Archives: Spotlights
Alumna Spotlight: Rachel Cheng, Ph.D. ’17
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…
Alumna 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.…
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…
Student Spotlight: Emily Donald
July 17, 2020 Emily Donald is a doctoral student in history from Brisbane, Australia studying modern southeast Asian history; feminist, gender, and sexuality studies; and queer history. After attending the…
Student Spotlight: Patrick Cummins
July 17, 2020 Patrick Cummins is a doctoral student in Asian literature, religion, and culture from the Credit River area, Mississauga, Canada. After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from…
Alumna Spotlight: Yagna Nag Chowdhuri, Ph.D. ’20
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…