Dessy Dusichka

Computer Science & Biology // Class of 2023

Seeing through trees: Transparent wood as a next-generation glass

Biology, Chemistry, Environment / /

Glass is an integral part of modern buildings, appreciated for its uniquely transparent nature that provides a literal window to the outside world. Made mostly of sand, sodium carbonate, and limestone, glass resists intense weather patterns and precipitation and is recyclable and relatively inexpensive to produce. However, glass has several weaknesses — it is thermally […]

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Ice, ice maybe: Impacts of declining sea ice on Arctic predator-prey dynamics

Biology, Environment / /

If current climate trends persist, the Arctic Ocean is predicted to become seasonally ice-free by the 2030s. Sea ice follows a cyclic pattern, partially melting in the summer and re-forming with the cooler temperatures of autumn and winter. However, rising global temperatures have increased the melting rate and decreased the formation rate. During future summers,

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