| Denali Kincaid is a graduate student pursuing a PhD in volcanic geochemistry. They obtained a Bachelors of Science degree from University of Florida, completing an honors thesis on mid-ocean ridge volcanism before working as a laboratory technician at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. They now research the evolution of plagioclase ultraphyric basalts in Iceland as a part of their PhD. Denali is very active in science communication, working as a USGS intern and writing articles on Alaska National park geology throughout their undergraduate degree. They are now running three different social media accounts focused on increasing public knowledge of geoscience, encouraging young students to pursue a career in the Earth sciences, and promoting equality in STEM as a whole. This has allowed them to speak about the importance of geoscience education and representation in STEM in a number of different venues including podcasts, as a speak at both elementary schools and universities, and most recently being invited to host a science communication workshop at the 2023 Geological Society of America conference with other science communicators. |