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Mujeres Fronterizas #6: Norma Villagómez-Márquez Mujeres Fronterizas

    • Natural Sciences

In this episode of “Mujeres Fronterizas,” SIA board member Christian Aguilar Murrieta interviews Dr. Norma Villagómez-Márquez about her experience growing up in the borderlands and how she found her passion for studying water.



Norma is a chemist, engineer, and consultant who works in interdisciplinary teams with partners in both nonprofit and private sectors. She received a Ph.D. in Soil & Water Chemistry from the University of Arizona in 2021. Today, as a scientific recruiter, she spends her days helping other scientists find their job niche within a wide range of industries and fields. You can listen to the podcast below.



Norma’s research work that she references in the interview can be found at https://projectharvest.arizona.edu/



Co-creators: Denise Moreno Ramírez, Christian Aguilar Murrieta, Louise Misztal, Amy Amoroso



Further Learning



See all Mujeres Fronterizas podcasts. And for more on environmental justice, check out these blogs:




Reflecting on Environmental Justice in the U.S. and Mexico



Border Coalitions for Environmental Justice: Two Cases

In this episode of “Mujeres Fronterizas,” SIA board member Christian Aguilar Murrieta interviews Dr. Norma Villagómez-Márquez about her experience growing up in the borderlands and how she found her passion for studying water.



Norma is a chemist, engineer, and consultant who works in interdisciplinary teams with partners in both nonprofit and private sectors. She received a Ph.D. in Soil & Water Chemistry from the University of Arizona in 2021. Today, as a scientific recruiter, she spends her days helping other scientists find their job niche within a wide range of industries and fields. You can listen to the podcast below.



Norma’s research work that she references in the interview can be found at https://projectharvest.arizona.edu/



Co-creators: Denise Moreno Ramírez, Christian Aguilar Murrieta, Louise Misztal, Amy Amoroso



Further Learning



See all Mujeres Fronterizas podcasts. And for more on environmental justice, check out these blogs:




Reflecting on Environmental Justice in the U.S. and Mexico



Border Coalitions for Environmental Justice: Two Cases

23 min