{"id":1330,"date":"2024-02-12T18:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/?page_id=1330"},"modified":"2024-04-11T20:49:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:49:34","slug":"027-darcy-molnar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/027-darcy-molnar\/","title":{"rendered":"TGC Podcast Episode 027 &#8211; Darcy Molnar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:280px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/001-joao-paulo-leitao\/cover-art\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cover-Art\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=465%2C465&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cover-Art-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A personal journey, from Africa to Switzerland &#8211; insights on education, nature-based solutions and women scientists<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guest: Darcy Molnar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>April 9th, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Teaser<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8WcHNQe0wQo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>\u201c&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><strong>You should do what you love and not what you think you should do&#8230; and in the end, things will work out and you will be happy&#8230;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>Darcy Molnar is a Senior Program Manager at the Leopold-Bachmann Foundation and the Masters in Advanced Studies in Water Resources Program Coordinator at ETH Zurich. Growing up in West Africa, Darcy forged a career around creating opportunities for global education around the critical challenges that our world is facing including water security, climate change, disaster risk reduction and how nature-based solutions can help overcome these. She is also founder of the 500 Women Scientists Zurich chapter, which seeks to provide more visibility to women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On today\u2019s show, Darcy and I revisit how she developed her passion for water, from the rivers of West Africa to boating along the Nile in Egypt. We reflect on what it takes to teach the complex topic of nature-based solutions, explore her activities in creating global north and south knowledge exchange networks, and how she has encouraged and created a path forward for better gender balance in STEM at the tertiary education level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"1331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/027-darcy-molnar\/darcy_molnar_profilepic_500px\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Darcy_Molnar_Profilepic_500px.jpg?resize=465%2C465&amp;ssl=1 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Darcy Molnar is Senior Programme Coordinator at the Leopold-Bachmann Foundation and the Masters in Advanced Studies in Sustainable Water Resources Program Coordinator at ETH Zurich. She grew up in Cameroon and after forming a passion with water and science, obtained a Bachelor degree in Physics from Middlebury College in Vermont USA in 1991, a Masters in Water Resources Planning and Management in 1994 and PhD in Hydraulic Engineering in 1997 at Colorado State University. She has over 14 years of experience in program coordination, teaching and education at the tertiary education level as well as 5 years of experience working with secondary schools in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specific topics that Darcy specializes in include nature-based solutions (for climate change and disaster risk reduction), sustainable water resources management (environment, social and economic) and capacity building (tertiary and secondary). She is actively engaged in enhancing opportunities for women in science and engineering and in promoting youth-led projects for sustainable development in the Global South. To date, many of her achievements include the Network for Water and Life (NEWAL) in West Africa Project, setting up the 500 Women Scientists Zurich Chapter, setting up the Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Sustainable Water Resources at ETH Zurich and a number of other initiatives that she kick-started. Darcy was also on the steering board of of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswaterpartnership.ch\/about-us\/\">Swiss Water Partnership<\/a> (co-chair since 2021, until 2023) and an academic representative of <a href=\"https:\/\/justinus.ch\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/justinus.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oeuvre St Justin Foundation<\/a> (Fribourg).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id='buzzsprout-small-player-limit-5-artist-darcy-molnar'><\/div><script type='text\/javascript' charset='utf-8' src='https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2083595.js?artist=Darcy+Molnar&#038;container_id=buzzsprout-small-player-limit-5-artist-darcy-molnar&#038;limit=5&#038;player=small'><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources Related to the Episode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Egypt:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthegotours.com\/Egypt\/Guides\/Felucca-Sailing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Felluca Sailing<\/strong><\/a> down the Nile &#8211; the boats that Darcy mentioned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitredsea.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Red Sea travel<\/strong><\/a> destination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/desert-safari-egypte.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Egypt desert tours<\/a> and more about <strong>Cairo<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/articles\/things-to-know-before-traveling-to-cairo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lonely Planet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>History of the Nile River Basin &#8211; a nice <a href=\"https:\/\/courseware.e-education.psu.edu\/courses\/earth105new\/content\/lesson04\/01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overview from Penn State<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/nile-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Geographic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More about <strong>CH2M<\/strong> (formerly CH2M Hill) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CH2M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yaound%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Yaound\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>, the city and capital of Cameroon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cYou\u2019re good at math, so you should go into engineering\u2026\u201d &#8211; as referenced on so many past episodes of the podcast including <a href=\"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/002-scott-lloyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/023-markus-vogl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 23<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/024-jon-hathaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 24<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More about the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanaga_River\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sanaga River in Cameroon<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/dahiti.dgfi.tum.de\/en\/13713\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hydrology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ETH Zurich\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mas-swr.ethz.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Masters in Advanced Studies<\/strong><\/a> in Sustainable Water Resources Programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teaching Nature-based solutions and Blue-Green Infrastructures:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ethz.ch\/content\/dam\/ethz\/main\/eth-zurich\/nachhaltigkeit\/Dokumente\/Sustainable_Course_Catalog\/ETH_Zurich_Sustainability_Course_Catalogue_5_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">course that Darcy and I organised<\/a><\/strong> (page 69) in case you\u2019re interested in how we structured it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has a lot of great resources on nature-based solutions, check out their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>UN resolution defining Nature-based solutions<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org\/news\/united-nations-environment-assembly-nature-based-solutions-definition#:~:text=The%20UNEA%2D5%20resolution%20formally,effectively%20and%20adaptively%2C%20while%20simultaneously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/environmentassembly\/unea5\/about-unea-5?