Scientist of the Month

By Veronica Villanueva and Sophie Wu Physicist Anne Marie March has always been fascinated by atoms and molecules. As a child, she imagined them as small billiard balls, solid and

By Elodie Kadjo Dr. Kim Selting, Veterinary Radiation Oncologist and Cancer Treatment Researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Dr. Kim Selting is a veterinary radiation oncologist and a

By Elodie Kadjo Dr. Suguna Pappu, Clinical Associate Professor, Carle Illinois College of Medicine Suguna Pappu is a clinical associate professor at Carle Illinois College of Medicine. She obtained bachelor’s

By Gail W. Pieper Rinku Gupta, Principal Specialist, Research Software Engineer As long as she can remember, Rinku Gupta has been fascinated by advanced computing. She earned a bachelor’s degree

by Elodie Kadjo Dr. Carolyn Carta is a Principal scientist at CArtLab Solutions, a research and consulting company she founded in September 2023. As shown through her entrepreneurial endeavor, Carolyn

by Christina Nowicki, Ph.D. Talking to Dr. Diana Rose E. Ranoa, her passion for science and positive attitude is abundantly clear. And like a lot of scientists, she’s not afraid

Written by Delia Alkhatib, edited by Christina Nowicki and Lisa Volpatti Starting in STEM Dr. Lisa Volpatti was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she earned her bachelor’s degree

Written by Elodie Kadjo Stephanie Jones is a Lead scientist in the enzymology team at LanzaTech. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at

Written by Elodie Kadjo Barbara I. Adaikpoh is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her research focuses on developing a