Grace (she/her) is a former high school Chemistry teacher and currently a PhD student in teacher education and education policy, with research  interests in alternative science epistemologies and justice in science education and policy. She is an international student from Nigeria and resides in East Lansing with her husband and two teenage daughters.  

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Erin is an NSF GRFP recipient and a 4th year PhD candidate in Nuclear Astrophysics developing a single atom microscope to measure rare, low-yield nuclear reactions to aid in determining the origin of the elements that make up the universe. She also is a tour guide for the Facility of Rare Isotope Beams on campus and a member of the lab's outreach committee. Her hobbies include playing with and teaching tricks to her puppy, traveling, hiking, DIY projects, and creating artwork.  

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Kandace is a PhD student investigating how migrating sea lamprey use habitat features and chemical cues to avoid predators when moving through rivers. This information will allow us to create novel invasive species control methods based on manipulating and exploiting these movement tendencies.  

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Hazel is a 1st year Ph.D. student in Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior researching large spatial patterns of plant  biodiversity to improve conservation. She is also passionate about science communication/engagement and is the Assistant Coordinator for the MSU Science Festival, Communications Coordinator for Conservation Corridor, Science Policy Chair of MSU SciComm, and runs the MSU Covid Campus Coalition Instagram account.  

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Laurisa is a 4th year PhD candidate in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics researching the genetic regulation of IFNg-dependent MHCII expression on macrophages. She is also the founder and current director of the MSU Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team (GRIT), a graduate student group focused on equitable recruitment and  retention of historically excluded people in STEM. Her hobbies include kayaking, sitting around a bonfire, and board game nights with her family.  

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Julie is a PhD candidate in Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. Her research focuses on how livestock grazing practices influence  spotted hyena foraging behavior and landscape ecology in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. In her free time, Julie enjoys playing the banjo,  gardening, doing improv, and spending time with her partner and dogs. She is also am a co-organizer for Biology on Tap Lansing and a member of the Women in Nature Network.

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Tracy is a 2nd year nuclear physics and radiochemistry PhD student. Her research is focused on harvesting isotopes for the purpose  of medical applications. In her free time, Tracy enjoys binge watching crime shows, learning how to cook from YouTube videos and being a cat mom to Lilo and Stitch!  

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Amanda is a 1st year PhD student in the School of Criminal Justice. Her research interests include intimate partner violence (IPV), technology-facilitated abuse, and court policy and technology. In her free time, she collects houseplants, goes biking on local trails, and learns new recipes.  

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Bianca graduated from the University of New Mexico (UNM) in May 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Bianca is originally from San Jose, California, and also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from San Jose State University. As an undergraduate at UNM, Bianca was an NIH Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Scholar and NSF Louis Stokes New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (NM  AMP) Scholar. Bianca's undergraduate research project focused on  understanding plants' growth development, anatomical, and photosynthetic  rates, Arabidopsis thaliana, in a microgravity environment, in Dr. David Hanson's laboratory. During her undergraduate degree at UNM, she did an  internship in the Space Life Science Training Program at NASA Ames  Research Center. Bianca is now a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Molecular Plant Sciences program. She is now a member of Dr. Thomas Sharkey's laboratory, where she studies the mechanism of the protective role of isoprene against ozone stress. In her free time, she is involved in the BMB Outreach program, Co-Outreach coordinator for MSU AMPSS, BMB Graduate Student DEI Representative, and on the Student Board for the American Society of Gravitational and Space Research.  

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Samridhi is a 3rd year Chemistry PhD candidate focusing on harvesting radionuclides from heavy-ion beam irradiated refractory metals. My  hobbies include cooking Indian delicacies and binge-watching The Office.

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