4/27/2017 by Matt Scholz With summer warmth will invariably come media coverage of massive algal blooms wreaking havoc on our waterways and much talk of phosphorus pollution. Outside of this seasonal notoriety, element 15 gets short shrift in popular culture in comparison to carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, but it is every bit as essential to… Continue reading You Can’t Spell Sustainability without P
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Wait…I’m not presenting at AZ Water? That’s weird…
5/22/2017 by Michelle Young As I approach the end of my Ph.D. studies, I opted to forgo most conferences this year. This includes the 90th annual AZ Water Conference and Exhibition going on May 3-5 in Phoenix. Although I have a student presenting a poster at the conference, this is the second time in the last six… Continue reading Wait…I’m not presenting at AZ Water? That’s weird…
EU-ISMET in the Eternal City and Shifting the Paradigm for Use-Inspired-Research
In September 2016, the European meeting for the International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (EU-ISMET) took place in Rome, Italy. For this meeting, scientists and researchers primarily from the European continent gathered to discuss current topics and resent discoveries in the field of microbial electrochemistry. The closing session of the EU-ISMET conference was a… Continue reading EU-ISMET in the Eternal City and Shifting the Paradigm for Use-Inspired-Research
2017 Tshirt Contest
9/26/2017 Hello BSCEB Team, It’s time to design new Tshirts for the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology! Deadline – Due October 31, 2017 We’ll vote to determine our Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology t-shirt or polo design! Everyone in the center is welcome to submit a design! Submission Guidelines – Designs can be anything, as long as… Continue reading 2017 Tshirt Contest
Biodesign United Way Campaign
10/30/2017 by Sarah Arrowsmith First of all, I want to talk briefly about how important this particular charitable event is. All the money, time, and items donated in our campaign benefit valley kids directly. Our valley kids! The money is used to purchase breakfast and other meals for children at 17 schools in the Phoenix Metro Area.… Continue reading Biodesign United Way Campaign
Book Review – Marketing for Scientists
11/22/2017 by Neng Iong Chan As a scientist/graduate student, I seldom think about branding myself because I have never thought that I have some sort of “product” to offer to someone or the university. All I’ve been thinking is how to publish my papers in high impact journals, how to run experiments properly and so… Continue reading Book Review – Marketing for Scientists
Boo Fest!
10/30/2017 by Sarah Arrowsmith Today’s entry will be all about how awesome this Center is. At the beginning of October a certain someone who I will not mention… …was the first to get boo-ed during our annual Boo-fest. Boo-fest works every year where someone in secret leaves your desk covered in little Halloween/Fall themed goodies.… Continue reading Boo Fest!
Isa Peraza Teaches Mayan Writing Workshop at the MECHA Conference at Phoenix Union High School
10/30/2017 Narrative provided by Isa Peraza, photos by Haley Honeman I was Invited to teach the workshop because a year ago I visited my friend (Dr. Micha Espinoza) who is a professor at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (where my wife Haley completed her Master’s degree) and her husband (Marcelino Quinonez introduced… Continue reading Isa Peraza Teaches Mayan Writing Workshop at the MECHA Conference at Phoenix Union High School