Biography Katharine Hubert was born in Pittsburgh, PA where she developed her passions for both music and science. As a music-biology double major, Katharine has always appreciated the power of creativity in problem solving and artistic creation. When not in the lab, Katharine enjoys cooking, traveling, spending time with her cat, and photography. Transcription factors …
Biography I am enamored with bees and the way they interact with the world. My primary research focus is on bee-microbe-plant interactions and how these relationships change in different landscapes. I am passionate about outreach and community science initiatives, and I love talking about insects with the public. In my free time, I enjoy painting …
Biography Hong Huo is a Beijing-born visual artist who expands the notion of animation through multiple disciplines such as drawing, performance and mix-media installation. She has experiences in animation and video production, graphic design, and her works have gotten into multiple film festivals and exhibitions nationally and internationally. Huo received her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth …
Biography Namita Khajanchi was born in Jodhpur, India but was primarily raised in Miami, FL. As an undergrad at Amherst College, she studied chemistry, film, and through an exchange program with Dartmouth College, engineering. When she isn’t in the lab, she loves to watch Asian soap operas, play board games, cook, and explore the great …
Biography Personal Derek was raised in a family environment that stressed the importance of skilled labor and knowledge in the construction trades. Thanks to this background, he has found a very meaningful way to engage with academia through sculpture and art. Derek is also an avid musician. He is particularly fond of composing music and …
Biography Paulina King (b. 1996, Utah) is a Midwest based installation artist, interested in the relationship between our society and the surrounding natural world. Her work explores this constantly changing relationship, questioning accepted norms for the role nature plays in culture. Through these interactions, she creates spaces that speak to the significance and essentiality of …
Biography Amy Koike is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on robotic expressivity, with a special interest in how the physical aspects of robots enhance their expressive capabilities. With a diverse background in graphic and mechanical design and human-robot interaction, Amy has led pioneering …
Biography I was born and grew up in India, where I did my undergraduate studies at BITS, Pilani in electrical engineering and chemistry. After spending about a year each at Tufts and the Indian Institute of Science, I started my Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering at UW-Madison, where I work in optics and photonics. …
Biography My MFA research aim is to use various artistic methods to creatively approach every aspect of life to bring about positive social change. My project seeks to blur lines between gender and caste issues, address institutional racism and colourism, and build social interactions and relations between people in rural areas and the greater global …
Biography Michelle’s research involves modeling human movement through space, investigating the psychological effects of synchronous movement, examining issues of equity and social justice, and conducting naturalistic studies on social connection and belonging. She also studies human-robot interaction. Michelle’s research is grounded in collaboration with social scientists, computer scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, geographers, artists, and community members. …