WARF

PhD student, African Cultural Studies

Tobi’s research interests include African popular culture, digital media, and global Black literatures.

PhD candidate, Geography

Sarah’s PhD research focuses on how to increase local communities’ capacity for forest conservation in the DRC.

PhD student, Economics and Business

Charles is a PhD student in the joint PhD program in Finance and Economics at the Wisconsin School of Business whose research lies at the intersection of finance and industrial organization.

PhD student, Physics

PhD student, Integrative Biology

Arielle’s research focuses on nitrogen cycling and soil microbial communities in post-fire lodgepole pine forests in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

PhD student, Cellular and Molecular Biology

As a member of the Raman Lab, Silas studies a type of protein that pumps antibiotics out of bacteria and makes them drug resistant, called an efflux pump.

PhD student, Chemistry

As a member of Kyoung-Shin Choi’s chemistry lab, Brian has helped develop a new method to recover valuable chemical elements from used lithium-ion batteries.

PhD candidate, Computer Science

Brandon develops energy models for graphics processing units (GPUs) in high-performance computing systems to help researchers get more intelligent information about how much energy different aspects of their computing job require.

PhD student, Mechanical Engineering

Mahmudul is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering specializing in surface polishing of laser additive manufacturing. During the summer of 2023, he was a WARF-supported research assistant on a Research Forward project that explores multi-material additive manufacturing of electrical machines.

PhD student, Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies

Gabriela is a PhD student from Lima, Peru, a playwright, film and theater director, and scholar of Andean theater and performance. Her graduate research applies a gendered and decolonial perspective to drama and performance in the Southern Peruvian Andes.