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…
October 5, 2020 Yoon Choi, M.S. ’15, Ph.D. ’17 is a postdoc in communication from Seoul, South Korea. After earning her B.A. from Northwestern University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell, all in communication, she became a postdoc working on the Social Media TestDrive project. She is a recipient of a Postdoc Achievement Award…
October 5, 2020 Sarah Sachs is a postdoc in science and technology studies from Sacramento, California. She holds a B.A. from UC Davis and a Ph.D. from Columbia, and her research at Cornell focuses on algorithms. She is a recipient of a Postdoc Achievement Award as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week…
October 5, 2020 Andy Borum is a postdoc in mathematics from High Point, North Carolina. He earned his undergraduate degree in engineering mechanics and mathematics at Virginia Tech, his doctorate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in aerospace engineering, and now researches the mechanics of thin elastic objects for use in robotics work as…
October 5, 2020 Manuela Ramalho is a postdoc in entomology from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. She holds degrees from Unesp Rio Claro São Paulo in Brazil, and her research at Cornell focuses on understanding the mechanisms that impact microbial communities. She is a recipient of a Postdoc Achievement Award as part of Cornell’s celebration of…
October 5, 2020 Chase Mayers is a postdoc in the School of Integrative Plant Science from Gonzales, Louisiana. He holds a B.S. from Louisiana State University and Ph.D. from Iowa State University, both in microbiology, and his research at Cornell focuses on plant root-associated fungi and the bacteria that live inside those fungi. He is…
October 5, 2020 Yingying Zhang is a doctoral student in biophysics from Zhengzhou, China. After attending the University of Science and Technology of China as an undergraduate, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to the research resources available to graduate students. What is your area of research and why is it important?…
September 8, 2020 Ella Taagen is a doctoral student in plant breeding with a focus on plant genetics from Seattle, Washington. As a 2020 Borlaug Scholar, she is connecting with other scientists in her field and studying genetic recombination in plants to work toward global food security. What is your area of research and why…
September 8, 2020 Jenna Hershberger is a doctoral candidate in plant breeding from Madison, Wisconsin. As a 2020 Borlaug Scholar, she is connecting with other scientists in her field and working to improve food security through enhanced nutrition and resilience in crops. What is your area of research and why is it important? Cassava, a…
July 17, 2020 Lara Fresko Madra is a doctoral candidate in history of art, archaeology, and visual studies from Istanbul, Turkey. After earning a bachelor’s degree in cultural studies and a master’s in comparative literature, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell for the ability to use her professional experience as a writer and…
