#SoCaltech: Paolo Sanchez
Jon Nalick
“It all started in kindergarten. I was the kid who would come home with rocks in his pockets. One of my classmates had a simple field guide to rocks and minerals, with pictures of gems and fossils. I was amazed that the earth could produce materials like that, and I wanted to understand where they came from. From that point on, I knew I wanted to pursue some form of science. Mineral hunting, or rockhounding, has been a pastime of mine for most my life, yet all my hobbies have to do with going ou