to report that my first time off-roading resulted in no car damage or injuries. More importantly, our samples were safely delivered back to the lab for further\u00a0analysis!<\/p>\n

What advice would you give to up-and-coming female researchers in your\u00a0field?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try new things and subjects that interest you \u2014 no matter what other people say. The only way to know what you like is to learn what you don\u2019t like. And don\u2019t be afraid to get your hands dirty and ask questions! There are no silly\u00a0questions.<\/p>\n

Story courtesy of Endeavors magazine\u2019s Women in Science<\/a> Wednesday series.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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