Team member: Ophelia Wang

Hi I'm Ophelia. I joined our lab group as a postdoc doing remote sensing, GIS, and ecology work. I have a background in tropical plant ecology, Latin American Studies, and geography. I'm interested in biodiversity conservation.

I love Latin dance---especially New York style salsa and Argentine tango. I started my lessons in Urbana-Champaign, IL and had a lot opportunities to follow great instructors when I lived in Austin, TX. I enjoyed the dance communities very much!

Also I love traveling in a shoestring-backpacker style. As an active Couchsurfing member since 2007, I've done a lot of hosting and surfing in North, Central, and South America, as well as Asia. I try to travel overseas whenever I have a longer break.

I'm into exploring international cuisines and you'll see that I eat all the time. For example, check out what I tasted when I traveled in Asia in summer 2009. (What!!! I really ate THAT much last summer???)