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.

Meet the 2022-2023 Officers!

President 

Name: Hope Healey
Email: hhealey@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Cresko Lab
Research: I study seahorse’s seadragon’s, and pipefish’s uniquely faces by examining the genes active during craniofacial development. 
Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy hiking, sewing, knitting, and hanging out with my friends. 

Treasurer

Name: Gabby Coffing

Email: gcoffing@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Kern/Ralph co-lab
Research: I study the evolutionary genomics of the octopus visual system.
Hobbies and Interests: running, hiking, biking, and trying new food!

Social Co-Chair

Name: Clara Rehmann
Email: crehmann@uoregon.edu 
Year: 2nd 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

Social Co-Chair

Name: Masha Korchagina
Email:  
Year: 3rd 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.

Outreach Co-Chair

Name: Grace Lindquist
Email: glindqui@uoregon.edu
Year: 5th year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Boettcher Lab
Research: I study anion exchange membrane electrolysis for sustainable hydrogen production.
Hobbies and Interests: In addition to working with WGS I am a co-Director of Mad Duck Science. Outside of lab I am a member of Elite Dance Company and enjoy hiking, baking, and reading murder mystery novels.

Outreach Co-Chair

Name: Victoria Caudill
Email: vcaudill@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th 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.

Public Relations Chair

Name: Kaylin Fosnacht
Email: kgf@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Pluth Lab
Research: Reactive sulfur species in reference to biological chemistry.
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, knitting, and video games mostly. 

JUMP! Chair

Name: Acadia DiNardo
Email:
Year: 4th 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: Michael Sidikpramana
Email:
Year: 3rd year
Department: Biology (Neuroscience)
Lab Group: Cristopher Niell
Research: My project is looking at the visual processing needed for navigation.
Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy cooking, being outdoors, and reading.

Recorder Chair

Name: Willow Davis
Email: wad@uoregon.edu
Year: 3rd year
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Lab Group: Darren Johnson (DWJ) Lab
Research: I am interested in using dynamic covalent chemistry to make functional, water-soluble macrocycles with applications in sensing and remediation in water.
Hobbies and Interests: H
iking, crafting, theatre, hanging out with my cat, Mjolnir.

Funding Chair


Name: Erin Jezuit
Email: ejezuit@uoregon.edu
Year: 3rd year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: von Dassow Lab
Research: My thesis work aims to address cellular, molecular, and developmental biology questions in an under-studied marine organism, the acorn barnacle, Balanus glandula.
Hobbies and Interests: all things dogs, dehydrating foods, kayaking, soccer, knitting, and generally enjoying the outdoors.

Webmaster

Name: Haley Smith
Email: hsmith21@uoregon.edu
Year: 3rd Year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Pluth Lab
Research: I work on developing and understanding hydrogen sulfide donors mediated by carbonyl sulfide release.
Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, weightlifting, hiking, and reading

 

 

Meet the WGS 2021-2022 Officers!

President

Grace Kuhl

Year: 4th year PhD candidate
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Darren Johnson Lab
Research: I explore employing supramolecular host-guest chemistry into electrochemical sensors for anion sensing in water.
Hobbies and interests: I enjoy taking naps, running, hiking, pinot noir & hanging out with my giant puppy Bear!

Treasurer

Alison Deak

Year: 2nd Year
Department: Geography
Lab Group: Silva Lab
Research: Modeling prescribed fire based on indigenous fire management practices in the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon
Hobbies and interests: Trail running, reading, skiing, yelling at my dogs Maple and Birdie

Social Chair

Isabella Demachkie
bdemachk@uoregon.edu
Year: 3rd Year
Department: Chemistry OIM Division
Lab Group: Haley Lab
Research: My research is studying s-indacene based anti-aromatic molecules and how their properties change when incorporated into supramolecular structures as subunits.
Hobbies and interests: My hobbies and interests are drawing, hiking, running, and chess

Outreach Co-Chair

Name: Hope Healey

Year: 3rd year
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Cresko lab
Research: I study seahorse’s, seadragon’s, and pipefish’s uniquely faces by examining the genes active during craniofacial development.
Hobbies and interests: I enjoy hiking, sewing, knitting, and hanging out with my friends.

