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She is an Associate Research Scientist at Dow, and I’ll let her share her story from here.  \nMy name is Steph Barbon, and I am an Associate Research Scientist at Dow Chemical. I grew up in London, Canada – though I always forget to include the“Canada” part and have to explain why I don’t have a British accent. I did all my formal education in Canada, up toa PhD in Chemistry atthe University of Western Ontario, before moving south of the border – first to UC Santa Barbara for a postdoc in polymer chemistry, and then to Midland, to start work at Dow.  \nI think if you told high school me about where I am today, I would be shocked. I had always liked Chemistry and Math in high school and had a great chemistry teacher–and this made me decide to apply to the Chemistry program at my local university, but I never saw myself getting a PhD. To be honest, in high school, I don’t think I knew anyone with a PhD or knew what a PhD was. Even over the  \ncourse of my undergraduate degree, I would have probably never said I would get a PhD – even though I got good grades, because I didn’t think I was capable. And that really comes down towhat I would say has been the biggest challenge that I’ve had to overcome over the course of my career path– my own imposter syndrome.  \nFor those of you not familiar with the term, imposter syndrome is doubting your own abilities, and the feeling that you’ve only arrived at your career successes by luck. This is something that has plagued me from the beginning of my chemistry career–and really made me scared to take big steps. Things like “I get good grades, but I could never do research,”or “I’ve published some good papers","cbCairL6IKM12OTj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairL6IKM12OTj","pdf",1666063,"English","# Chair Column\n# Midland Section ACS Board of Directors 2025 Election, October 14– November 4\n# 2024 Central Regional Meeting (CERM), November 6-9\n# Girl Scouts STEM Day, November 9\n# Radio Astronomy: A Whole New World That We Couldn’t Otherwise See\n# Invitation to Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, December 16\n# Midland Section ACS Celebrates Achievements in Chemistry and Related Sciences\n# Congratulations to the 2024 NCW Illustrated Poem Contest Winners\n# Continued Push Toward Scholarship Fund Goal\n# ACS Spring 2025, Registration Opens December 10\n# GLRM 2025: Chemistry for a Better Planet\n# In Memoriam– David Caldwell Young, Jr\n# In Memoriam– Faith Mary Binns\n# Upcoming Dates, Events, and Other Updates","[{\"question\":\"Who is introduced in the Chair Column, and what is her role?\",\"answer\":\"Erin Vogel introduces Stephanie Barbon, a chemist and winner of a PMSE Division Early Investigators Award. 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