Interdisciplinary environmental scientist Jacqueline Campbell (2020 Schmidt Science Fellow and Asterisk Labs co-founder) shares her journey from London Tube driver to pioneering the UK’s first research cooperative, revealing how clouds could be the missing link in climate models and why science needs more diverse voices.

Jacqueline’s talk was recorded at the Showcase Evening of our 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Summit, held in association with Caltech. The event brought together a wider interdisciplinary science community, united by shared purpose and values, to celebrate bold, imaginative, and high-impact research.

The Showcase Evening featured inspiring talks from Schmidt Science Fellows, Caltech faculty, and Schmidt Sciences grantees, all brought to life in a spectacular staged setting at the Pasadena Conference Centre, capturing the curiosity, creativity, and purpose driving our work.

The Summit gathered distinguished guests from the Fellows community, Caltech leadership, Schmidt Sciences researchers, and Southern California’s vibrant science and innovation ecosystem to connect, share ideas, and spark new and stronger collaborations.