Outreach Co-chair

Grace Lindquist
glindqui@uoregon.edu
Year: 4th year
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Boettcher Lab
Research: I study anion exchange membrane electrolysis for sustainable hydrogen production.
Hobbies and interests: In addition to working with WGS I am a co-Director of Mad Duck Science. Outside of lab I am a member of Elite Dance Company and enjoy hiking, baking, and reading murder mystery novels.

Public Relations Chair

Kaylin Fosnacht

Year: 3rd year PhD candidate
Department: Chemistry
Lab Group: Pluth Lab
Research: Reactive sulfur species in reference to biological chemistry.
Hobbies and interests: Hiking, knitting, and video games mostly.

JUMP! Chair

Linsday Rait
lrait@uoregon.edu
Year: 3rd year PhD
Department: Psychology
Lab Group: DuBrow Lab
Research: She studies how contextual information (e.g., where and when something occurs) shapes our memory, and how this is represented in the brain.
Hobbies and interests: baking, reading, and exploring new hikes and wineries.

Seminar Chair

Apoorva Karekal
apoorvak@uoregon.edu
Year: 2nd year PhD student
Department: Human Physiology
Lab Group: Swann Lab
Research: Identifying EEG biomarkers that characterize Parkinson’s disease
Hobbies and interests: Besides research, I enjoy traveling, kayaking and playing badminton

Recorder Chair

Willow Davis
Year: Second year of PhD
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Lab Group: Darren Johnson (DWJ) Lab
Research: I am interested in using dynamic covalent chemistry to make functional, water-soluble macrocycles with applications in sensing and remediation in water.
Hobbies and interests: hiking, crafting, theatre, hanging out with my cat, Mjolnir

Funding Chair

Gabby Coffing (she/her)
Year: third year of PhD
Department: Biology
Lab Group: Kern/Ralph co-lab
Research: I study the evolutionary genomics of the octopus visual system.
Hobbies and interests: running, hiking, biking, and trying new food!
Webmaster
Olivia Apicella
Year at UO: second year of PhD
Department: Chemistry OIM Division
Lab Group: Pluth Lab
Research: My research looks to utilize host-guest chemistry to study anionic sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen species.
Hobbies and interests: reading, baking, watching movies, listening to music

Officers 2020/2021

2020/2021 Officers

Annie Gilbert — President

annieg@uoregon.edu
Annie Gilbert is a fourth-year chemistry graduate student in the Pluth lab. Her research focuses on developing small molecule hydrogen sulfide donors. Outside of research, she enjoys running, rowing, and spending time with her cat, Olive.


Krystal Oon — Treasurer

coon@uoregon.edu
Krystal is a fifth-year biology graduate student in the Prehoda Lab. Her research focuses on understanding how the actomyosin cytoskeleton is involved in polarizing neural stem cells. Outside of lab, she enjoys doing yoga and meditation, taking care of her fish and house plants, watching TV, eating, and reading.


Grace Kuhl — Social Chair

gkuhl@uoregon.edu

I’m a 3rd year chemistry PhD student in Darren Johnson’s lab where I research potentiometric anion sensors. I went to undergrad at Creighton University (go Jays) but I’m originally from Minnesota. When I’m not in lab, I enjoy running, hiking, cooking & afternoon naps.


Raleigh Goodwin — Seminar Chair

raleighg@uoregon.edu

Raleigh is a second-year psychology graduate student working with Dr. Ellen Peters in the CAIDe lab. Her research focuses on how people make judgments and decisions about politicized and environmental topics and how to decrease or eliminate biases in reasoning on such topics. In her free time, Raleigh enjoys going for walks in nature, reading, and watching Netflix with her cat.


