Ph.D. Student
Hometown: lA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
Brief Biography
Laura Zinnel is a graduate student in the Mathematics Department and the Neuroscience Interdepartmental Graduate Program. She joined The Bentil Group in August 2022.
Research Interests
- Machine learning applied to neuroscience
- Neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease)
- Computational mechanics of soft materials
Education
- Ph.D., Mathematics, Iowa State University, in progress
- Ph.D., Neuroscience, Iowa State University, in progress
- B.S., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2021
- B.S., Psychology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2021
Hobbies
- Reading
- Board Games
- Hiking
