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Kelly Whitaker Highlight
It's really OK to not know what you want to be when you grow up. It's OK just to say, 'You know what, I don't know; I'm still thinking about it, I'm still trying new things and I'll make that decision when I'm ready to.
About Kelly
- Works for Alcoa, the largest light metals research facility in the world; she develops surfaces in their product development department.
- When she first took chemistry in high school, she hated it.
- Started studying biology in college, but realized in her first semester that she missed her chemistry class.
- Switched from a pharmacy major to a nutrition major to a neuroscience major to a physical science major-says, "I changed my mind a lot."
- Says the best thing you can do to find your interests is to expose yourself to as many different things as possible.
- Favorite part of her job is being able to go to the store and see products that she worked on.
- Says what she's currently working on is nothing like what she studied in graduate school, so you don't have to feel too committed to what you study.
- Believes she found a great profession because it fulfills her need to problem-solve by taking things apart and figuring out what makes them tick.