 

Alison Deak — Funding Chair

adeak@uoregon.edu

Alison is a third year Masters student doing a dual masters degree in nonprofit management and geography. Alison is in the Silva Lab and her research focuses on forest regeneration following high-severity wildland fire. In her free time, she enjoys trail running, reading, and being taken for walks by her two dogs.


Bernice Cheung — Outreach Co-Chair

kcheung3@uoregon.edu

Bernice is a second year graduate student in the Psychology department, working with Dr. Elliot Berkman. She studies how people perceive and achieve their goals from both the behavioral neuroscience perspective and social psychological perspective. She is from China and came to the US for college. She enjoys watching movies, exploring new restaurants, taking care of her cats and petting other people’s dogs.


Turner Newton — Outreach Co-Chair

turnern@uoregon.edu

Fourth-year chemistry Ph.D.

 


Kelly Robles — Recorder Chair

kne@uoregon.edu
Kelly is a 2nd year psychology PhD student in the Cognitive-Neuroscience area working with Dr. Sereno. She studies integrative visual perception with a focus on how context impacts shape and pattern perception. Outside of the lab Kelly loves visiting wineries, searching for fancy desserts, and Lord of the Rings marathons on chilly days.

 


Sarah Donaldson — Public and Alumni Relations Chair

sdonalds@uoregon.edu

Sarah Donaldson is a fifth-year psychology graduate student in the Developmental Social Neuroscience lab led by Dr. Jenn Pfeifer. She studies how reproductive hormones influence the development of romantic feelings and behaviors in adolescent girls. Outside the lab, Sarah enjoys hikes, wineries, Hulu, and her little dog Izzy.


 

Lindsay Rait — Undergraduate Mentorship Chair

lrait@uoregon.edu

Lindsay is a second-year psychology graduate student in the Cognitive-Neuroscience area working with Dr. Sarah DuBrow. She studies how contextual information (e.g., where and when something occurs) shapes our memory, and how this is represented in the brain. Outside of the lab, Lindsay enjoys baking, reading, and exploring new hikes and wineries.


Vi Truong — Webmaster

vit@uoregon.edu
Vi is a fourth year PhD student in the McKnight Lab. She studies why organisms use energy to organize DNA into certain patterns. Outside of lab, she can be found gardening, playing video games, and becoming an amateur naturalist.


Glance back at past officers here

Officers 2019/2020

2019/2020 Officers

Katie Denning— President

kdenning@uoregon.edu
Katie is a fourth-year PhD student in the Psychology Department in the Social Cognition Lab run by Dr. Sara Hodges. She studies how people consider the perspectives (e.g., thoughts, feelings, beliefs; AKA perspective taking) of others and how this process impacts our everyday social lives, especially political intergroup relations and polarization.Outside of the lab, Katie loves to spend time with her friends (and adorable dog Lily) while exploring new hikes and wineries, or spending a night at home cooking and watching Netflix


Kira Egelhofer — Treasurer, Vice-President

kegelhof@uoregon.edu
Kira Egelhofer is a fifth-year graduate student of chemistry and member of the Lonergan Lab. Her research focuses on understanding charge-transport processes at the interface of the solar cell absorber and contact. Kira enjoys being in the outdoors, wine tasting, and annual Harry Potter re-readings.


Krystal Oon— Social Chair

coon@uoregon.edu
Krystal is a fourth-year biology graduate student in the Prehoda Lab. Her research focuses on understanding how the actomyosin cytoskeleton is involved in polarizing neural stem cells. Outside of lab, she enjoys doing yoga and meditation, taking care of her fish and house plants, watching TV, eating, and reading.


Heather Le Bleu— Seminar Chair

hlebleu@uoregon.edu
Heather Le Bleu is a third-year graduate student of biology in the Stankunas lab. Her research is focused on identifying the molecular pathway for zebrafish fin regeneration. Outside research she enjoys the gym, reading and spending time with her Persian cat named Petals (see photo).


