Dr. Francine McCarthy is an Earth Scientist at Brock University. She has expertise in the reconstruction and understanding of ancient climate environments.
Dr. Michael Sonne is a recent graduate with a PhD in Kinesiology from McMaster University. He is currently a baseball scientist for the Major League Baseball team, the Chicago Cubs. He is responsible for integrating new technology and biomechanics data between the field, dugout and analytics team.
Kay is a fourth year PhD candidate in Chemistry and this year’s Vice President/Treasurer for SciGSA. Their research explores indoor air and surface-gas interactions in museum-relevant environments. Outside the lab, Kay has been an active member of student-led, departmental, and university-wide governance organizations to advocate for graduate students across McMaster. Kay enjoys baking, bookbinding, crochet, and climbing, and is honoured to MC for the incredible researchers at this year’s Grad Research Symposium!