{"id":11296,"date":"2019-05-29T09:58:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T15:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=11296"},"modified":"2020-06-12T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:17:06","slug":"you-have-a-cool-job-episode-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/you-have-a-cool-job-episode-31\/","title":{"rendered":"You Have a Cool Job: Astrophysicist and Space Industry Consultant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Have a Cool Job: Astrophysicist and Space Industry Consultant\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VZhi7gAkhzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>On this week\u2019s episode<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__content\">\n<div class=\"sc-type-small\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this week\u2019s episode of You Have a Cool Job, we talk to Laura Forczyk , an astrophysicist. Laura owns Astralytical, a consulting company for space industry professionals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Laura shares her childhood interest in space and how this grew into a career in astrophysics. She talks about her educational background at the Florida Institute of Technology, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the University of Central Florida. After achieving her doctoral degree, she found that she wanted to utilize her interpersonal skills.<\/li>\n<li>Right after having her first child, Laura started Astralytical. She discusses the need to bring humanity into the work space, especially in the science world. Laura shares her experience bringing her infants to conferences she attends.<\/li>\n<li>Laura talks about her clients and daily work. She says she wants to get more information out there about how we use space in our everyday lives, and hopes to grow her business in this way. Accordingly, she stresses the need for various fields as they relate to space, rather than the traditional STEM avenues of study.<\/li>\n<li><em>To pursue a degree or career like this, check out Laura&#8217;s alma matter, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/college-search\/florida-institute-of-technology-000_10000430.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida Institute of Technology<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><em>*Note: the Florida Institute of Technology is a Peterson&#8217;s partner.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b style=\"color: #131315;\">About the show<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Have a Cool Job<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a podcast hosted by Taylor Sienkiewicz from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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We ask these fascinating individuals how they got to where they are in their career based on their education, experience, and influences; \u00a0why they love their job; and lots more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Want more?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like what you&#8217;re hearing, check out these resources to get plugged in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more episodes of <i>You Have a Cool Job, <\/i>visit our YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9TC13WNTbvfmPMpPB50I7Fnm91DIfPQf\">channel.<\/a> View other podcast blogs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/category\/podcasts\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe to receive an email containing each podcast episode of <i>You Have a Cool Job<\/i> as they&#8217;re released.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/sgwidget.leaderapps.co\/js\/sg-widget.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<style>.sendgrid-subscription-widget input{padding:1em 1em 1.05em !important;font-size:.8em;font-family:sans-serif}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_first_name,.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_last_name{margin-right:.5em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn{display:inline-block;color:white !important;border:none !important;background:#ea7c62 !important;box-shadow:none !important;cursor:pointer;vertical-align:middle;max-width:250px !important;padding:15px 25px 15px 25px !important;margin:0 .4em;text-align:center;font-size:16px !important;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:700 !important;}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn:active{color:#8e8b8b;box-shadow:0 0 5px -1px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .response{display:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:.8em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .success{color:green}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .error,.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text a{color:#3097d1}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text{font-size:.9em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text label{font-weight:400}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\" class=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\">\n<form id=\"sg-widget\" data-token=\"02b75070a54eca958dbbe3e4b152b4f9\">\n<div id=\"sg-response\" class=\"sg-response\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"sg_email\" name=\"sg_email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" \/><input id=\"sg-submit-btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>Learn more about Laura&#8217;s work <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milehighurbanfarming.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a nomination for the show? 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