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My GSA Membership Journey

I became a member in 2019 when I was an international college
freshman at the University of California Berkeley. I was looking for
funding for my summer fieldwork at the Juneau Icefield Research
Program. I came across GSA’s field camp scholarship, which later
I got awarded twice. I was also a recipient of the On To the Future
program, which was a great professional development opportunity.
When I was a junior, I became a student representative in both
the GSA Education Committee and International Committee. It
was eye-opening for me to attend business meetings in both com-
mittees, communicating with and learning from people in differ-
ent career paths. Through participating in behind-the-scenes work Yueyi Che conducting field research for her
for award nominations, I gained more insights on how to write my senior thesis in Yosemite National Park.
scholarship applications. I was excited to be a voice for the geosci- Serving in GSA student leadership was an important step in
ence students, making decisions and changes to the professional transforming things I learned from my student organization lead-
field by serving on a committee. ership experience to a professional setting. I would highly encour-
Now I am the chair-elect of the GSA Student Advisory Council; age geoscience students, especially undergraduate students, to
my work is more focused on the student experience in geoscience. serve as student representatives. GSA loves to hear our perspec-
Like many students, I go to school in a small earth-science depart- tives. By contributing to the professional community, we can grow
ment, so organizing social events through GSA was a great way to as individuals and shape the future of geoscience.
know more peers in my field. I faced lots of hardship in funding
my thesis research and I thought I should not be alone. Thus, Yueyi Che
I initiated an undergraduate student research funding survey to Chair of the GSA Student Advisory Council
see how GSA can better support our undergraduate students. GSA member since 2019

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