Category: News

Suzie recently shared her final presentation focused on cool phytoplankters in her art class.

Alan has recently learned that he is the recipient of one of the highest honors available to faculty at Auburn University – The Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching – which recognizes faculty who are effective teachers, advisors, and mentors. The College of Agriculture recently advertised the award, too. Cash was able to join me for a fancy lunch with Dr. Leischuck, AU President Chris Roberts, AU Provost Vini Nathan, and past recipients of the award. Fun event!

Matt Gladfelter and Edna Fernandez-Figueroa recently shared their research at the 11th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae in New York. Matt walked away with the Best Student Talk Honorable Mention Award. Congrats, y’all.

Alan has passed the FAA Part 107 test to finally get his hands on the controls of the lab’s drones. This is something Alan has aspired to do for years. The test wasn’t too hard after reading this guide. Get your license today.

Kevin Wang and I have gotten a new internal grant to determine how bioavailable “dissolved” phosphorus in aquaculture ponds really is. We think we might be over-estimating the actual amount of orthophosphate that is available for phytoplankton by using ~1um glass-fiber filters when processing samples.

I just got back from a nice trip to Qui Nhon, Vietnam, to present some of the lab’s research on algal blooms as part of a workshop on environmental pollution. This was my first long distance trip since covid and glad to have had the opportunity to meet scientists from around the world. Eating awesome Vietnamese food was a bonus. The beautiful dogs and cats were spectacular.