Grace Waddell — Outreach Co-Chair

gwaddell@uoregon.edu
Grace is a third year biochemistry graduate student in the Hansen Lab. Her research investigates how signaling molecules are recruited to membrane surfaces during signal transduction events. She uses TIRF microscopy to visualize fluorescent proteins interacting supported lipid bilayers. Outside the lab, you can find Grace spending time with her friends, taking pictures, and enjoying the great outdoors.


Stephanie VanBeuge — Outreach Co-Chair

stephv@uoregon.edu
Steph is a third year biology graduate student in the Guillemin lab. She studies how bacteria influence gut development in fruit flies. She is an expert fly dissector, and can catch a fly out of the air with her hands! When she is not in the lab, Steph enjoys swimming and being outside.


Kelly Robles — Recorder Chair

kne@uoregon.edu
Kelly is a 2nd year psychology PhD student in the Cognitive-Neuroscience area working with Dr. Sereno. She studies integrative visual perception with a focus on how context impacts shape and pattern perception. Outside of the lab Kelly loves visiting wineries, searching for fancy desserts, and Lord of the Rings marathons on chilly days.


Janelle Stevenson — Public and Alumni Relations Chair

janellea@uoregon.edu
Janelle Stevenson is a fourth-year biology graduate student in the Zemper Lab. Her research focuses on understanding homeostasis and regeneration in the colonic epithelium. She investigates how the loss of a specific protein, expressed throughout the colon, alters homeostasis and reduces regeneration capability in mice. In her free time, she likes spending time with her husband and two kids, running, and baking.


Carolyn Levinn – JUMP Chair

clevinn@uoregon.edu
Carrie is a sixth-year chemistry graduate student working in the Pluth Lab. Her research involves designing new hydrogen sulfide donors and probes. Outside of lab, she enjoys running, baking, giraffes, and cats!


Annie Gilbert — Funding Chair

annieg@uoregon.edu
Annie Gilbert is a third-year chemistry graduate student in the Pluth lab. Her research focuses on developing small molecule hydrogen sulfide donors. Outside of research, she enjoys running, rowing, and spending time with her cat, Olive.


Vi Truong — Webmaster

vit@uoregon.edu
Vi is a third year biochemistry graduate student in the McKnight lab. She studies why organisms use energy to organize their DNA into certain patterns. Outside of lab, she can be found gardening, playing video games, and working on her Ph.D side quest of becoming an amateur naturalist.

 

Glance back at past officers here

Officers 2018/2019

Officer photo

2018/2019 Officers

Michelle Massaquoi– President

msconce@uoregon.edu
Michelle Massaquoi is a fourth year biology graduate student in the Guillemin lab. Her research focuses on understanding how the presence of microbes within the intestine impact the development of the host. She is investigating how a specific protein, secreted by gut bacteria, induces the proliferation of insulin-producing beta cells within the larval zebrafish pancreas. This is Michelle’s third year serving as a UOWGS board member. In her free time she likes to hike, watch football and can be found most mornings running “Pre’s trail” by campus.


Kira Egelhofer — Treasurer, Vice-President

kegelhof@uoregon.edu
Kira Egelhofer is a fourth-year graduate student of chemistry and member of the Lonergan Lab. Her research focuses on understanding charge-transport processes at the interface of the solar cell absorber and contact. Kira enjoys being in the outdoors, wine tasting, and annual Harry Potter re-readings.


Dana Reuter— Social Chair

dreuter@uoregon.edu
Dana is a 4th year graduate student working with Dr. Hopkins in the UO Vertebrate Paleontology lab. Her research on mammalian paleoecology focuses on paleo foodweb building, carnivoran tooth morphology, and the evolution of omnivory. When she is not nerding out over geology and ancient mammals she is getting lost in the woods, brewing beer, playing board games, and reading philosophy books.


Terri Lovell— Seminar Chair

terril@uoregon.edu
Terri Lovell is a 4th year graduate student in the Jasti lab. Her research focuses on making new fluorescent molecules to monitor and diagnose melanoma. Outside of the lab she enjoys hiking, playing sports and most of all spending time with her dog.


