Byung Hak Jhun

– PhD. Seoul National University
(with Profs. Soo Young Park, Youngmin You)

1. What’s playing on your headphones while you work?
I usually listen to J-pop, especially songs by Kaje Fujii and Kenshi Yonezu. I also enjoy Hiromi’s “Mr. C. C.” These are my working track lists.

2. A perfect way to spend a free day is…
Going to a brewery with friends and enjoying cold beer, delicious finger food, and good conversation.

Symara De Melo Silva

– PhD. New York University
– B.Sc. Chemistry,
Universidade Federale de Santa Catarina, Brazil

1. What’s your favorite technique or piece of lab equipment?
I have favorites: column chromatography, computational chemistry and confocal microscopy.

2. What’s your ultimate comfort food?
Pasta and a pint of Talenti’s pistachio gelato.

Veronika Shchepetkina

– B.S. Biochemistry,
– B.S. Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Montana State University

1. What’s your favorite technique or piece of lab equipment?
NMR is my favorite!

2. A perfect way to spend a free day is…
Sleep in, late breakfast with friends, work on whatever crafting hobby I’m currently obsessed with, and end with swing dancing!

Yuan Lu

– B.S. Chemistry,
Nanjing University, China

1. What’s your lab arch-nemesis?
When I can’t repeat an experiment I did last week.

2. What’s your ultimate comfort food?
Homemade tomato and scrambled eggs with fried rice.

Aysha Riya

– B.S. Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal (IISERB)

1. What’s playing on your headphones while you work?
Phonk songs, for sure! They somehow flip a switch in my brain and keep me motivated while I work.

2. What’s your ultimate comfort food?
McDonald’s fries, without a doubt!

Tra’vel Trent

Emory ECAS, Class of 2027

1. If I weren’t a scientist, I would be…
An airline pilot.

2. A perfect way to spend a free day is…
Sleeping in during the morning, spending time with friends playing basketball or tennis.

Nisha Ramakrishnan

Emory ECAS, Class of 2028

1. What’s a hidden talent of yours?
Card tricks!

2. A fun fact about me is…
I can play the piano upside down!

Isabelle Collister

Emory ECAS, Class of 2029

1. What’s your lab archnemesis?
Rotovapping solvent out of a vial and it bumping!

2. What’s playing on your headphones while you work?
Noah Kahan, Hozier, or Mumford and Sons.