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Rob Nichol ’27 – Spare Parts

Rob Nichol ’27 – Spare Parts

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

Rob is starting his first summer of research, rising to the challenge and learning new things. So far, his work is focused on synthesizing and analyzing tiopronin gold nanoparticles, attaching different molecules to the surface to enhance their properties and changing their charge. So far he has faced the unique challenge of working almost exclusively out...

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Lana Dang ’28 – Summer Switch Ups

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

The change in seasons marks the end of Lana’s sophomore school year and the start of her second summer of full-time research. Although the weather outside hasn’t fully caught up to the summer memo yet, Lana has already been diving headfirst into her research. In only the first few weeks, she has been switching up various aspects of her experiments, trying...

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Georgia Kazis ’27 – Folding Into the Future

Georgia Kazis ’27 – Folding Into the Future

Posted by on May 26, 2026 in Posts, Student News

Georgia is beginning her final summer of research, which feels especially bittersweet as she reflects on everything she has accomplished in the lab. The GRAB Lab’s most recent paper, featuring the work she has contributed over the past two years, is currently under review, while she has already moved on to developing the next origami project. Currently,...

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Summer Research 2026 Begins!

Summer Research 2026 Begins!

Posted by on May 18, 2026 in Posts, Student News

Summer is here and research is back! It feels good to put the school year behind us and to focus firmly on the experiments ahead. We have a great group of experienced returning researchers along with some new additions to the group. Welcome to Georgia, Lana, Ann-Lee, Rob, and Moji! We are going to make a great team this summer. We started the summer offer...

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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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