The Athens Science Café Team is dedicated to sharing its collective passion for science with the Athens, GA community. Team members are primarily Athens, GA residents with backgrounds in a variety of scientific fields and the desire to communicate scientific knowledge to scientists and non-scientists alike. The Team is comprised of a Core Group, responsible for event planning, marketing, finances, fundraising, and membership, and a Programming Board, responsible for discussing, suggesting, and deciding on Café topics and speakers.
The Athens Science Café Core Group:
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Jordan Argrett, (he/him/his) Program Director Jordan Argrett is a third year PhD student at the Odum School of Ecology. His research focuses on parasitic plants and their impact on natural communities above and below ground. Outside of research, Jordan creates instrumental hip-hop and shoots film photography. You can contact Jordan at jordan.argrett@uga.edu |
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Summer Blanco, (she/they) Vice President of Events Summer is a third year PhD student in the Department of Plant Biology, co-advised by Drs. Shu-Mei Chang & Jim Leebens-Mack. They are interested in how flower color changes in response to the environment. Outside of school, Summer loves to roller skate (weekly at Athens Skate Inn) and sing karaoke! You can contact Summer at Summer.Blanco@uga.edu |
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Katie Dillon, (she/her) Vice President of Digital Media Katie is a third year PhD candidate in the Institute of Bioinformatics at UGA. Her research is focused on European ticks and the impact of tick genomics. Outside of research, she enjoys making yarn-based crafts, playing indie video games, and taking afternoon naps. You can contact Katie at Katie.Dillon@uga.edu |
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Rochelle Yap, (she/her) Vice President of Social Media Rochelle is a 3rd year PhD candidate in Dr. Zachary Lewis’s lab in UGA’s Department of Microbiology. Her research focuses on epigenetics pathways like Polycomb repression in fungal species, Neurospora crassa. Outside of the lab, Rochelle enjoys camping and hiking, attending music shows, and doing yoga. You can contact Rochelle at ry00555@uga.edu |
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