February 2, 2021 Carol-Rose Little, Ph.D. ’20, is an alumna of the linguistics program at Cornell, from which she holds a Ph.D. She is now a postdoctoral fellow in the department of linguistics at McGill University. Tell us about your current position and what you find rewarding about it. Due to the current pandemic situation,…
February 2, 2021 Derek Holyoak, Ph.D. ’18, is an alumnus of the biomedical engineering program at Cornell. He is now a senior associate in the Biomedical Engineering & Sciences Practice at Exponent, Inc. Where do you work and what is your current title? Exponent, Inc. as Senior Associate in the Biomedical Engineering & Sciences Practice…
January 19, 2021 Asher Williams, Ph.D., is a Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. After earning her undergraduate degree at New York University Tandon School of Engineering and graduate degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, she came to Cornell for its world-class research facilities and research independence. What is…
October 7, 2020 Rachel Cheng, Ph.D. ’17, is a postdoc in food science from Deer Park, Washington. She holds a B.S. from Oregon State University in food science and microbiology and a Ph.D. from Cornell in food science and technology, and her research at Cornell focuses on understanding and preventing foodborne illness. She is a…
July 13, 2020 Yagna Nag Chowdhuri, Ph.D. ’20, is a recent alumna of the Asian literature, religion, and culture program at Cornell from which she holds a Ph.D. Now, she will be starting a new position as Manager of Strategic Research at Asian Cultural Council in New York as a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow. What is…
June 29, 2020 John McMullen is a doctoral candidate in entomology from Phoenix, Arizona. After earning a bachelor’s degree at the University of Arizona, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell for the ability to work with experts in chemical ecology and microbiome science as well as the graduate student community. What is your…
June 29, 2020 Eugene Law is a doctoral candidate in soil and crop sciences from Syracuse, New York. After attending SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to the high ranking of its agricultural science programs as well as the location. What is…
June 15, 2020 Youngmin Yi, Ph.D. ’20 is a recent alumna of the sociology program at Cornell from which she holds a Ph.D. Having earned her undergraduate degree at Wellesley College and her doctorate at Cornell, she will be joining the University of Massachusetts Amherst as an assistant professor of sociology. What is your area…
June 15, 2020 Jane Levya, M.A. ’20 is a recent alumna of the fiber science and apparel design program at Cornell from which she holds a master’s. Having earned an A.A.S. from the Fashion Institute of Technology, a B.S. from the State University College at Buffalo, and her recent M.A. from Cornell, she will be…
June 15, 2020 Jesus Martinez-Gomez is a doctoral candidate in plant biology from Ferndale, Washington. After attending the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington as an undergraduate, he decided to pursue further study at Cornell for his advisor and the facilities. What is your area of research and why is it important? My research focuses…
