Archives: Spotlights
Alumna/Postdoc Spotlight: Yoon Choi, M.S. ’15, Ph.D. ’17

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.…
Postdoc Spotlight: Sarah Sachs

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…
Postdoc Spotlight: Andy Borum

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…
Postdoc Spotlight: Manuela Ramalho

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…
Postdoc Spotlight: Chase Mayers

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…
Student Spotlight: Yingying Zhang

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…
Student Spotlight: Ella Taagen

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…
Student Spotlight: Jenna Hershberger

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…
Student Spotlight: Lara Fresko Madra

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…
Student Spotlight: Jason Chang

July 17, 2020 Jason Chang is a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering from Plano, Texas. After earning his B.S. in biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, he…