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:::{profile} Elisa Rodenburg
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roles: |
    Book Dash Participant (2021)
github: Elisa-on-GitHub
orcid: 0000-0001-6068-9792
bio: |
    I'm a Research Data Steward at the University Library of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I support researchers with questions about Research Data Management and Open Science, and I try to write some good guidance for them as part of this. With a team of IT colleagues, I'm also trying to build tools that support researchers with RDM. With \@Karvovskaya and other colleagues I built two RDM- and Open Science-themed Escape Rooms, hoping that they teach the player something nice *and* let them have fun.
highlights: |
    Working together with the Scriberia artist Adrien Liard; meeting more of the community; creating my first pull request *and* having it merged; start contributing to this wonderful project.
more: |
    In my free time, I bake :cake: and swim :swimming_woman: (not always in that order)
quote: |
    The Turing Way is not only a guidebook but also a lovely community of creative, talented and welcoming professionals. It was great to have the chance to join the Book Dash and contribute to the project. I hope to be back the next time!
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:::{profile} Emma Karoune
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roles: |
    Steering Committee Member;
    Book Dash Working Group;
    Book Dash Planning Committee (2021-Present);
    TPS Staff (2023-Present);
    Book Dash Participant (2020-2022);
    Trainers and Mentors Working Group (2022)
github: EKaroune
orcid: 0000-0002-6576-6053
bio: |
    I'm a Research Associate and Community Manager of DECOVID at The Alan Turing Institute. I’m also a post-doctoral researcher working in the field of Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoecology. I have a PhD in Palaeoecology from the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. I am leading a project to improve the FAIRness of phytolith data. I am also working on a project with Historic England concerning the development of novel methodologies in phytolith research for application to British Archaeological remains.
highlights: |
    I have really enjoyed working in such a collaborative way during the Book Dash. I have had interesting discussions concerning the accessibility of The Turing way, collaboration, communication and research in general with other contributors.
    I have further developed my GitHub skills by working in collaboration with \@paulowoicho, \@malvikasharan and \@KirstieJane to develop a chapter on 'Getting Started on Github'.
    This improvement in my skills will really benefit my own personal research to develop my own collaborative working groups and teach others how to use these research tools.
    At the May 2021 Book Dash, I enjoyed mentoring new contributors' contributions, reviewing pull requests and helping to run sessions during the Book Dash. It was great to work collaboratively to improve and publish a new chapter on 'Communicating with wider audiences' in the Guide for Communication.
    I've been the lead author and organiser of the academic authorship chapter.
    At the November 2021 Book Dash, I have been hosting sessions and helping to review pull requests #2160, #1919 and #2167. I've also worked with \@MariaEriksson to plan and start writing an overview of sensitive data.
more: |
    I try to work as openly as possible and a large part of my current research is developing easy and accessible to all collaborative and open ways of working. I am also working hard to bring together specialists in my field into a working group for Open Science so that we can work collaboratively towards subject-specific FAIR guidelines for phytolith data.
quote: |
    Such a great week! Supportive collaborative environment to produce some really quality contributions to this wonderful project.
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:::{profile} Eric Daub
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github: edaub
bio: |
    Eric is a data scientist and geophysics researcher and has appeared on several television programs and podcasts to discuss his research on earthquake occurrence in the Central United States. One challenge for presenting earthquake research is the tendency to overhype results on the topic of earthquake prediction. Eric used these media appearances to highlight the difficulties inherent in predicting earthquakes and explain why no reliable method exists to predict earthquakes accurately enough for societal actions to take place. From that discussion about overhyped results, he transitioned to explaining how his research showed that the chances of an earthquake had not changed due to recent changes in activity, as the fluctuations were *exactly* in line with what would be expected for a simple baseline level of risk. This outreach activity helped improve the understanding of the target audience on a complex, technical subject and debunk some of the commonly held assumptions about earthquake prediction and risk management.
highlights: |
    I collaborated with a group of researchers from The Alan Turing Institute to draft a chapter on scientific outreach.
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:::{profile} Esther Plomp
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roles: |
    University of Aruba Representative (2025-Present);
    Book Dash Planning Committee (2021-Present);
    TU-Delft Representative (2020-2025);
    Book Dash Participant (2020-Present)
github: EstherPlomp
orcid: 0000-0003-3625-1357
bio: |
    I'm a Researcher at the University of Aruba, Research Center.
    Before this, I was a Data Steward at the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, in the Netherlands, supporting researchers with their data management and open science practices.
    For my PhD research, I analysed human teeth for their isotopic/chemical composition to say something about human mobility patterns (fields of forensics, archaeology, osteology).
    Next to the Turing Way I'm also involved with other teams, such as the [Open Research Calendar](https://openresearchcalendar.org/), [IsoArcH](https://isoarch.eu/) and [OLS](https://we-are-ols.org/).
    I'm also interested in anything related to physical samples in research, and I'm a co-chair of the [Research Data Alliance Physical Samples Interest Group](https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/physical-samples-and-collections-research-data-ecosystem-ig).
highlights: |
    Thanks to the Turing Way I really learned how to work collaboratively using GitHub.
    The Book Dash in February 2020 was a great kickstart to actually practice and directly apply these skills, which now allows me to contribute more confidently to other projects as well!
    I primarily contributed to the Reproducible Research Chapter, to the Research Data Management section, and to the Research Infrastructure Roles.
    I reviewed existing content and I'm working on adding a section on Data Management Plans and how to handle personal data.
    I also made a [The Turing Way poster](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4263403) that I presented during a conference.
    I hope to pay it forward and facilitate others in learning how to work with GitHub through The Turing Way or The Carpentries workshops.
    I'm very grateful to be part of this great and inclusive community!
    As a Working Group and Planning Committee member I do not focus on content as much as I'd like during Book Dashes. It is a pleasure to work together with the other Committee/Group members and ensure that the Book Dash is an exciting and inspiring event for the participants!
more: |
    I think scientific research should be accessible to anyone who would like to learn and contribute.

    I'm interested in anything related to Open Science and Research Data Management!
    Please do reach out if you have a nice idea for the Research Data Management chapter in the Turing Way, or if you'd like to collaborate on things! :)
quote: |
    Being a part of the organising committee for the online Book Dashes was an exciting opportunity for me to look behind the organisation scenes and to be a part of an amazing team. The BookDashes themselves are absolutely amazing, especially the discussions and the 'show and tell' sessions!
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