As a graduate student, Fatima Husain studies the fossil and genetic records of ancient and modern life forms to better understand the history of life on Earth. Credits : Photo: Gretchen Ertl
As a graduate student, Fatima Husain studies the fossil and genetic records of ancient and modern life forms to better understand the history of life on Earth. Credits : Photo: Gretchen Ertl PhD candidate Fatima Husain investigates the co-evolution of life and Earth and works to communicate science to the public. Fatima Husain grew up in the heart of the Midwest, surrounded by agriculture. "Every time you left your home, you saw fields of corn and soybeans. And it was really quite beautiful," she says. During elementary school, she developed her own love of gardening and cultivated a small plot in her family's backyard. "Having the freedom to make a mess, experiment, and see things grow was very impactful," says Husain, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) and a Hugh Hampton Young Fellow.
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