My name is Ruby, and I’m a new member of Sera’s research group as a master’s student, analyzing a catalogue of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei. As a second year, I am now working on research full-time, for the first time in my academic career, and so have been considering the role that it has in shaping people when they leave the classroom. I’ve been told that it involves a lot of creativity, being able to stretch your mind outward around unrefined and unheard of problems, and I’ve been reflecting on the transition that comes from student to researcher, or more broadly, how it can affect the way you think and…
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