Sandy Kawano
Associate Director
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSandy Kawano is an associate director and seasoned academic with 11 years of experience bridging ecological research, teaching, and field station leadership. She transitioned from faculty roles at George Washington University and California State University, Long Beach to lead Mountain Lake Biological Station, bringing deep expertise in evolutionary ecology and biodiversity grounded in a PhD from Clemson. Her background includes competitive postdoctoral fellowships (Marie Skłodowska-Curie, NIMBioS) that reflect strong quantitative and interdisciplinary research skills often applied to real-world conservation and educational programs. Based in Charlottesville, she combines hands-on field science with program administration and curriculum development, and maintains a public-facing portfolio that highlights her research, teaching, and service. An under-the-radar strength is her sustained commitment to integrating mathematics and biology in collaborative research, enabling novel approaches to complex ecological questions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Evolution Ecology and Biodiversity, Bachelor of Science - BS Evolution Ecology and Biodiversity at University of California, DavisAssociate of Science - AS Biology/Biological Sciences General, Associate of Science - AS Biology/Biological Sciences General at De Anza CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biology/Biological Sciences General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biology/Biological Sciences General at Clemson University - College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences
Github Skills (7)
twist10
biomechanics10
mamba10
gitpod9
conda9
kinematics8
morph6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
MorphoFun/psa
Apr 2016 - Nov 2021
Contributions:107 commits, 97 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
FinsAndLimbs/mudskipperKinematics
Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
Files on the 3D kinematics of terrestrial locomotion in mudskippers. Data were collected at Clemson University.
Contributions:24 commits, 3 PRs, 23 pushes in 7 months
locomotionkinematicsclemson
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