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Krista Meserve ’18 – Welcome New Directions

Krista Meserve ’18 – Welcome New Directions

Posted by on May 31, 2019 in Alumni, Posts

Browsing through the most recent edition of Chemical & Engineering News? Interested in landing that first industry job after graduation? Then you might have read Krista’s interview where she offers that, “My advice to current students is to welcome changes and new directions, and don’t get flustered when your schedule has to change on the...

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Dr. Gerdon – Take a deep breath…and create

Dr. Gerdon – Take a deep breath…and create

Posted by on May 31, 2019 in Posts, Student News

Summer research is a magical time in the lab for Dr. Gerdon and research students. The stress of the semester starts to fade away and there’s finally enough time to take a deep breath, focus your attention to research, and let your mind wander towards new ideas. Summer research is a time to put your head down and power through a big list of experiments and...

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Stephanie Colon ’20 – Summer Research Has Begun

Stephanie Colon ’20 – Summer Research Has Begun

Posted by on May 31, 2019 in Posts, Student News

Now that the 2018-2019 school year has come to an end, summer research has begun! Alex and Stephanie are working on optimizing the conditions for their calcium carbonate experiments. Stephanie, specifically, has been working on choosing between optical density and absorbance as a way of measuring the kinetics of calcium carbonate mineralization and how DNA...

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Spring Distractions

Spring Distractions

Posted by on May 9, 2019 in Posts, Student News

The end of the semester is upon us and that has brought so many distractions from research and from regular blog posts. This is rightfully so, of course, because classes must come first! Still, the group was able to get together to celebrate the end of this academic year with a group picture and a trip to Tasty Burger. Thanks for a great semester of...

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