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"Everything is awesome, everything is cool when you're part of a team."
-Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island

Dr. John Kernien
Dr. John Kernien, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

Madeline Topf
Madeline Topf
Graduate Student

Jessica Magri
Jessica Magri
Graduate Student

Kadee N. Lawrence
Kadee N. Lawrence
Graduate Student
Holly Murray
Holly Murray
Research Intern
Mohamed Mohamed
Mohamed Mohamed
Research Intern
Lilia Smyth
Lilia Smyth
Undergraduate Researcher
Meghan Schmitt
Meghan Schmitt
Undergraduate Researcher
Annika Mechelke
Annika Mechelke
Undergraduate Researcher
Jaecan Fratzke
Jaecan Fratzke
Undergraduate Researcher
Sadie Lyons
Sadie Lyons
Undergraduate Researcher
Arjun Santhanakrishnan
Arjun Santhanakrishnan
System Administrator
Marissa Zhang
Marissa Zhang
System Administrator


Pepperell Lab Pets

Rufus
Rufus
PepLab Pet
Rufus studies predator-prey dynamics,
with a focus on squirrels and rabbits.
He is pursuing a concurrent minor
in napping on soft surfaces.

Mia
Mia
PepLab Pet
Mia investigates the ground in order
to discover novel treats. Her thorough
methods have unearthed hundreds of
formerly undetected food bits.

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace
PepLab Pet
The boys specialize in ornithology and
spend days observing Wisconsin's native birds.
Charlie dabbles in computational work and
excels at turning off computers mid-exam or
right before a new project is saved.


Pepperell Lab Alumni Pets

Banks and Pippin
Banks and Pippin
PepLab Alumni Pets
Banks and Pippin are a dynamic
team who do all their experiments
together - Banks holds the pipette while
Pippin pushes the plunger.
Cleo
Cleo
PepLab Alumni Pet
Cleo is fascinated by the study of
feet. As an expert podiatrist, she
performs groundbreaking research by
nibbling the toes of her patients.
Luna
Luna
PepLab Alumni Pet
Luna is an expert in the field of string
theory. She is constantly examining
strings of all sorts, including yarn,
charging cords, and shoelaces.
Annie
Annie
PepLab Alumni Pet
Annie is a diabetic kitty researching an alternative
to her daily insulin shots. She has yet to find
a cure but is an expert at managing her condition
with stolen snacks from the kitchen counter.
Max and Ruby
Max and Ruby
PepLab Pet
Max and Ruby are sibling scientists
whose research interests encompass
determining how laser pointers work and
the best way to splash water out of their dish.


Lab Alumni

Postdocs
Dr Jesse Dabney, PhD
Dr Mike Khan, PhD

Graduate Alumni
Dr Madison Youngblom, PhD
Dr Tatum Mortimer, PhD
Dr Mary O'Neill, PhD
Dr Abigail Shockey, PhD
Dr Erin Zwick, PhD
Dr Lindsey Bohr, PhD
Research Staff
Tracy Smith
Donny Xiong
Linda Xiong
Madeline Imhoff
Sydney Fry

Undergraduates

Aidan MacKnight
Alexandra Weber
Alexis Wery
Alex Zarley
Alyssa Mussar
Anjali Begur
Anna Bottum
Annie Browning
Ben Foster
Chase Fredrick
Daniel Seaton
Eli Schlossberg

Elizabeth Zingsheim
Emily Lakeman
Franklin Wang
Garritt Moede
Grace Quirk
Hailey Bussan
Jeff Tsai
Jenna Ridler
Joe Gorka
Kristin Cox
Leah Alexander
Manuel Calzada Ollarzabal

Marisol Wolf
Max Albers
Mitch Fossen
Natalie Binversie
Nathan Kolbow
Sam Larson
Seanna Curran
Shuangyan Li
Spencer Buyansky
TongZhen Xie
Trent Prall
Yudong Sun