At her father’s restaurant outside Bogotá, Colombia, young Margarita Womack *09 had plenty to explore. The future ecology and evolutionary biology scholar caught frogs and snakes on the sprawling property. In the kitchen, she relished the challenge of making perfectly-shaped empanadas. “You actually do it with a regular cup,” she said. The result was a snack she could hold in one small hand.
Scientists Margarita *09 and Andrew Womack *11 Find Their Mission in the Kitchen