Sarah Stednitz — Outreach Co-Chair

sstednit@uoregon.edu
Sarah is a fifth year graduate student in the Biology department working
in the Washbourne lab. Her thesis work focuses on the social brain of
zebrafish, using computer vision and genetic techniques to understand
what regions of the brain generate complex social behaviors. Outside of
research, she enjoys painting, music, and electronics.


Emily Sales — Outreach Co-Chair

esales@uoregon.edu
Emily Sales is a fifth year graduate student in the Institute of
Neuroscience. Her thesis project is focused on neural circuit assembly
in the fruit fly. Outside of the lab, you can find her in the garden,
cooking in the kitchen, or exploring nature.


Krystal Oon — Recorder Chair

coon@uoregon.edu
Krystal is a third year biology graduate student in the Prehoda lab. Her
research focuses on how polarity protein complex becomes polarized and
depolarized. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching TV, yoga,
and swimming.


Kathryn Denning — Public and Alumni Relations Chair

kdenning@uoregon.edu
Katie is a third-year PhD student in the Psychology Department in the Social Cognition Lab run by Dr. Sara Hodges. She studies how people consider the perspectives (e.g., thoughts, feelings, beliefs; AKA perspective taking) of others and how this process impacts our everyday social lives, especially intergroup relations. She also studies whether this process occurs without conscious awareness. Outside of the lab, Katie loves to spend time with her friends (and adorable dog Lily) while exploring new hikes and wineries, or spending a night at home cooking and watching Netflix.


Carolyn Levinn – JUMP Chair

clevinn@uoregon.edu
Carrie is a fifth-year chemistry graduate student working in the Pluth Lab. Her research involves designing new hydrogen sulfide donors and probes. Outside of lab, she enjoys running, baking, giraffes, and cats!


Maria Bañuelos — Funding Chair

mbanuelo@uoregon.edu
Maria is a fifth year biology graduate student in the Guillemin lab. Her research investigates how bacterial secreted small molecules affect the spatial structure of bacterial populations within a host. Outside of lab she enjoys the outdoors, watching TV, and spending time with her friends and family.


Chris Funch — Webmaster

cfunch2@uoregon.edu
Chris is a 4th year chemistry student in the Boettcher lab. His research focuses on the study and development of a process to deposit III-V semiconductor materials for low-cost, high-efficiency solar applications. In his final year he plans to fabricate small solar devices for material characterization. In his spare time he likes to swim, bike, and run in training for triathlons, which he usually competes in during the summer months.

 

Glance back at past officers here

Officers 2017/2018

2017/2018 Officers

Andrea Steiger — President

Andrea is a fourth-year graduate student in the chemistry department working in the Pluth lab and is in her third year serving on the WGS executive board. Her thesis research focuses on designing controllable hydrogen sulfide donors for studying H2S chemical biology. Outside of lab, she enjoys running, annoying her cat, and drinking coffee

asteiger@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

 

Lisa Enman — Treasurer

Lisa Enman is a fifth year chemistry graduate student in Shannon Boettcher’s lab. Her research is focused on heterogeneous catalysts for the water oxidation reaction, which limits the efficiency of hydrogen production via water electrolysis. When not working in the lab, she enjoys hiking, playing softball, watching football, and thrift shopping.

lenman@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

 

Michelle Sconce Social Chair

Michelle Sconce is a third year biology graduate student in the Guillemin Lab. Her research focuses on how microbial-secreted biomolecules impact host development, specifically within beta cells. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, and watching football.

msconce@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

 

Danielle Hamann— Seminar Chair


Danielle Hamann is a 3rd year graduate student in the chemistry department working in the Dave Johnson lab. Her research focuses on studying how the nanoarchitecture and constituent layers in heterostructure influence the strucutre and electric properties. This is her first year as a UOWGS board member. In her free time she enjoys running, reading, watching cringe-worthy Hallmark movies or 90’s TV series, and binging the latest Little Mix video.

