Meet the Organizers
Some of the graduate students that run SUTS (Spring 2016). Photo by Ian Wright.
Science Under the Stars was founded and is organized entirely by UT-Austin students in the Ecology, Evolution & Behavior (EEB), Plant Biology (PB), and Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) graduate programs. While we may have diverse interests in our respective fields, we all have one thing in common: a love of science!
Members, Past and Present:
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- Amanda Perofsky [EEB] is interested in infectious disease ecology and evolution. As a PhD student in Lauren Meyers’ research group, her research focuses on how social behavior influences bacteria transmission in a species of lemur, Verreaux’s sifaka. More about her research here: http://www.bio.utexas.edu/research/meyers/AmandaP/
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- Andria Salas [EEB].
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- Emily Rees [PB] studies plant ecology & plant-animal coevolution. She loves being outdoors, whether that is doing field research or riding her bicycle around Austin. Emily also spends some of her free-time baking, reading sci-fi, and cuddling her two kitties.
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- Julia York [EEB] studies how polar animals sense temperature and how they might respond to climate change. She is originally from Alaska and hopes to work in Antarctica some day.
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- Kelly Wallace [EEB] studies cognitive ecology and how behavior influences cognition. She is researching the question “What are the behavioral tendencies of a good learner?” by putting fish through math tests, mazes, and personality tests.
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- Nathan LeClear [PB] is interested in botany, systematics, & biogeography. He loves the diversity of plants, and studies the relationships of the genus Jatropha and the evolution of plant diversity in the seasonally dry tropical forests of Mexico.
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- Gautam Surya [EEB] is interested in evolutionary ecology and conservation biology. Gautam works on bird community evolution and conservation in the Eastern Himalayas.
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- Marie Strader [EEB] researches coral reef genomics and ecology. You can read more about her work here: http://mariestrader.weebly.com
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- Rebecca Tarvin [EEB] studies evolutionary biology. She researches how poison frogs avoid poisoning themselves. In general she is interested in how animals adapt to their environments. Website: http://www.rebeccatarvin.com/
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- Ashley Green [PB].
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- Decio Correa [EEB] is interested in ecology and herpetology. He studies the bacteria that live in association with frogs and tadpoles. You can read more about his work here: https://www.deciocorrea.com/
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- Caitlin Friesen [EEB] is interested in social behavior, neuroendocrinology, and environmental physiology. Her research examines the effect of the social and physical environment on physiological and behavioral patterns that govern how individuals interact. You can read more about her work here: https://caitlinfriesen.wordpress.com/
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- Andrius Dagilis [EEB] researches the evolution of gene order, chromosomes, and speciation.
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- Rachel Wright [CMB] studies ecological genomics. You can read more about her work here: http://rmwright.weebly.com/
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- Nichole Bennett [EEB].
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- Erin Giglio [EEB].
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- Rong Ma [EEB] studies chemical ecology, behavior, genomics, and social evolution. He is fascinated by the complex system of chemical communication in honey bees, especially in the ways that pheromones influence behavior. Rong enjoys rock climbing, archery, and calligraphy. Website: http://www.rongma.org/
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- Olivia Schmidt [EEB].
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- Emma Dietrich [EEB] is interested in social evolution, microbiology, and behavioral ecology. Emma studies the microbiome and natural history of a social spider in Texas. She also loves baking french macarons. Website: http://arachnidlady.wordpress.com/
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- Emlyn Resetarits [EEB] is interested in phycology, behavioral ecology, community ecology, & aquatic ecology. She researches how interactions between species can promote cooperation within a species using a variety of taxa. More about Emlyn here: http://www.leiboldlab.com/emlyn-resetarits.html
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- Mariska Brady [PB].
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