1. Brianna Thomas Howard University
Being a NAC Alumna!
Brianna Thomas
Howard University

2. An innocent …
Dr. Charles Liu

3. An innocent …
Dr. Charles Liu
Dr. Aaron Evans

4. An innocent …
Dr. Aaron Evans
Dr. Kartik Sheth

5. An innocent email… at my own university… Dr. Marcus Alfred
Dr. Kartik Sheth

6. What is Nac? Expected: Inspiring discussions about diversity
Very Formal Layout
Extra research assignments

7. First internship! NRAO in Charlottesville, VA Project Title:
Creating a Pipeline for High Resolution Images in VLBA data
Learned CASA!

9. NAC con’t… Reality: Very relaxed!
Focused less on research and more on mentorship to promote diversity
Inspiration from diversity speakers
Open discussions about our research

10. best part: Mentorship

11. Best tool: Networking

12. “Beyond” nac… Harvard Smithsonian Summer Internship Program
Banneker Institute affiliate
Project Title:
Investigating the Orbital Period Valley in Kepler Data

13. Orbital period valley

14. In the future…
I’ll continue to:
Develop research skills acquired in the NAC
Learn how to mentor others/ Inspire others
Experience fun with another amazing group of colleagues!
I recommend NAC to anyone who believes in the power of mentorship, is just getting started in STEM research, and most importantly, wants to be able to be in a diverse and equal work environment.

15. Thank you!