21. Katlyn Beck - Software Developer

09/23/20 • 42 min

Ordinarily Extraordinary - Conversations with women in STEM

Katlyn is a young software developer that got her start to software developing and programming in a unique way. She is passionate about the work that she does and where she is going in her career. She shares her challenges overcoming being "painfully introverted" (her words, not mine!) and is an avid golfer.
Episode Notes
Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound Studio
Acronyms, Definitions, and Fact Check
UTC - Utilities Technology Council - a global association focused on the intersection of telecommunications and utility infrastructure. (www.utc.org)
The Starbucks College Achievement Plan, first introduced in June 2014, is a first of its kind partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) that creates an opportunity for all eligible U.S. partners (employees) to earn their bachelor’s degree with full tuition coverage all the way to graduation at ASU’s top-ranked online degree program. (https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2015/starbucks-college-achievement-plan-frequently-asked-questions/)
OKCupid - A U.S.-based, internationally operating online dating, friendship, and formerly also a social networking website and application. (wikipedia)
Python - an interpreted, high-level and general-purpose programming language. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python's design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its notable use of significant whitespace. (wikipedia)
Code Academy - an American online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages including Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, C++, Swift, and Sass, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS. (wikipedia)
Hello World, by Warren Sande and his son, Carter - A gentle but thorough introduction to the world of computer programming. It's written in language a 12-year-old can follow, but anyone who wants to learn how to program a computer can use it. Even adults. (wikipedia)
Java Script - a programming language that conforms to the ECMAScript specification. JavaScript is high-level, often just-in-time compiled, and multi-paradigm. (wikipedia)
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets and scripting languages such as JavaScript. (wikipedia)
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript. (wikipedia)
Perl - a family of two high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages. (wikipedia)
100 Days of Code: A challenge to code on a regular basis in order to get in the habit of coding. There are two rules: 1) Code minimum an hour every day for the next 100 days. 2) Tweet your progress every day with the #100DaysOfCode hashtag. (www.100daysofcode.com)

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20. Sara Whiteman - Neuroscientist, applying for MD/PhD programs

Sara is a recent college graduate working as a Neuroscientist doing research in alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis. She is currently applying to MD/PhD programs and is planning to study traumatic brain injuries. She recently moved from Minnesota to Boston - right before COVID - making for some challenges in being able to experience a new city.
Episode Notes
Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound Studio
Acronyms, Definitions, and Fact Check
MD/PhD Programs - a dual doctorate degree program for students who are interested in careers as “physician-scientists." By graduation, they'll have fulfilled requirements for both the MD and PhD degrees. ... After graduation, MD/PhD students usually work as researchers or as faculty members at medical schools and universities. (www.princetonreview.com)
Freedom Walk - The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. Marked largely with brick, it winds between Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. (wikipedia)
Neurochemistry - the study of chemicals, including neurotransmitters and other molecules such as psychopharmaceuticals and neuropeptides, that control and influence the physiology of the nervous system. (wikipedia)
Traumatic Brain Injury - CDC defines a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. (www.cdc.gov)
Amyloid beta (Aβ or Abeta) denotes peptides of 36–43 amino acids that are crucially involved in Alzheimer's disease as the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. (wikipedia)
Tau Tangles - Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are aggregates of hyperphosphorylated tau protein that are most commonly known as a primary markerof Alzheimer's disease. Their presence is also found in numerous other diseases known as tauopathies. (wikipedia)
Dementia becomes more common with age. About 3% of people between the ages of 65–74 have dementia, 19% between 75 and 84, and nearly half of those over 85 years of age. In 2013 dementia resulted in about 1.7 million deaths, up from 0.8 million in 1990. As more people are living longer, dementia is becoming more common. (wikipedia)
Physician Scientist - a holder of a degree in medicine and science who invests significant time and professional effort in scientific research and spends correspondingly less time in direct clinical practice compared to other physicians. (wikipedia)
NIH (National Institute of Health) - a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. (www.nih.gov)
Mayo Clinic - an American nonprofit academic medical center focused on integrated patient care, education, and research. (wikipedia)
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) - a common disorder that affects the large intestine. Signs and symptoms include cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation, or both. (wikipedia)
IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease) - a term for two conditions (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) that are characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. (wikipedia)
Why We Sleep - Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. Matthew Walker, PhD.

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22. Nadya Bartol - Cybersecurity Executive, Policy Maker & Standards Development

Nadya is a cybersecurity executive and recognized global leader in cybersecurity. She uses her deep breath of knowledge to develop and lead consulting teams and in developing global cybersecurity standards. Nadya shares not only her industry experience, but also her experiences immigrating to the US from the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.
Episode Notes
Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound Studio
Acronyms, Definitions, and Fact Check
E-ISAC - Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center provides its members and partners with resources to prepare for and reduce cyber and physical security threats to the North American electricity industry. Created in 1999, the E-ISAC is operated by NERC and is organizationally isolated from NERC's enforcement processes. (www.nerc.com)
NRECA - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association - the organization that represents the interests of over 900 electric cooperatives in the United States, to various legislatures. Independent electric utilities are not-for-profit and are owned by their members. (wikipedia)
APPA - American Public Power Association - An industry trade association that is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. We represent public power before the federal government to protect the interests of the more than 49 million people that public power utilities serve, and the 93,000 people they employ. We advocate and advise on electricity policy, technology, trends, training, and operations. (www.publicpower.org)
EEI - Edison Electric Institute - an association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Its members provide electricity for 220 million Americans, operate in 50 states and the District of Columbia, and directly employ more than one million workers. (wikipedia)
UTC - Utilities Technology Council - a global association focused on the intersection of telecommunications and utility infrastructure. (www.utc.org)
ISO - International Organization for Standardization - an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 165 national standards bodies. (www.iso.org)
IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission - an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology". (wikipedia)
ISO/IEC 27100 - The standard will enable the concepts of cybersecurity to be shared and discussed. It will compare and contrast cybersecurity with [the ISO27k version of] information security.
NIST - National Institute of Science and Technology - founded in 1901 and is now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST is one of the nation's oldest physical science laboratories. (www.nist.gov)
Does computer science and music use the same part of the brain? The closest tie between music and math is patterns. Musical pieces often have repeating choruses or bars, similar to patterns. In mathematics, we look for patterns to explain and predict the unknown. Music uses similar strategies. When looking at a musical piece, musicians look for notes they recognize to find notes that are rare (high or low) and less familiar. In this way, notes relate to each other. (http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/beyond/articles/Music/music1.html)
KGB - translated in English as the Committee for State Security, was the secret police force that was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. (wikipedia)