Life of a Geology Researcher & Professor: Mindset and Strength | Jnana-Jijñāsā Ep. 5

Описание: Welcome to Tattvaras Podcast Series: Jnana-Jijñāsā Episode 5!

Meet Miss Ayoti Banerjee — Assistant Professor at Durgapur Government College and PhD scholar at ISI Kolkata. After completing her studies at Presidency University and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, she worked at Cairn Vedanta before topping the ISI PhD entrance exam and moving into research and academia.
In this podcast, she shares her inspiring journey — from student life to corporate experience, and finally to pursuing advanced research and teaching.

This video discusses some sensitive topics around mental health and self-harm prevention

00:00 Brief Introduction - Ayoti Banerjee
01:06 What were you like as an undergraduate student?
03:15 Interesting field-trip experiences during her bachelor days
04:15 What is field work and what they actually do?
06:33 Why should someone pursue Geology and who can pursue?
09:15 Was PhD always the plan, or did something along the way push you towards research?
11:12 Many students think “PhD = super tough academics.” What’s one thing they usually get wrong?
13:17 What does your typical day look like as a PhD student?
15:18 Collaboration with other labs
16:35 Geology in layman terms
21:35 What is her research domain?
23:45 How is actually a mine visit?
26:51 What skills one should develop during your PhD that you think are useful for any career?
30:41 How do you keep your curiosity alive when work gets repetitive?
35:18 Her spiritual joruney
37:00 If you weren’t doing a PhD, what would you be doing instead?

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