In the coming weeks, we are launching a short series
highlighting various water careers in Illinois. While this series is part of
our mission to aid the entry of young professionals and students into the water
sciences, we also felt that this could provide some follow-up to our school
visits and allow us to help contextualize various water issues in Illinois. For
example, if you read in the news that the water quality in Metro-East results in fish that are unsafe for human consumption wouldn’t you like to know about the type of people who discover that
information? Likewise, if you are 10 and get a classroom visit from a scientist
who studies water bugs, but you are terrified of water bugs, wouldn’t you also
like to know what other career alternatives are out there?
Thus, in no particular order, we intend to examine the world
of fish biologists, sanitation engineers, professors, and anyone else who will
sit down and chat with us. If you think you have a snazzy water career and
would like to be profiled (first on the blog, eventually in the collections on
our website), please shoot me an email at cmlay@illinois.edu.
