Kate Hale
“My name is Kate Hale. By day, I am a PhD Candidate at the University of Colorado-Boulder, studying and researching snow science. I explore how the timing of incoming precipitation (as snowfall or rainfall) affects the subsequent timing and amount of our water resources across western North America. I love my job. I love getting into the nitty-gritty details of collecting, analyzing, and managing data, while also communicating the ‘bigger picture' of the science takeaways in a way that is clear, concise, and digestible. My work is personally engaging and is societally applied, as the fate of our water (at any scale) is relevant to everyone. The applicability of my work to everyday life and to the average human being or creature feels particularly meaningful. It feels important to me that I do something that carries significance to someone, or something, other than myself. And, in my fairly biased opinion, I believe that ‘something’ works to make the world a better place.”
“By night, however, I am a partner, a friend, a family member, and a gal who loves to move around on various surfaces and/or sit down with a good book. The additional flexibility that comes with a job in academia provides the opportunity to chase after big dreams and spend time with the ones I love. Catch me squeezing in an early adventure before a late morning meeting or swapping my Wednesday for a Saturday. The job truly caters to the work hard, play hard schedule!”