rpjakopak

I’m excited about science, art, and teaching as techniques to build connection with the world around us, and with each other.

For my day job, I’m a research scientist with the Monteith Shop at the University of Wyoming, where my job is an exciting combination of my passions: research, teaching, and science communication. Whenever possible, I moonlight as an artist.

When I’m not working, I’m usually hiking the hills with my dogs, reading, identifying plants and figuring out if I can eat them, or playing around with some form of art.