I am passionate about sharing what I love with others, whether it's teaching classes or leading workshops, writing and editing scicomm articles, or taking my friends rock climbing and throwing them off the cliff (they're tied to ropes, I promise).
I am passionate about sharing what I love with others, whether it's giving conference talks or workshops, writing and editing scicomm articles, or taking my friends rock climbing and throwing them off the cliff (they're tied to ropes, I promise).
Education
2016 - Present
PhD Candidate in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology | Harvard University
2011 - 2016
Bachelors of Science in Applied Physics & Biology | Georgia Institute of Technology
2012 - 2012
Undergraduate Exchange Program | University of Queensland
Research
2016 - Present
Soft Robotic Undulatory Swimming Models | George Lauder, Ph.D. | Harvard University
2015 - 2016
Cockroach Locomotion Across Inclined Plane | Daniel Goldman, Ph.D. | Georgia Tech
2014 - 2016
Accreting Neutron Star Superburst Simulations | David Ballantyne, Ph.D. | Georgia Tech
2015 - 2015
Cherenkov Telescope Array Electronics Analysis | Adam Nepomuk Otte, Ph.D. | Georgia Tech
2015 - 2015
Phylogenetic Algorithm Comparisons | Eric Gaucher, Ph.D. | Georgia Tech
2013 - 2014
GT Copepod Lab | Jeannette Yen, Ph.D. | Georgia Tech
Selected Work Experience
2018 - Present
Advanced Climbing Instructor | Brooklyn Boulders Somerville/Boston Bouldering Project | Somerville, MA
2021 - 2022
Media and Design Fellow | Derek Bok Teaching and Learning Center | Harvard University
2018 - 2020
Editor-In-Chief | Science in the News | Cambridge, MA
2016 - 2018
Short-Form Blog Contributor | Science in the News | Cambridge, MA
2013 - 2013
Bird Department Intern | Zoo Atlanta | Atlanta, GA
Publications
Z. Wolf, A. Jusufi, D. Vogt, and G.V. Lauder. Fish-like aquatic propulsion studied using a pneumatically-actuated soft-robotic model. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2020.
Z. Wolf and G.V. Lauder. A Soft Robotic Model to Study the Effects of Stiffness on Fish-Like Undulatory Swimming. In Bioinspired Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems (pp. 153-169). Springer, Cham. 2020.
L. Keek, Z. Wolf, and D.R. Ballantyne. Accretion disk signatures in Type I X-ray Bursts: prospects for future missions. The Astrophysical Journal, 826(1):79-92. 2016.
L. Keek, A. Cumming, Z. Wolf, D. Ballantyne, et al. The imprint of carbon combustion on a superburst from the accreting neutron star 4U 1636-536. MNRAS, 454:3559-3566. 2015.
Conferences & Invited Talks
Workshops