025: Leah overcame failing her first oral proposal defense to find work she loves at NEON

Rock Your Research with Chris Jones by Chris Jones

Jan 19, 201647:31Education

Leah is the supervising scientist of education and public engagement at NEON. Her research involves remote sensing and data informatics. To learn more about Leah take a look at her profile on the neon website Biggest Str...

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