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Virtual Career Exploration Series: A conversation with Dr. Tara Drozdenko on Science Policy and National Security

March 10, 2021 @ 12:00 pm

oin Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Madison for a virtual career conversation with Dr. Tara Drozdenko on March 10th at 12pm CST. Zoom link: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93003308646 Currently, Tara is the Acting Executive Director at the Outrider Foundation. Outrider has an educational mission and seeks to raise awareness about Global Challenges such as Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons.  Prior to joining Outrider, Tara worked for the U.S. government in the National Security field for over a decade.  She spent time working on Anti-terrorism measures and WMD issues for the U.S. Navy, on Missile Defense and Space Policy in the Arms Control Bureau at the State Department, and on economic sanctions in the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the U.S. Treasury Department. Prior to her work in National Security and Nuclear Policy, she studied plasma physics, earning her Ph.D. in 2001 from UCLA. Please fill out this Google form for registration and we will send you a reminder email the day before the event containing the zoom link!