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We are finding that we are beginning to constrain some of our understandings and exclude some possibilities.

You don't know what you're getting into until you're in it; even now, I'm not so sure what I'm in.

"Functionally, there's no unemployment of geoscientists right now." Cindy Martinez, American Geological Institute

"Everything is made out of something, and it always will be."

Diggs was a 2004 Black Engineer of the Year Award winner in the "Promising Scientist in Government" category. He was also named one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science in 2004 by
Science Spectrum magazine.

Students are on a journey to discover who they are and what they can become.

"What makes him special is his ability to judge which problems are the best to work on. Perhaps the most important skill for a researcher is being able to identify which problems you have a good chance of solving and which solutions would be most important." – John Preskill

Assamagan has dedicated his career to developing detectors and software to explore still-uncharted areas of particle physics.

In contrast to the mysterious forms of energy and matter she studies, the 33-year-old Verde radiates enthusiasm when talking about her work. "I never stop being amazed by it," she says.

Andronicos feels a tremendous amount of responsibility to help other minority students persevere and succeed in their studies.

Where will the next Einstein come from?

"Nothing panned out for years, but [the techniques] did come to fruition. You have to make the investment." --Andrea Ghez

"I am always looking for that sense of discovery, that constant feeling of exploration and the opportunity to be outside in environments that are new and challenging," says Darlene Lim, a biogeologist postdoc at NASA's Ames Research Center.

"Even if you are not doing science when you are an advisor, you definitely bring your training as a scientist to the table – and this can be of great benefit," says Nancy Kingsbury, Science Advisor at Natural Resources Canada.

“We are looking for people who have a history of publishing and presenting. If the résumé doesn’t have those two key elements, they’ll be at a competitive disadvantage.” - Ron Webb, Procter and Gamble

The purpose of MS PHD'S is to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities in earth-system sciences.