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Degree Date:
Summer 2022
Mentor:
Eileen Lacey & Alejandro Rico-Guevara
Title:
PhD Dissertation: Comparative Flight Performance of Tropical Hummingbirds
Smiley has accepted a UC postdoc position that aims to establish faculty mentorship programs and improve climate and retention in the life sciences. After that Smiley plans to transition into a University of Washington postdoc to continue research on hummingbird biomechanics with Dr. Rico-Guevara.