Finding my unique path from geology to data science
My experiences at Mount Holyoke helped me grow into the sort of woman confident in her ability to do whatever she wants.
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Alexandra Horne ’12
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My experiences at Mount Holyoke helped me grow into the sort of woman confident in her ability to do whatever she wants.
After my lab experience at MHC, I completed a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computational Chemistry and work at ACS Nano and Nano Letters.
"Every night I sketched comet Arend-Roland and took pictures in the observatory dome and was hooked!"
Whether it is difficult weather conditions, working among thorny invasive species, or walking knee deep in a mucky marsh.
“The friendships and bonds I made this summer exposed me to an entirely new culture, which accepted me despite all our differences.”
As a clinical research associate at a pharmaceutical company (Eisai, Inc.), I am an active member of the product creation unit in my company’s oncology department.
The teaching assistant positions I held at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Maryland helped me discover my passion for teaching and got me thinking about how to become an effective educator.
The background that I obtained with my biochemistry major and chemistry research at Mount Holyoke has enabled my success at Stanford. Having already done research at Mount Holyoke, I was prepared to read scientific literature, think critically, and work independently.
My interest in polymer and material science led to graduate school and my career in the semiconductor industry.