Ozel Lab Team Build

We went on an adventure to the nearby Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

25 June 2025

The Ozel lab poses in front of an ancient Greek sculpture of a lion at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

The Ozel Lab recently went on a team building adventure to the nearby Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. We played the museum's art-themed mini-golf ArtCourse, had a pizza picnic at a nearby park, and a well-timed ice cream truck provided popsicles, which really hit the spot (unlike our golfballs!)

PI Neşet Özel lines up his shot.

Reseacher Tech Abigail Tyree hopes for a hole-in-two

Neset and lab manager Cathy Lake discuss the difficulties of mini-golf.

We struggled with this one.

Teamwork makes the dream work, and postdoc Shixiong Cheng was able to make the hole-in-one with help from cyclist admin Rachael Love

We took a quick break from being bad at golf to show off our obvious talent for selfies.

Back row, L-R: Kenzie Treese, Rose Coyne, Shixiong Cheng, Neşet Özel, Dulara De Zoysa, Fahad Kameulegeya. Front row L-R: Abigail Tyree, Rachael Love, Cathy Lake

The final challenge of ArtCourse is a scale representation of the Museum and grounds with a secret hole-in-one within the shuttlecock. Good luck Neset!

A bunch of scientists walk into an art museum....

"Cujo, the Legend" the legendary ice cream truck with impeccable timing showed up right at the end of our pizza picnic with bomb-pops! The perfect, cold, delicious ending to a hot, fun day with a fabulous group of people.

Picnic park and popsicle party with Ozel Lab!