Graduating Senior Finds Passions in Exoplanets and Outreach

May 20, 2021 • by Amanda Figueroa-Nieves

Zoe de Beurs wasn't sure what she wanted to do when she first arrived at UT Austin, but after graduating, she started a Ph.D. in Planetary Science at MIT.

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