dhamann2@uoregon.edu

Kira Egelhofer — Funding Chair

Kira Egelhofer is a third-year graduate student of chemistry and member of the Lonergan Lab. Her research focuses on understanding charge-transport processes at the interface of the solar cell absorber and contact. Kira enjoys being in the outdoors, wine tasting, and annual Harry Potter re-readings.

kegelhof@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

 

Lisa EytelOutreach Co-Chair, Vice President

Lisa is a fourth year chemistry graduate student working on a collaborative project between the DWJ and Haley labs. She is investigating cooperativity in supramolecular probes for anion sensing. If you want to start a non-science based conversation with Lisa, ask her about her beloved Seattle Reign FC or USWNT teams. You might find Lisa skating under the name Abby WHAMblock at Emerald City Roller Derby bouts or on the slopes at Willamette Pass as a ski patroller. She prefers conversations over coffee, chocolate, or cider but can also be found chatting on ski lifts in the Cascades during the winter.

leytel@uoregon.edu

 

 

Dana Reuter — Outreach Co-Chair

Dana is a 3rd year graduate student working with Dr. Hopkins in the UO Vertebrate Paleontology lab. Her research on mammalian paleoecology focuses on paleo foodweb building, carnivoran tooth morphology, and the evolution of omnivory. When she is not nerding out over geology and ancient mammals she is getting lost in the woods, brewing beer, playing board games, and reading philosophy books.

dreuter@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

Amanda Morris — Recorder Chair

Amanda is a fourth year human physiology graduate student working in the Neurophysiology Lab (https://christielab.uoregon.edu/). Her research focuses on neuromuscular fatigue and aging. In her free time she enjoys mountain biking and hanging out with her dog, Ryder.

amorris8@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

 

Hazel Fargher — Public and Alumni Relations Chair

Hazel is a second year chemistry graduate student working on a joint project in the DWJ and Haley labs. She studies supramolecular forces in molecular probes for the detection of biologically and environmentally relevant anions. Hazel moved to Oregon from New England, and is excited to explore more of the Pacific Northwest. She likes hiking, roller skating, and reading.

hfargher@uoregon.edu

 

 

 

Anne Fulton – JUMP Chair

Anne is a second year graduate student in Paul Wallace’s lab in the geology department. She studies the geochemical signatures of large explosive volcanic deposits to better understand how magma behaves in Earth’s crust. In her free time, she loves hiking, hunting for minerals, making jewelry, drinking beer, and snuggling with her cats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bri Gordon — Webmaster

Bri is a fifth year chemistry grad student in Geri Richmond’s Lab. Her research focuses on using laser spectroscopy to improve our understanding of the molecular nature of atmospherically important molecules at the air-water interface, as a model for secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. She enjoys reading, drawing, board games, tinkering, playing with lasers, and spoiling her guinea pigs.

 

 

 

Officers 2016/2017

Kimberly JonesPresident

Kimberly is a fourth year graduate student in the Institute of Molecular Biology and a member of the Prehoda Lab. She uses fruit flies to study the regulation of cellular polarity, which is a key cellular process underlying tissue architecture and stem cell fate choices. She can often be found with a coffee in hand and enjoys spending time outside of lab hanging out with friends and family and catching up on her (non-research) reading.

kjones15@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 
 

Kate WalshVice President, Social Chair


Kate is a fifth year graduate student in the Institute of Molecular Biology, and a member of the Doe lab. She studies the formation and first divisions of a population of brain stem cells very early in development of the fruit fly central brain. Outside of lab, she enjoys non-science reading, camping, live music, and a good cup of coffee.

kwalsh2@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 
 
 

Annie GreenawayTreasurer, JUMP Co-chair

Annie Greenaway is a fifth-year graduate student of chemistry working in the Boettcher lab. Her research focuses on alternative deposition methods for high-quality semiconductors for photovoltaics. Having previously served as the WGS Graduate School Advisory Board Chair in the 2015-2016 school year, Annie is excited about the opportunities and challenges of the Treasurer position. Outside of lab, Annie enjoys spending time with her husband, her cats, and a good book (or an entire series on Netflix).

