Hello! My name is Alyssa Kovalchick (she/her/hers), and I am currently a Senior Biochemistry major here at Temple. I’m from a tiny town in Northeast PA called Tunkhannock, and Temple and Philadelphia are my favorite places to be! I am involved with Active Minds TU (the student mental health club) and a tutor for the student athletes in the Temple Resnick Center. I’ve also been an undergraduate TA for Honors Biology 1, Organic Chemistry 1, and Gen Chem 2; I have a major passion for teaching. I have also been working as an undergraduate researcher in the Zdilla laboratory doing Inorganic Chemistry work since I was a freshman! When all of this undergrad work is said and done, I want to go get my Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry and be a chemistry professor. My all time favorite TV show is Bones; I’ve seen it 10 times through (no seriously… I have). I love to listen to music and play piano; my favorite artists are primarily funk and upbeat groups like Theo Katzman, Vulfpeck, Cory Wong, and Couch. I’m on the hunt for the best food in Philadelphia, so let me know if you have a recommendation or want to hear what the ranking is so far. If you have any questions or would love to chat about literally anything, feel free to reach out!