This summer Tyson grew in leaps and bounds as the home base for a much larger research community. With new teams and so many new projects, every lab bench, meeting space, vehicle, and seat belt was accounted for on a daily basis. We were curious how all of these people found their way to being part of the Tyson community, and we wanted to give a glimpse of everyone in action. We hope you enjoy all of the photos and personal journeys.
Welcome to Humans of Tyson 2023!
Tyson Humans Team
Randy Hartmann
Samm Kaiser
Grace O’Connor
Susan Flowers
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Sean Garcia for use of his photos. And special thanks to Suzanne Loui for creating this self-reflective community project. We are grateful to follow her lead in telling the stories of our field station community through Humans of Tyson.
Emma Diaz
Undergraduate Fellow
Cheyenne Morris
Graduate Student
Ella Marks
High School Apprentice
Fares Noueiry
Undergraduate Fellow
Eve Kearns
Undergraduate Fellow
Emma Uder
Undergraduate Fellow
Lyle Usdin
Undergraduate Fellow
Gibson Blankenship
Forest Technician
Leonel Caceres
Forest Technician
Jacob Cummings
Undergraduate Fellow
Zo Benz
High School Apprentice
Katie Westby
Tyson Staff Scientist
Laura Tayon
Mosquito Technician
Solny Adalsteinsson
Tyson Staff Scientist
Sophie Dorosin
Undergraduate Fellow
Susan Flowers
Tyson Education, Outreach, and DEAI Coordinator
Tom Radomski
Tyson Postdoctoral Research Associate
Yoshi Yajima
Undergraduate Fellow
Amani Griffin
Undergraduate Fellow
Clara Chavez-Ives
Undergraduate Fellow
Aiden Warner
Undergraduate Fellow
Elliott Smith
Forest Technician
Derek McFarland
Visiting Graduate Student
Erin O’Connell
Tyson Research and Conservation Project Coordinator
Kaylee Arnold
Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow
Hebron Bekele
Undergraduate Fellow
Kasey Fowler-Finn
Associate Professor of Biology
Rachel Penczykowski
Assistant Professor of Biology
Grace O’Connor
Undergraduate Fellow
Lauren Johnson
Graduate Student
Zoey Ziegler
High School Apprentice
Maya Irvine
Undergraduate Fellow
Randy Hartmann
Undergraduate Fellow
Mary Hruz
Undergraduate Fellow
Shawn Zhu
Undergraduate Fellow
Samm Kaiser
Undergraduate Fellow
Althea Bartz Willis
Undergraduate Fellow
Anna Wassel
Graduate Student
ally moonier
High School Apprentice
aidan zaza
High School Apprentice
Beth Biro
Tyson Natural Resources Coordinator and Staff Scientist
Chenxi Zhang
Undergraduate Fellow
Elena Powell
High School Apprentice
Evan Parker
Forest Technician
Gabe Bernstein
High School Apprentice
Jonathan Liu
Undergraduate Fellow
Kathleen Dobbs
Undergraduate Fellow
Jared “j” Colbert
Undergraduate Fellow
Kim Medley
Tyson Director
Maddie Rhodes
Undergraduate Fellow
Samantha Lyerla
Undergraduate Fellow
Mesa Fitzgerald
Undergraduate Fellow
Liana Van Zen
Undergraduate Fellow
Jonathan Myers
Associate Professor of Biology