Hi Yishan; thank you for taking the time to do this AMA.
In your response to another question, you talk about your watershed moment—the moment which spurred you to direct your energy towards finding a solution to climate change. I'd like to ask you more about the time between that moment and present day, and your experience in the transition from engineer/CEO to where you are now.
In another comment, you mention doing a "bunch of math on this reforestation thing" in the build-up to the founding of Terraformation. Could you elaborate on the kind of research you did and your research process?
More generally, how difficult was it to enter the green sector coming from your past work experience in ostensibly unrelated fields? How did you learn to "read the literature" on climate change? This is related to my next question:
I did my Bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics, and am about to graduate with a Master's degree in mathematics. Which is to say, I have a fair amount of formal/theoretical training, and not so much hands-on. At the same time, I am deeply concerned about the threat that climate change poses. Do you have any suggestions for climate-focused careers in which I could leverage my skillset, and pathways leading to such careers starting from where I currently am?
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Hi Yishan; thank you for taking the time to do this AMA.
In your response to another question, you talk about your watershed moment—the moment which spurred you to direct your energy towards finding a solution to climate change. I'd like to ask you more about the time between that moment and present day, and your experience in the transition from engineer/CEO to where you are now.
In another comment, you mention doing a "bunch of math on this reforestation thing" in the build-up to the founding of Terraformation. Could you elaborate on the kind of research you did and your research process?
More generally, how difficult was it to enter the green sector coming from your past work experience in ostensibly unrelated fields? How did you learn to "read the literature" on climate change? This is related to my next question:
I did my Bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics, and am about to graduate with a Master's degree in mathematics. Which is to say, I have a fair amount of formal/theoretical training, and not so much hands-on. At the same time, I am deeply concerned about the threat that climate change poses. Do you have any suggestions for climate-focused careers in which I could leverage my skillset, and pathways leading to such careers starting from where I currently am?
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