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Throughout my career, I have been interested in research; I enjoy finding the interesting and complex connections between sometimes equally complex ideas. I am also interested in the practical applications of geosciences scientific concepts under different physical and environmental conditions.

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Baban, S.M.J. (2014). Early Influences and Career Evolution. In: Managing Geo-Based Challenges. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07380-4_1

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