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Julia is excited for her second year of summer research! She plans on continuing her research with her favorite instrument, the Quartz Crystal Microbalance. This summer has already started off with a lot of experiments and Data!!!! It has been fun working with the new research members and learning about their research. There are so many great things that the GRAB lab is doing this summer and research has only just...
Summer research begins….with gel electrophoresis and Blackbird Donuts. Well, group meeting started that way at least and that is a great way to start group meeting. We have a great summer ahead of us with Julia proving that QCM will eventually do what it is told, Ryan taking on all things nano, Hailey folding tiny bits of origami, and Kristy working with collagen in all shapes, sizes, and origins. This group is already off to a great start and there’s much more to come. Keep an eye out for eye-popping summer blog posts. Alumni, keep an eye out for a summer gathering coming in...
Dr. Gerdon is super excited to share this amazing and comprehensive dive into what is currently being taught in Analytical Chemistry across the country. It was a lot of fun to work with faculty from across the world on this an to share the results in this publication. Let’s keep improving analytical chemistry education! Survey of the Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Curriculum Michelle L. Kovarik*, Betty Cristina Galarreta, Peter J. Mahon, Daniel A. McCurry, Aren E. Gerdon, Steven M. Collier, and Marjorie E. Squires https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00090...
It was fantastic to gather for one last Group Meeting last week to celebrate the accomplishments of seniors Amanda, Dianna, Grace, Luz, and Rylie and to cheer in new researchers Hailey, Ryan, and Kristy. Julia will be our voice of leadership going into the summer! Where better to celebrate than Tasty Burger? These chemists do so much to forward our research projects and to contribute to the scientific community! Congrats to all the...
Do you know a fantastic Boston-area high school chemistry teacher? My research group has National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to support professional development for a high school teacher. That means – join our group this summer, get in the lab, learn some new chemistry, and get paid for...
Congratulations to all Distinction in the Field candidates on yesterday’s fantastic Distinction Day 2022, but a special congrats to GRAB Lab members Amanda Gilbert and Rylie Bolarinho. Amanda and Rylie worked diligently over their entire Emmanuel College career to earn Distinction in the Field. This included online work during pandemic shutdowns, a summer in the lab (with some A/C issues), hours in the lab in between classes during the semester, and more recent practice session after practice session to deliver polished and outstanding presentation. We are proud of your hard work! Rylie Bolarinho – Nanoparticle-aptamer conjugates as biomimetic mineralization templates Amanda Gilbert – DNA aptamers exhibit structure-dependent influence on collagen...