Kwame spent most of his teenage years in Takoradi (in Ghana). He received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in 2006, was actively involved in the Ghanaians at Cornell Society, as well as researching at the Cornell NanoScale Facility. Kwame is currently pursuing a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with focus on Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology.

At his free time, he likes to play soccer, volleyball, ping-pong and listens to music. He is excited to make new friends, and looks forward to serving as a resource to Hans Bethe House. Please feel free to stop by his room for a discussion at any time.

Arnaub is a third-year graduate student pursuing dual degrees in health administration and public administration through the Sloan Program in Health Administration and the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs. A native of Minnesota, he completed his undergraduate degree in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor before coming to Cornell.

He is an avid traveler and has been to over twenty different countries (with plans to visit many more in the near future). When he's not selling his soul to schoolwork, he appreciates jazz music, Jack Bauer, sarcasm, martial arts, Entourage, tennis, wines from Bordeaux, Fortune magazine and downhill skiing. On Saturday mornings from August through January, you will find him glued to a television cheering on the best college football team in America, the Michigan Wolverines. In the summer of 2008, he is entering a 10,000 mile charity car race from England to Mongolia.

Sara O’Neill Kohl is a second year Masters’ candidate in City and Regional Planning. She is originally from Seattle, WA, and has lived in Chicago, IL for the last seven years. Sara is interested in issues of poverty and inequality and has worked for several nonprofit organizations while in Chicago. She also enjoys participating in student groups at Cornell such as Women’s Planning Forum.

Some of Sara’s favorite things are listening to music, having coffee, knitting, reading the newspaper, and cooking and eating spicy food.

Lara grew up in the small town of New Knoxville, OH. She earned a B.S. in chemistry at Denison University in Granville, OH where she was active in community outreach and service activities. Lara is currently pursing her Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Cornell. Away from her studies, Lara enjoys the outdoors, baking and tasting all types of delicious deserts. She cherishes her time with family and friends and looks forward to mentoring students and developing new friendships in the Hans Bethe House.

Michael Jay Walsh is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, researching marine biogeochemistry and phytoplankton trace metal metabolism. He graduated from Colby College in 2005 with a degree in Chemistry. Before coming to Cornell he was a teaching intern at Saint Paul's School Advanced Studies Program. At Cornell Michael has served as the Secretary and Vice President of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly. He has also designed and taught a course in Environmental Economics at the New York State Louis Gossett Youth Residential Center in Lansing, NY. He is the Recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Student Volunteer Award from the Cornell Student Activities Office. Michael is an fervent Big Red Hockey and volleyball fan. A lifetime athlete, he has completed three marathons including the Boston Marathon in 2006.

Stephanie is a second year MS student in Crop & Soil Science and a part of the Weed Ecology Research Group where she is researching the impacts of different soil management strategies and plant pathogens on weed community diversity. Although she was born in Cleveland, OH, and hence has a great love for rock n’ roll and dancing, she has spent most of her life in Skaneateles, NY where she spent summers sailing on the “pinky” of the Finger Lakes and attending Girl Scout camp. In 2002 Stephanie came to Cornell to earn her BS in Plant Sciences, and worked as an RA for 3 years in the Lowrise and Collegetown complexes. During her undergrad years she found a love for Cornell’s traditions, Ithacan summers, and Ithaca’s plethora of restaurants. In Fall of 2006 she stayed at Cornell to continue as a fourth year RA and started her Masters degree. She also has studied in Mexico for a winter semester and has a strong interest in agriculture development in developing nations.

If not out in the field with the weeds or in Bethe House socializing with her residents, Stephanie can be found at Cornell hockey games, discussing politics and global warming over a cup of Starbuck’s, sailing on Cayuga Lake, gardening at the Horticulture Test Gardens for fun, or attending music concerts. Her door is always open to chat or catch an episode of Project Runway, House, or Lost, so stop on by!