Marianna Burks and Dr. Mike Herman are hosting Dr. Ahna Skop from the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week. In addition to her research seminar on Thursday November 6th at 3:30pm, she is giving a public lecture on Wednesday November 5th at 5:30pm in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
Ahna grew up amount artists and that has influenced her in many ways. This talk describes her experiences and how you CAN be creative in the sciences! In 2008, she was named a Remarkable Women in Science by AAAS, and in 2015 honored as a Kavli Fellow from the National Academy of Sciences. In 2018, she received the first Inclusive Excellence Award from ASCB and HHMI. In 2019, she served as an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador for Women in STEM. Her science and art have been featured by Apple, The Scientist, USA Today, Smithsonian, PBS.org, NPR, and Science magazine.