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(1/9) Hola! this week in @GeoLatinas we are SO proud to feature Lizette Leon Rodriguez from Colombia 
for our #FridayFeatureInGeo. Lizette is a Stratigrapher and Micropaleontologist at ExxonMobil @exxonmobil #WomeninSTEM #GeoLatinasAroundTheWorld #LatinasInScience
for our #FridayFeatureInGeo. Lizette is a Stratigrapher and Micropaleontologist at ExxonMobil @exxonmobil #WomeninSTEM #GeoLatinasAroundTheWorld #LatinasInScience
(2/9) Lizette tells us: “I am a proud daughter of a single working mother, who was an elementary school teacher. I was raised by her and 7 aunts. I attended the best public university, the Universidad Nacional de Colombia @UNALOficial and pursued Geology” #LatinasInGeo #GeoLatina
(3/9) For Lizette to be Latina means "my roots are the green mountains, the hardworking people, the music, the creativity. All of that is reflected on the work I do. I try to bring creative work, happiness & very good quality products/ideas to my job every day” #GeoLatinasPower
(4/9) Lizette is an expert in Micropaleontology - Planktic and benthic foraminifera applied to Biostratigraphy and Biofacies. Her research focuses on Micropaleontology and carbonate reservoir exploration #WomeninScience #RepresentationMatters
(5/9) Lizette shares: “I love supporting research on micropaleontology. I am part of the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research @CushmanFdn and keep their social media pages up to date" Thanks for all the awesome work you do, Lizette #WomeninScience https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/
(6/9) Lizette stands for "honesty and high quality research and work". She also shares: “I am very passionate about using the natural resources wisely. We have only one world to live. We should care about it for us and those who will be our future”
#GetInspired #GeoLatinas
#GetInspired #GeoLatinas
(7/9) Lizette is a full-time working mother, she shares: “there is nothing comparable to motherhood. Life became more meaningful when I became a mother. It makes me feel that I should work harder each day for the future of my girls and other kids around the world” #mujereslatinas
(8/9) Lizette loves hiking and nature, "I am happy when I am outdoors smelling the forest. I read about scientific discoveries and advances of female workers around the world. I love old pictures, monuments, historical places. It makes me feel I can travel to the past” #wellbeing
(9/9) To find out more about Lizette’s amazing research and get inspired, please visit these websites:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=n2MB9tYAAAAJ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lizette_Leon-Rodriguez https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/about/leonrodriguez
#WomeninSTEM #GeoLatinas #RepresentationMatters
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=n2MB9tYAAAAJ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lizette_Leon-Rodriguez https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/about/leonrodriguez
#WomeninSTEM #GeoLatinas #RepresentationMatters
