Ginny Lamas Meza (She/her), originally from Los Angeles, California, received her undergraduate degree in Environmental Chemistry at the University of Iowa. While at the University of Iowa, she investigated disposition of PCB’s in transgenic mice (alongside Dr. Hans Lehmler), and saccharide enrichment of the sea surface microlayer (alongside Dr. Betsy Stone). She spent 2 years as an analytical chemist in the cannabis industry before returning to pursue a PhD in Environmental Chemistry and Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In her free time, she plays video games (Oxygen not included, Dont starve, Sims 4) and cares for her 3 guinea pigs Wallace (Wally), Cooper (Cuprous), and Vincent (Vinny).