alg@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 

Andrea SteigerSeminar Chair

Andrea Steiger is a third year chemistry graduate student in the Pluth Lab who spends most of her days making controlled-release hydrogen sulfide donors. In her free time, she can be found running, eating candy, and playing with her cat, all after she finishes her second cup of coffee.

asteiger@uoregon.edu

 
 
 

Lisa EytelOutreach Co-Chair


Lisa is a third year chemistry graduate student working on a collaborative project between the DWJ and Haley labs. She is investigating cooperativity in supramolecular probes for anion sensing. If you want to start a non-science based conversation with Lisa, ask her about her beloved Seattle Reign FC or USWNT teams. You might find Lisa skating under the name Abby WHAMblock at Emerald City Roller Derby bouts or on the slopes at Willamette Pass as a ski patroller. She prefers conversations over coffee, chocolate, or cider but can also be found chatting on ski lifts in the Cascades during the winter.

leytel@uoregon.edu

 
 

Loni KringleOutreach Co-Chair

Loni Kringle is a fifth-year chemistry graduate student working in the Marcus lab. Her research focuses on shooting lasers at chromophores to study the local conformations and ultrafast dynamics of vibronically coupled systems. Outside of lab Loni can be found hiking, playing soccer, or reading a good book.

kringle@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lisa EnmanPublic and Alumni Relations Chair

Lisa Enman is a fourth year chemistry graduate student in Shannon Boettcher’s lab. Her research is focused on heterogeneous catalysts for the water oxidation reaction, which limits the efficiency of hydrogen production via water electrolysis. When not working in the lab, she enjoys hiking, playing softball, watching football, and thrift shopping.

lenman@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kathryn ChamberlainFunding Chair

Kathryn Chamberlain is from Grand Rapids Michigan with undergraduate degrees in music performance and chemistry from Butler University. She is a second year graduate student in the DeRose lab, and her research focuses on synthesizing and studying chemotherapeutic platinum derivatives and their in vivo and in vitro binding. She enjoys playing on the UO chemistry soccer team, cooking, and playing her bassoon.

kchambe7@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 
 

Madison MyersGraduate School Liaison

Madison Myers is a fifth year graduate student in the Department of Earth Sciences working with Dr. Paul Wallace. Her research uses geochemistry and volatile concentrations of the initial products from supereruptions (e.g. Yellowstone) to understand the timescales and processes that lead up to the catastrophic eruption. In her free time, she enjoys hiking in the cascades, biking around Eugene, drinking microbrews with friends, reading, and crossword puzzles.

mmyers3@uoregon.edu

Amanda SteinhebelWebmaster

Amanda Steinhebel is a second year physics graduate student working with Jim Brau in the Center for High Energy Physics. Her current research with the International Linear Collider (ILC) collaboration involves conducting research and development for a future particle detector within the proposed collider. Outside of the lab and away from the computer, Amanda enjoys cooking, sipping large cups of coffee, and pondering the secrets of the universe.

asteinhe@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 

Michelle SconceRecorder Chair


Michelle Sconce is a second year biology graduate student in the Guillemin Lab. Her research focuses on how microbial-secreted biomolecules impact host development, specifically within beta cells. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, and watching football.

msconce@uoregon.edu

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Stacey YorkProfessional Development Advisor

Dr. Stacey York currently serves as Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Graduate Internship Program at UO where she is able to combine two of her passions, technology and relationship management. Prior to her position with UO, Stacey was a Principal Scientist investigating novel polymers and surfactants for the Skin Care Innovations Platform at Johnson & Johnson. Stacey’s graduate research resulted in over 600 citations and her time at J&J led to an issued patent, a patent application, and 3 internal awards for leadership. Stacey spends her free time with her husband Adam (who is also a polymer chemist) and 3-year old daughter who is already showing a strong affinity for numbers, problem solving, and negotiation.

syork@uoregon.edu