Zach Smith, MS

Former GA/TA. Urban Water Quality. Soils. First Gen. McNair Scholar. Donaghey Scholar. Pizza Enthusiast. Gay. He/Him. Views are my own.

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Preparing for my first big talk (about 40-45 minutes to graduate students at my former uni) on Thursday since my thesis defense and I’m BIG nervous and feel like a phony since I haven’t been doing my (or any) science for the last four months 🥺

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Found out my former advisor for whom I wrote a strong recommendation just won a Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and I’m just so proud of her 😭❤️😭❤️😭❤️

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

@soblessedbeezy Tell me why I LOL’d so hard I fell on the floor from this. 😂

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

I just published my first first-author data release, and I’m currently happy crying into ice cream. 🥺😂❤️

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Forgot to post this one here. 😅 One of my days where I felt extra cute. #workdays

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Happy #FirstGenDay from a fellow first gen graduate to others! (Photo taken two years ago during my first year of grad school with a fellow geology undergrad first gen) 🙂❤️

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Just a less stressed White Rabbit with his Mad Hatter boyfriend. 🙂😍 Merry Ooky Spooky Day! 🎃

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

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[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Sometimes the clock hits 5pm and you have to decide to take the time for you. 🙂 #takeyourbreak

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

@soblessedbeezy “OH YOU POSTED A THIRST TRAP.” 🙄😂

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Decided it was a day for these shorts after work. Took a nice walk. 🙂

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Decided to reward myself for graduating with my MS, getting a job as a scientist, and having my birthday at the end of the month by getting this cute tattoo. Number 4 on me. 🙂😍❤️ #tattoo #elephant

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Old photo from out in Fourche Creek. 😅😍 Love this area of wetlands so much. 😍😍😍

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

All the anxious feels in the tummy, but not the good ones.

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

My boyfriend and my cat finally got to meet, and now she’s still sad that he left this morning 🥺 I’m glad she fell in love with him, too, though. 🥺❤️

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

@soblessedbeezy

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Picked this up today. 🥺🙂❤️

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

@thezxonebeats It was time. 😂

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Finally got a haircut after about 1.25 years 😅😂 A before and after to show the change. 🙂

[Zach Smith, MS @GeoMathZach]

Decided to take the morning to bask near my streams, staring at trees, all while laying on my hammock.