Lab News 2020

While 2020 started like any normal year, we got exposed to a global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (COVID-19), which has affected the entire world. Our university largely shut down all lab research from mid-March until early August. Fortunately, everyone stayed healthy (and somewhat sane 😊).

Starla successfully defended her PhD in November and is staying in the lab for a year as a postdoc. Our spaceflight experiment successfully launched on Space X21 on Dec 6, 2020 and returned on Jan 14, 2021.

We congratulate two former undergraduate students, Chloe Troupe and Luke Alsbrooks on their graduation and welcomed two new undergraduates (Lily Crowns and Ashtin Hardin) to the lab along with Erin Brown who is continuing.

Finally, we are thrilled to learn that Shelbie gained admission to medical school and will be finishing her MS thesis in the spring and start medical school this summer. As well, Erin just got accepted to a highly competitive 2021 summer undergraduate research program at the McGovern Medical School (UT-Houston)

Spring 2019 Lab News

We had a nice visit from Jiseon Yang, a postdoc with Cheryl Nickerson at Arizona State University. Jiseon and Starla, who are leading the experimental work on biofilm formation in microgravity, are shown with Bob and his wife Martha.IMG_0104

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starla also was named the outstanding PhD student in the College of Science and Engineering. In recognition of this, Starla, Bob, and Graduate Dean Golato wore red. They are also pictured with Dean Hailey of the College of Science and Engineering.

 

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New building

IMG_1342During the late summer or fall of 2018, we will be moving the lab into a new Engineering and Science building, located immediately south of our current Supple Science Building. Here is a picture of the new building as of April 5, 2018.

 

 

Construction on fifth floor Ingram building (new building) and new lab August, 2018

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Lab news – February and March 2018

Ashley and Sahar had their MS thesis proposals approved by their committees in late January and early February. Starla successfully passed her PhD qualifying exam and had her thesis proposal approved on February 2, 2018. Congratulations to everyone 🙂

Bob is happy to be back at work following his surgery. He really appreciates the support from the lab, department, friends and family.