Archives: Spotlights
Student Spotlight: Rick Zirkel

January 6, 2025 Rick Zirkel is a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering from Blue Point, New York. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering at SUNY at Buffalo and…
Student Spotlight: Tyler Ward

December 16, 2024 Tyler Ward is a doctoral student in animal science from Candor, New York. He earned his A.A.S. and B.S. in veterinary science technology from SUNY Delhi and…
Student Spotlight: Deepanjali Chowdhury

December 16, 2024 Deepanjali Chowdhury is a doctoral student in materials science and engineering from Sugar Land, Texas. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M University, College Station and…
Student Spotlight: Danielle Obisie-Orlu

December 9, 2024 Danielle Obisie-Orlu is a doctoral student in government with a focus on international relations from Washington, D.C. and Johannesburg, South Africa. She earned her B.Phil. at the…
Student Spotlight: Jeremy Peschard Pórtela

November 25, 2024 Jeremy Peschard Pórtela is a doctoral candidate in history from the San Francisco Bay area. He earned his bachelor of arts at UCLA and now studies the…
Student Spotlight: Elijah Sheridan

October 14, 2024 Elijah Sheridan is a doctoral student in physics from Lansing, Michigan. He earned his B.A. at Vanderbilt University and now studies string theory under the guidance of…
Student Spotlight: Lilijana Oliver

October 14, 2024 Lilijana Oliver is a doctoral student in plant biology from Rush, New York. She earned her B.S. at Yale University and now studies polyploidy in plant development…
Student Spotlight: George Padilla

October 14, 2024 George Padilla is a master’s student in materials science and engineering and the Ezra’s Bridge program from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned his B.S. in biology at Temple…
Postdoc Spotlight: Sabrina Axster

September 20, 2024 Sabrina Axster is a postdoc for the Migrations Program in the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies from Dusseldorf, Germany, who has called New York City home…
Postdoc Spotlight: Alexandra Easley

September 20, 2024 Alexandra Easley is a postdoc in the department of chemistry and chemical biology focusing on polymer chemistry from Minnetonka, Minnesota. She holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M…