We received good news that Manjari requires more space for her EPG work, so the group made another Faraday cage.
Learning About EPG
Manjari explaining the basic principles of EPG to Maggie.
Horizontal Movement of Inoculum
Jensen and Maggie in the process of running a horizontal column.
Maggie at Work
Maggie is hard at work using aseptic techniques for plating effluent from a horizontal column run.
Spore Counting
For her project Maggie is counting spores under the microscope. Manjari taught her how to calculate spore concentrations based on the hemocytometer counts.
Wood Working for Science
Undergraduate researcher Maggie Marlino at work crafting a rack and columns for experimentation with soilborne inoculum.
