Yale Open Labs Science Café October 29th, 2017
Talks: Johannes Lange, Kimmy Cushman, Lily Zhao
Location: Kroon Hall, Yale
Date: October 29th, 2017
Johannes Lange is a 4th year graduate student in the astronomy department, who will discuss Uncovering Dark Matter through Galaxy Motion. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, Johannes achieved a bachelor’s degree at the free University of Berlin, and a Masters degree at the University of Heidelberg. Johannes is quite the traveler, having spent time in Santa Barbara, California as well as Hong Kong, China. When Johannes isn’t working, he enjoys badminton, biking, soccer, and board games.
Lily Zhao is a 2nd year graduate student in the astronomy department who will speak about Life, the Universe, and Everything. Lily grew up in Philadelphia, where it is in fact, not always sunny. As an undergrad, Lily triple majored in math, physics, and biology at the University of Chicago. Currently, her work focuses on discovering exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than the sun. In her free time, Lily enjoys running triathlons, tending house plants, and partaking in scavenger hunts.
Kimmy Cushman is a 1st year graduate student in the physics department who will unveil the Mysterious World of Particle Physics and describe how life operates at the smallest scale imaginable. Kimmy obtained her bachelor’s degree in physics at the City University of New York, and after graduate school hopes to obtain a professorship in theoretical physics. When not studying physics and math, Kimmy likes to run and learn about languages and other world cultures.