Janelle recently graduated from Northwestern University, where her majors in integrated science and chemistry let her combine two of her favorite things: science and food. Her research on different kinds of cocoa powders gave her a legitimate excuse to bake brownies in the name of scientific inquiry, making her project one of the most delicious on campus. A native of Portland, Oregon, Janelle traces her passion for science education back to Outdoor School, a unique Portland program that brings sixth graders out of the classroom and into the woods to do real, hands-on science with the help of high school leaders. On the weekends, you can find her having adventures in the outdoors, experimenting in the kitchen, or curled up with a good book.