Kate Arneson is a research user interface and experience (UIX) designer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her work focuses on applying human-centered design to research software projects, with applications ranging from chemistry and machine learning to genomics and healthcare. At NCSA and the Molecule Maker Lab Institute, Kate collaborates closely with scientists, engineers, and end-users to create usable, reproducible, and sustainable applications, advancing the role of design in interdisciplinary research.