With a doctorate in biophysics and more than a decade of experience in career and professional development, Alexandra Schnoes is uniquely qualified for her new position as workforce development manager at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. We talked to her about her own career path and her vision for recruiting, retaining, and training the next generation of GLBRC scientists. 

Bailey Marshall, a PhD candidate in cellular and molecular biology, studies genetic engineering of bacteria for better biofuel production.

Episode 4: Fuel up Your host, Nalina Cherr, asks Wisconsin Energy Institute researchers Sam Davison and Kyle Probst “what do people study here?” Spoiler alert: It includes chemistry, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration.

When nearby lightning forces officials to delay a big college football game, the backlash from fans can be fierce, especially if the sky over the stadium is still mostly blue.

The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies published a profile of WEI affiliate Holly Gibbs, a professor of geography and Nelson alum

Just breathe. Yes, you. Wow, you’re doing science. Student farmer Ella DeRosier asks our host what happens to the sugars we eat and Morty the Mitochondrion (UW–Madison BioCore Coordinator Daniel Parrell) talks about his job in the big cell, and our host talks about ATP (again). Then we take away the oxygen and see what kind of cool stuff we can make.

Botanist/mom Aisha Goodman convinces our host plants are so important they need a whole episode and biochemistry professor Chris Gisriel takes her on a tour of photosynthesis to learn about where plants get their matter. Things go a little haywire when the miniaturizer is broken and our host and her guest are flung backwards in time to learn why plants matter.