%2Fabout-unea-5=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNEA-5 page<\/a>] &#8211; you can access the official UN resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/resolutions-treaties-and-decisions\/UN-Environment-Assembly-5-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>EU Nature Restoration Law<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/nature-and-biodiversity\/nature-restoration-law_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is <strong>integrated urban water management<\/strong>? [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwp.org\/globalassets\/global\/toolbox\/publications\/policy-briefs\/13-integrated-urban-water-management-iuwm.-toward-diversification-and-sustainability.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Water Partnership<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The design project we used were based on real-world case studies in Switzerland. In the first year we ran the course, we actually used a project I worked on and have featured on the podcast in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/002-scott-lloyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 2 with Scott Lloyd<\/a><\/strong>. Check out this episode for more details on the Gaswerk Project that we then used in the Nature-based solutions and Blue Green Infrastructure course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have referenced multiple areas at ETH Zurich: <a href=\"https:\/\/usys.ethz.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USYS (Environmental Science)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/master-buildingsystems.ethz.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Integrated Building Systems<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/baug.ethz.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BAUG, the engineering faculty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Work in Development and the Network for Water and Life (NEWAL)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More about <a href=\"https:\/\/sas4sd.ethz.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science Action in Schools for Sustainable Development<\/a> (<strong>SAS4SD<\/strong>) and some of their <a href=\"https:\/\/sas4sd.ethz.ch\/education\/sas4sd-educational-material.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educational materials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The network of weather stations across Africa (<a href=\"https:\/\/tahmo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TAHMO<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Network for Water and Life (NEWAL)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/newal.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Darcy\u2019s work in promoting women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.500womenscientistszurich.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500 Women Scientists Zurich Chapter<\/a><\/strong> website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/math.ethz.ch\/research\/mathematics-teacher-education\/meike-akveld.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Meike Akveld<\/a><\/strong> from the Department of Mathematics at ETH Zurich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/math.ethz.ch\/outreach\/kangaroo-goes-science.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kangaroo Goes Science<\/a><\/strong> (in German)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaenguru-schweiz.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kangaroo Switzerland<\/a><\/strong> (in German)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We reference <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/009-ana-deletic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 9 with Ana Deletic<\/a><\/strong> and her view on the topic. Check out her episode for some fascinating discussions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darcy is now based at the <strong>Leopold-Bachmann Foundation<\/strong>, you can read more about their activities <a href=\"https:\/\/lb-foundation.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Chapters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>(Chapters are embedded in the episode for quick access, click this to expand and view all chapters and time stamps)<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>0:00 Intro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:59 Guest Intro and her Egyptian Experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7:29 From Physics to Engineering and Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:12 The Sanaga River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17:15 Getting to Switzerland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20:39 How to teach nature-based solutions?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>35:07 Network for Water and Life (NEWAL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>44:42 500 Women Scientists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>48:30 The Kangaroo Math Competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:00:30 Darcy\u2019s New Adventure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:01:51 Q&amp;A Start<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:02:17 Key event, book person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:04:33 If you had a magic wand?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:05:23 Biggest challenge in career to date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:08:27 Time Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:11:19 Advice for young scientists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:12:02 Where can people find you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:12:20 Final Message<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:13:24 Outro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with Darcy Molnar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/darcy-molnar-b8691089\/?originalSubdomain=ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Episodes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-attachment-id=\"750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/007-abishek-narayan\/abishek-profilepic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?fit=1993%2C1993&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1993,1993\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598879380&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Abishek-Profilepic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-750\" style=\"width: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=100%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?w=1993&amp;ssl=1 1993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=465%2C465&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petermbach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abishek-Profilepic.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/007-abishek-narayan\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"749\">Episode #07 &#8211; 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Juan Pablo Rodr\u00edguez S\u00e1nchez<\/a><\/strong><br><strong>\u201cRestrictions and constraints breed innovation\u201d \u2013 sewers and nature-based solutions in Colombia<\/strong><br><em>(Related Topics: global south, nature-based solutions)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosted by Peter Marcus Bach, follow me on: <strong>X:<\/strong> @petermbach, <strong>Instagram:<\/strong> @petermbach87 or subscribe to my channel on <strong>YouTube: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/PeterMarcusBach\/\">www.youtube.com\/c\/PeterMarcusBach\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intro\/Outro Song:<\/strong> \u2018Starsky\u2019 by Alex Keren (Check out more of his tunes over on Spotify:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/balloon-planet\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5vZ3lENfDLjkln8scBJ8mW<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #27 A personal journey, from Africa to Switzerland &#8211; 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