Karen Rodriguez is a recent graduate and incoming master’s student at Stanford University. She earned her B.S. with Honors in Earth and Planetary Sciences in 2025, specializing in seismology, and will continue her studies in the department as a graduate student.

In addition to her primary field of study, Karen has a strong interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning. She has worked on various research projects at Stanford creating metadata to build the datasets used to train machine learning algorithms. These algorithms typically used Natural Language Processing and the research ranged in topics from sustainability policy to women's roles in higher education.

Karen hopes to combine her interests in planetary science and machine learning together in her future studies.

SCEC Participation

SCEC Intern (2024)