For single moms like Melissa Scruggs, lack of childcare makes it difficult for scientists to attend conferences. This Eos piece outlines ways to make scientific meetings more accessible:

Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. One of the most famous volcanic eruptions was the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. We talked about its 40th anniversary on Third Pod:

Want to learn more about volcanoes after listening Melissa Scrugg’s episode? Here’s an Eos article about how scientists use satellites and supercomputers to study Arctic volcanoes:

Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. What sorts of things do volcanologists study? Listen to this Third Pod episode with Krista Evans, who studies Thera’s volcano:

Melissa Scruggs is working on her Ph.D. in volcanology. Wonder what it’s like to work in some of the world’s harshest environments? We talked to 5 scientists about it in this Third Pod episode

Want to learn more about volcanoes after hearing Melissa Scruggs’ Sci & Tell episode? Read this Eos article about how scientists are using a 1000-year-old eruption to study modern volcanoes:

Melissa Scruggs is currently earning her Ph.D. in volcanology. What do we know about volcanoes so far? Check out this Third Pod episode w/ Jeffrey Johnson, who studies the sounds from volcanoes:

Some volcanologists like Melissa Scruggs visit volcanoes to study lava- others make their own lava! Check out this Eos article to learn more:

Like Melissa Scruggs, we here AGU think volcanoes are pretty cool! On Third Pod we talked about the interesting connection between Mt. Etna’s eruption and Julius Caesar’s assassination: