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Chemists love a good beaker mug!

Chemists love a good beaker mug!

Posted by on Apr 30, 2026 in Posts, Student News

Who needs a beaker mug with the GRAB Lab logo? The seniors do! We want to send a huge thank you to Gwyn, Ellie, Noah, and Donald for their leadership, contributions, and guidance in research, chemistry, and life this semester. You have been awesome and you’re now off to exciting new adventures across the country. This group of seniors is going far...

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Research Success in 2025-2026

Research Success in 2025-2026

Posted by on Apr 30, 2026 in Posts, Student News

Congrats to all members of the GRAB Lab – experienced professionals and new members of the group – on awesome success this academic year. You’ve all worked hard to move research projects forward, learned some great chemistry, and had fun along the way. A special congrats to Gwyn Gagnon who presented her Distinction in the Field work and...

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Gwyn Gagnon ’26 – An Otter this World Experience!

Gwyn Gagnon ’26 – An Otter this World Experience!

Posted by on Apr 10, 2026 in Posts, Student News

As Gwyn returns from ACS Spring 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, she is reminiscing on the great talks she went to, the connections she made, the communicating science she did, and the places she visited. Her favorite destination in Atlanta, besides the conference center, of course, was the Georgia Aquarium, where she met a real-life otter! Returning from Atlanta...

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ACS Spring 2026 – Great chemistry in Atlanta!

ACS Spring 2026 – Great chemistry in Atlanta!

Posted by on Mar 27, 2026 in Posts, Student News

The GRAB Lab had an amazing time at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Atlanta this week. We had Gwyn and Georgia as seasoned veterans presenting at their second conference and Lana and Ann-Lee making it their first conference. All four did an amazing job at the conference, learning about a wide range of chemistry, networking and...

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Ellie Vanhille ’26 – Working together on separations

Ellie Vanhille ’26 – Working together on separations

Posted by on Mar 27, 2026 in Posts, Student News

In her final semester at Emmanuel, Ellie has been analyzing carbon dots synthesized from a mixture of urea and citric acid by teammate Gwyneth Gagnon. Ellie is working to understand the method of best separation for liquid chromatography, to gain knowledge about the properties of the carbon dots, such as size and polarity. Soon, she will run another...

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Noah Carreiro ’26 – Building Skills

Noah Carreiro ’26 – Building Skills

Posted by on Mar 11, 2026 in Posts, Student News

As Noah begins his final semester of senior year, he continues to build on the research skills and experiences he developed last semester in the lab. Currently, he has been working on preparing tissue samples for thin sectioning using a microtome, a crucial step for examining demineralized samples under fluorescence microscopy. The image shown captures...

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