TPER is organized by a rotating group of volunteers from the University of Minnesota Duluth, the USEPA, and other research organizations in the Twin Ports.
Our current organizational team consists of:
Kasey Benesh – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Anna Peterson – MS Student, Department of Biology, UMD
Stormi Davis – Graduate Program Coordinator, Integrated Biosciences, UMD
Julie Maurer – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Allie Pesano – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Adriana Web – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Meera Ramakrishnan – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Caitlin McConaghy – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Noah Grode – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Past members of our organization team include:
Neil Gilbert – Postdoctoral Fellow, Michigan State University
Aubree Szczepanski – ORISE Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
Daniel Levings – Postdoctoral Researcher, Medical School, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Jennifer Krznarich – PhD Student, Integrated Biosciences, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Dustin Haines – Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Clara Smoniewski – PhD Student, Integrated Biosciences, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Bryan Matthias – Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Jessica Seiber – Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Nate Pollesch – Mathematician, US Environmental Protection Agency
Rosalyn Putland – Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota -Duluth
Sarah Lacher – Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Minnesota – Duluth
Trevor Keyler – Graduate Researcher, Swenson College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Brooke Vetter – PhD Student, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Michael Joyce – PhD Student, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Brenna Doheny – Postdoctoral Associate, Office of Research Support, UMD
If you are interested in helping to create an excellent community for PhD, Postdoctoral, and other early-career researchers in the Twin Ports, send us a note using the Contact Page, or get in touch with someone on our organizing committee.
TPER is also grateful for the support of the Integrated Biosciences Program from the University of Minnesota – Duluth to help facilitate the hosting of TPER’s events.
Twin Ports Early-Career Researchers 