Team
Our project leaders and data science interns
Jesus Maldonado, Ph.D. | PI
Research geneticist at the Center for Conservation Genomics at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI).
Mario Castellanos | PI
Executive Director of the University of California Santa Barbara Office of Education Partnerships.
Cristina Soto-Balderas | Coordinator
P-20 Coordinator at the University of California Santa Barbara Office of Education Partnerships.
Alex White, Ph.D. | Data Scientist
Biodiversity Research Data Scientist in the Smithsonian Data Science Lab, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).
Rebecca Dikow, Ph.D. | Data Scientist
Research Data Scientist in the Smithsonian Data Science Lab, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).
Alan Feria | Data Science Intern
Intern in the Smithsonian Data Science Lab, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Undergraduate student at UCSB.
Zumonjay Jackson | Data Science Intern
Former intern in the Smithsonian Data Science Lab, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Undergraduate student at East Los Angeles College.
Alison Day | Data Science Intern
Former intern in the Smithsonian Data Science Lab, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Undergraduate student at Stanford University.