Mentoring

Case Western Reserve University

During my PhD I had the opportunity to work with amazing students. Learn a about their work with me and what they are up to now.

Rut Muzychuk (2021-2023)

Rut worked with me since day one. She was the first student I had the opportunity to mentor, so we were both learning together. Hard worker and enthusiastic, she got to present at a national conference and she is a co-author in all the butterfly physiology work. Rut graduated from CWRU in 2024 and is now enrolled in a Master’s program at CWRU.

Wei Chen (2024-2025)

Wei worked with me during 2024-2025 as part of his capstone project. He is creative, hard worker and innovative. He was able to adapt plant software to conduct butterfly wing analysis. He graduated from CWRU in 2025 and has just started a Master’s program working with salamanders in Michigan.

Ahalya Pandian (2024)

Ahalya worked with me the summer of 2024 while she was in high school. She has a lot of curiosity for science and is always excited to learn new things. She graduated from Solon High School and just started her undergraduate studies at The Ohio State University.