Meet the 2023-2024 WGS Officers!

President 

Name: Willow Davis
Email: wad@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th Year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Darren Johnson (DWJ) Lab
Research: I am interested in using and studying physical organic chemistry methods, like dynamic covalent chemistry and self-assembly methods, to make functional, water-soluble macrocycles with applications in sensing and remediation in water.
Hobbies and Interests: hiking, theatre, crafting, baking, and hanging out with my cat Mjolnir.

Treasurer

Name: Haley Smith 
Email: hsmith21@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th Year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Pluth Lab
Research: My research is involved around understanding and utilizing carbonyl sulfide mediated conversion to hydrogen sulfide by carbonic anhydrase.
Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, weightlifting, hiking, reading, spending time with my friends/family/doggos.

Social Co-Chair

Name: Masha Korchagina
Email:
Year: 4th Year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Louca Lab
Research: I study the evolutionary mechanisms of prokaryotic communities in hot springs across the Western United States.
Hobbies and Interests: I like hiking, mushroom hunting, hanging out with my cats and solving crossword puzzles.

Social Co-Chair

Name: Fern Gossow
Email: ferngoss@uoregon.edu
Year:  2nd Year
Department: Mathematics
Research: I don’t have an official thesis topic yet, but I am interested in all things algebraic combinatorics and Coxeter groups!
Hobbies and Interests: Listening to music, walking and running, a little bit of coding and playing board games!

Outreach Co-Chair

Name: Victoria Caudill
Email: vcaudill@uoregon.edu
Year: 5th year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Kern/Ralph co-Lab
Research: Studying population dynamics of species in a coevolutionary arms race.
Hobbies and Interests: Board games, puzzles, and crafting.

Outreach Co-Chair

Name: Rose Hulsey-Vincent
Email: rhulseyv@uoregon.edu
Year: 2nd Year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Gardner Lab
Research: I study the neuroscience of birdsong in canaries by studying structures in the anterior forebrain circuit. 
Hobbies and Interests: Birding, hiking, cycling, baking, knitting mittens, and clicker-training my cat. 

Public Relations Chair

Name: Clara Rehmann
Email: crehmann@uoregon.edu
Year: 3rd Year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Kern/Ralph co-lab
Research: I’m studying how natural selection plays out in geographic space.
Hobbies and Interests: Going to concerts, being outside, making art, and hanging out with my bearded dragon.

JUMP! Chair

Name: Acadia 
Email:
Year: 5th Year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Libuda Lab
Research: I study differences in how gene regulation pathways are organized in egg and sperm cells of C. elegans.
Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy hiking, running, skiing, and floating down the river.

Seminar Chair

Name: Kendal Tinney
Email: ktinney@uoregon.edu
Year: 2nd Year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Barber Lab
Research: I study the evolution of pathogens to resist natural predators.
Hobbies and Interests: I like going on long walks, baking desserts, snowboarding, and making fun little crafts.

Recorder Chair

Name: Victoria Olajide
Email: volajide@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th Year
Department: Anthropology
Lab Group: West African Archaeology Lab
Research: My research is focused on examining human-environment relationships in different ecological landscapes in ancient West Africa.
Hobbies and Interests: Listening to music and watching funny animal videos.

Fundraising Co-Chair

Name: Allison LaSalvia
Email: alasalvi@uoregon.edu
Year: 2nd Year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Cook Lab
Research: I study heterogeneous catalysis for hydrofunctionalization reactions.
Hobbies and Interests: I am a union steward and bargaining team member for GTFF. Outside of school I am also a poet, and I like to spend time with my dog, Amelia.

Fundraising Co-Chair

Name: Sam Sylvain
Email: ssylvain@uoregon.edu
Year: 2nd Year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Pluth/ DWJ Labs
Research: I am interested in developing receptors for selective recognition and detection of reactive sulfur species.
Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy board games, backpacking and camping.

Webmaster

Name: Kalika Pai
Email: kpai@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th Year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Widom Lab
Research: I use single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to study the structure of RNA, specifically a long non-coding RNA implicated in heart disease. Alongside my single-molecule work, I also use more traditional biochemical methods to look at similar questions.
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, crafts such as embroidery, spending time with my dog Denny.

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