by Gary Ashton Many households are choosing to become more independent and find having a personal source of clean drinking water in the form of well water an attraction. However, not all well water may be potable and safe for human consumption. Homeowners and property owners looking to use well water for drinking and more… Continue reading Important Tips for Households That Use Well Water
Month: December 2017
Sofia Esquivel Elizondo graduates with Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology, Fall 2017
Congratulations to Sofia Esquivel Elizondo who graduated from Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown’s lab with a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. Her thesis is titled Microbial Communities Involved in Carbon Monoxide and Syngas Conversion to Biofuels and Chemicals. Sofia has been a Graduate Research Assistant for the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology… Continue reading Sofia Esquivel Elizondo graduates with Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology, Fall 2017
Swette Center members Juan Maldonado Ortiz and Sofia Esquivel Elizondo serve as Science Mentors during Chief Science Officer Day at Biodesign
Our own Juan Maldonado and Sofia Esquivel spent a day with high school and middle school students from all over Arizona who participate the Chief Science Officer program organized by the Arizona SciTech Festival. See the full article here.
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown and Daewook Kang host Korean PBS (EBS) to share Fecal Microbiota Transplant study results
Korean PBS interviewed Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Dr. Daewook Kang, and Dr. James Adams to discuss promising FMT research results featured in a three-part YouTube series, below. Title: 미생물 인간 (roughly translates to “Microbiome Human”)
Under Pressure; Compressed Gas Safety
11/3/2016 by Sarah Arrowsmith Handling compressed gas cylinders and changing regulators can be intimidating. However, there are steps you can take to feel at ease and people you can lean on to provide hands-on training. Please review Sarah Arrowsmith’s PowerPoint for details: Under Pressure. Sarah Arrowsmith is the Research Laboratory Coordinator and Safety Compliance Officer for… Continue reading Under Pressure; Compressed Gas Safety
Safety with Sarah – Personal Protective Equipment
5/3/2017 by Sarah Arrowsmith This is my first of hopefully many safety blog entries! Let me introduce myself. I am Diane Hagner’s replacement. Not that you can ever really replace Diane. Diane in many ways defined the Swette Center. She had a commitment to safety and compliance and worked hard to keep our lab running… Continue reading Safety with Sarah – Personal Protective Equipment
Biohazards
6/2/2017 by Sarah Arrowsmith Hello again. It’s your friendly neighborhood lab coordinator! Today we are going to talk about biohazards in the lab and how to handle them properly. What is a biohazard? Biohazards are biological agents or materials that are a hazard to humans or the environment (Merriam Webster, 2017). ASU defines the applicability of… Continue reading Biohazards
Did you read the SDS?
8/8/2017 by Sarah Arrowsmith A Riveting Tale of Lab Safety Let’s get real for a moment. When was the last time you picked up the SDS for a chemical you recently ordered and actually looked at it? Even just a passing glance? I think it is pretty unlikely. Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one.… Continue reading Did you read the SDS?