Team:Wellesley TheTech/Team/Members

BAC PACK

• TEAM
  • Members
  • Notebooks
  • Acknowledgements
• PROJECT
  • Overview
  • Digital Component
  • Wetlab Component
  • Background
  • Hardware
• OUTREACH
  • Practices
  • Methodology
  • Collaboration
• MEDAL FULFILLMENT

TEAM MEMBERS

Rachel Kwon

Rachel is a rising junior at Wellesley majoring in Cognitive and Linguistic Science. This is her first summer working in the HCI lab and is super excited to collaborate with other students, faculty, and people from all over the country! She is looking forward to collaborate and explore how the interdepartmental and diverse aspects of human computer interaction. In her free time, she enjoys netflixing Criminal Minds, hiking, and exploring!

Vivien Chen

Vivien Chen is a rising sophomore prospective CS major and psychology minor. This is her first year in the HCI lab, and she is excited to be working on the iGEM team. This coming year, Vivien is looking forward to singing with the Wellesley Widows, interning at the CWS, and reading in the greenhouse.

Sam Mincheva

Sam is a rising junior majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Japanese. This is Sam's first year in the lab, and they are excited to explore interdisciplinary approaches to tackling scientific issues and presenting information in an accessible way. Outside of the lab, Sam can be found talking about cats, playing tetris, and starting and abandoning various projects.

Melissa Foley

Melissa is a sophomore in high school. Besides the computer sciences, she enjoys being involved in student council and playing sports for her school (which include field hockey, swimming, and softball). In the future she hopes to learn as much as she can about different programming languages.

Nicole Nieves

Nicole Nieves is a rising senior at Framingham High School who interned in the Wellesley HCI this summer. She enjoys programming, math, and design, and is excited to learn more about computer science as a career. Outside of the lab, Nicole enjoys playing with her dog, playing games, and boxing.

Priyanka Roy

Priyanka is a rising senior at Framingham High School. This was her first summer interning in the HCI lab, where she helped with the BacPack for New Frontiers project and enjoyed learning JavaScript along the way. Outside the lab, she likes to read and dance.

Christina Pollalis

Christina is a rising senior at Wellesley College studying Political Science and Computer Science. This is her first time working in the HCI lab and also her first time working on an iGEM team. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading books, watching movies, and cooking.

Jasmine Davis

Jasmine is a rising Junior at Wellesley College (Class of 2017) working for a second year in Wellesley's Human-Computer Interaction Lab. She is majoring in Media Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Computer Science. Jasmine has prior experience working with iGem teams, but this is her first official iGem project. In her spare time she enjoys reading, exploring Boston, horseback riding, and fencing.

Lily Westort

Lily is a rising sophomore studying Computer Science with an interest in discovering new ways to integrate technology to improve and enhance everyday life. Working in the HCI lab and on the iGEM team has also facilitated her interest in the interdisciplinary relationship between Biology and Computer Science. Outside of the lab she enjoys reading, lemonade, hip-hop music and dancing.