24 Hours with WID

Nicole Anderson, Graduate Student, Baum Lab

It’s midnight and Nicole is running simulations from her computer.
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The Yin Lab, Chemical and Biological Engineering

At 1am, most of us sleep, but the living world inside our lab incubators is wide awake. Cells are dividing, viruses are invading, and infections are spreading.
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Rupa Sridharan, Associate Professor, Sridharan Lab

It’s 2AM and Dr. Rupa Sridhara has a “eureka” moment.
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Bryce Sprecher, Research Assistant, Virtual Environments Group

The middle of the night is a good time to start setting up data processing for long photogrammetry renders of 3D models.
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Chung-Yin Lin, Graduate Assistant, Turng Lab

The peaceful and calming atmosphere in the Discovery Building in the wee hours of the morning helps Chung-Yin to focus.
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Hinųksgu Silé Shigley, member of the Indigenous Language Table

As the sun comes up, Silé starts up the coffee pot and thinks, “It’s time to check in on Radio WAZI.”
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Francesca Long, Outreach Specialist, ID Hub

When many of us are still slugging our first cup of coffee, Francesca Long is on her way into the building to prepare for a special event connecting the public with science happening at WID.
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Natalia Rosario Melendez, Grad Student, Handelsman Lab, Plant Pathology

It’s time to “wake up the lab.” Natalia enjoys the low lighting at 7am.
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Marcela Tabima, Principal Scientist, Saha Lab

Dr. Tabima gets right to work in the lab.
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John Yin, Principal Investigator, Professor

First thing in the morning, John Yin is building momentum for the rest of the day.
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Minah Park, PhD, Entrepreneurship Science Lab

It’s 10am and Minah Park is crossing things off her list.
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Nan Jiang, Graduate Student, Yin Lab

It’s late morning and Nan Jiang is researching defective interfering particles (DIPs) which may be harnessed to develop novel antiviral therapeutics.
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Josephine Putnam, Research Intern, Tiny Earth

At noon, Josephine is getting into her “flow state” while she handles her samples.
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Azka Ahmed, Graduate Student, May Lab

At 1pm, Azka Ahmed works on experiments or analyzes data at her desk.
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Dekun Zhou, Research Assistant, Del Pia Lab

At 2pm you will find Dekun Zhou thinking about theoretical proofs or doing numerical results to gain ideas.
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Ross Schwartz, Research Specialist, Saha Lab

At 3pm, the Saha lab is fairly lively with activity and so is Ross Schwartz.
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Rob Spenceley, Trainee - INTEGRATE

Rob and the INTEGRATE team are working together in the afternoons to survey literature, catalogue industrial robots, and analyze data.
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Austin Hall, Graduate Student, Handelsman Lab

Around 5pm, Austin Hall makes overnight cultures of bacteria for experiments the next day.
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Andrew Hanus, Illuminating Discovery Hub Director

It extends the workday, but Andrew Hanus has gathered the 8 graduate students and 2 faculty who comprise the Kohler Fellows cohort for a meeting.
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Jo Handelsman, Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Once a month Jo Handelsman is at an online research meeting with scientists in Singapore.
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Sam Mulrooney, Outreach Program Manager, Illuminating Discovery Hub

Sam is hosting science/art fusion events.
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Colin Hemme, Communications chair for Catalysts for Science Policy (CaSP)

Colin is editing a podcast for “In a Perfect Policy.”
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Sonya Sankaran, Science Illustrator, Muralist

It’s time to wind down and rest for Sonya. Her work can be very physical and she needs to regenerate.
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Xiaoya Zhang, Graduate Assistant, Sridharan Lab

Xiaoya connects with many family and friends across different time zones.
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