Wencheng Yan answers a question from the audience while other participants in Round 8 of the Grad Slam look on. Credit: Patricia Marroquin
Here’s what you missed at Round 8 (aka "What's For Dinner Round") of UCSB's 2015 Grad Slam on Thursday afternoon in the Santa Cruz Residence Hall. Seven presenters squared off to battle for the right to represent in the next round, talking on topics such as Beach Snow, Pizza, and Octopus Skin. When it was all said and done, only three graduate students triumphed to gain a gift card and a date with Semifinal glory.
Round 8 presenters included, clockwise from top left, S.C. Kaplan; Adam Klein; Desmond Ramirez; and Sungmin Moon. Credit: Patricia MarroquinThe presenters and their topics:
- William Brandt, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management: “Why Study Snow from the Beach?”
- Selvi Ersoy, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology: “Killing Me Softly with Antibiotics”
- S.C. Kaplan, French and Italian: “'Apprendre et Endoctriner’: Women Teaching Women in 15th-Century France
- Adam Klein, Psychological and Brain Sciences: “Illuminating the Circuitry of Addiction”
- Sungmin Moon, Education: “Pizza, Pisa, PISA”
- Desmond Ramirez, Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology: “'Seeing’ Octopus Skin in the Light of Evolution”
- Wencheng Yan, History of Art and Architecture: “Writing Modernity: Constructing a History of Chinese Architecture, 1920-1949”
Round 8 was held in a very colorful and artistic space in Santa Cruz Residence Hall. Credit: Patricia Marroquin
And the Round 8 winners are ...
Judges' Selections: Selvi Ersoy and Wencheng Yan.
People's Choice: William Brandt.
Kyle’s Coolest:
- Coolest Accent: William Brandt (Australian?)
- Coolest Clip Art: Selvi Ersoy (Bacteria, Mr. Lazy, dead mouse)
- Coolest Hair: S.C. Kaplan (Red)
- Coolest Images: Wencheng Yan (Chinese Architecture)
Wencheng, Selvi, and William will all move on to the Semifinals. Way to represent, my friends!
Winners of Grad Slam Round 8 are, from left, Wencheng Yan (History of Art and Architecture); Selvi Ersoy (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology); and William Brandt (Bren School of Environmental Science and Management). Credit: Patricia Marroquin