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Photos
Spring fun in the Kent Lab (April 2008)
Lab meeting on the Quad! It was too nice to spend the afternoon indoors (above), so we had to go for ice cream.
Right: On the way to the NRES Department BBQ. Can the entire lab fit into Tony's car? We squeezed in Neil, Tony, Yu-rui (hidden), Sara, Ariane, and Angela!
Right: On the way to the NRES Department BBQ. Can the entire lab fit into Tony's car? We squeezed in Neil, Tony, Yu-rui (hidden), Sara, Ariane, and Angela!
ACES Global Academy trip to Chicago (April 2008)
We visited the Chicago home of Eli's Cheesecakes. The academy scholars tried many kinds of cheesecake in the name of research and global engagement! We were the first to sample some new varieties.
We travel in style in the Global Academy! Here we are trying to fit all of the academy scholars into the back seat of a cab. We could have fit one more if it weren't for the unlimited cheesecakes earlier in the day!
Academy members wait patiently for the opening at the Chicago Board of Trade.
We enjoyed the great view of Lake Michigan while visiting the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and learning more about their mission to educate the public about important global issues. Their latest focus is on national energy policy, which is a good fit with the Academy theme this year.
Spring poster presentations (April 2008)
Sara, Yu-rui, and Diana at the annual Environmental Horizons conference on the UIUC campus.
Neil presents his research on nitrogen-fixing bacteria at the Environmental Horizons conference.
Ariane explains the function of wetland mitigation banks and wetland microbial communities.
Neil, Angela, and Zach all presented posters at the inaugural UIUC Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Zach explains the results from his Chattooga River microbial ecology research.
Neil got the chance to present his research results to a new audience at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Field work at the Shedd Aquarium (April 2008)
Kent Lab in the Windy City! Sara and Carolyn are ready for sampling at the Shedd Aquarium. We are investigating microbial ecology in artificial marine habitats.
We're outfitted with official Shedd Aquarium name tags and boots!
Carolyn and Sara set up for air and water sampling.
Filtering samples in the environmental quality lab.
We finished off the day with a visit to the Oceanarium, where we took in a dolphin show and watched the trainers work with the beluga whales.
Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting (April 2008)
Diana and Ariane presented their wetland microbial ecology research at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science. Diana is shown here explaining her poster to the judges.
Emiquon Science Meeting (April 2008)
The group gets a tour of the Emiquon field station site, and hikes up to Heritage Point!
Ariane and Sara network with Mike Lemke (UIS).
Mike Lemke takes us on a tour of the lab facilities at the new Emiquon Field Station.
The Kent Lab at Dickson Mounds Museum.
Ariane and Yu-rui at the break-out session.
ACES Global Academy trip to Washington DC (March 2008)
Global Academy scholars survived a busy week in Washington (some of us fared better than others)! We're pictured here at the famous Marrakesh restaurant.
NEON Microbial Ecology workshop (February 2008)
Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Trina McMahon (UW-Madison) traveled to the NEON meeting directly from the GLEON meeting in Florida.
Teri Balser (UW-Madison) and Angela enjoy a break from the midwestern winter at the Cook Conference Center on the LSU campus.
Gary King (LSU) is the workshop organizer.
Eric Triplett (University of Florida) summarizes the discussion of the group addressing microbial ecology in the context of land use change.
Trina McMahon (UW-Madison) summarizes the discussion of microbial ecology and climate change.
Sunny Jiang (UC-Irvine), Marc Frischer (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography) and Trina McMahon (UW-Madison)
Trina McMahon (UW-Madison), Angela Kent, Christian Giardina (US Forest Service), Michael Keller (NEON), Sunny Jiang (UC-Irvine)
Energy Biosciences Retreat (February 2008)
Bodega Bay, California
Almost snowed in! The UIUC group of researchers had to leave early for the EBI retreat to beat a massive snow storm that was headed for Champaign!
Researchers from UIUC, UC-Berkeley, LBNL, and BP gathered at the beautiful Bodega Bay Lodge. It was a nice break from the Midwest winter storm!
Coastal salt marsh near Bodega Bay Lodge - this was the view from the conference center!
The coast (with this gorgeous view) was just a short walk from the lodge.
Angela discusses comparative genomics with Adam Arkin (UC-Berkeley).
Jim Breson (BP) discusses sustainable production of biofuel crops with Angela.
Shedd Aquarium field trip (November 2007)
Great day for a field trip! We're meeting the rest of the group at the aquarium.
Dr. Allen LaPoint of the Shedd Aquarium explains how microbes control important processes for water quality in the Shedd Aquarium habitats.
Tony's hooked a big one!
Dr. Bill Van Bonn tells us about some of the interesting veterinary cases at the Shedd Aquarium.
Matt and Nate are big fans of the Shedd Aquarium!
The Kent lab group: Sara, Zach, Ariane, Omar, Neil, and Angela
The Aquatic Microbial Ecology class.
Ariane's new pet!
Omar plans his next fishing trip!
Yu-rui and her sister Yu-hsuan check out the Oceanarium.
Taiwan (September 2007)
Group picture of the symposium participants.
Getting ready for the first of many amazing dinners!
B.J. Chen (NTU) and Cindy Nakatsu (Purdue)
Night view of Taipei from Taipei 101 (currently the world's tallest building).
Longshan Temple in Taipei
Waterfall at Longshan Temple in Taipei
National Palace Museum, Taipei
Our hosts: B.J. Chen and Ming K. Wang
We took a field trip to Kinmen Island, and stayed overnight in restored traditional Chinese houses in a local village.
A family temple on Kinmen island
More excellent food!
Famous red soil of Kinman Island (an ultisol).
Maestro Wu forges amazing knives out of spent artillery shells found on the island.
NRES 285 Aquatic Microbial Ecology Field Trip (September 2007)
Cara takes the temperature and dissolved oxygen profile for Sportmen's Lake
The shore crew keeps busy at Inland Sea
Alex records the temperature and dissolved oxygen data at Inland Sea
Brandon uses the van Dorn sampler to collect the hypolimnion sample from Inland Sea.
Drew and Ingrid filtering water for the High Lake samples.
Steve improvises to finish filtering the No. 6 Lake sample after our pump battery runs out of power.
The group finishes the water chemistry testing and plots their temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles at No. 6 Lake.
Brandon and Alex on the way to Inland Sea
Sampling on Long Lake with Kim, Steve and Jon
Jereme collects hypolimnion samples from Sportmen's Lake with the van Dorn sampler. (Wait until he opens it - eww!!)
International Society for Limnology, Montreal (August 2007)
Ashley makes friends in Montreal!
Our brains are full!
Frontiers in Freswater Microbial Ecology workshop
Ryan Newton and Stuart Jones from UW-Madison
Angela chats with Jim Cotner and Paul del Gorgio
FIBR Workshop: Do Species Matter in Microbial Communities? (July 2007)
Octopus Spring at Yellowstone National Park
FIBR Workshop host Dave Ward, MSU
Travertine terraces at Yellowstone National Park
Angela at Norris Geyser Basin, YNP
Angela at the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River
Tony and Angela in Gallatin National Forest
Buffalo at Yellowstone National Park
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River
Tony finds some bear claw marks!
Wetland field work, Summer 2006 and 2007
Pat, Arun and Ariane, June 2006
Jeff shows the crew how to collect plant data
Ariane shows off the IRIS tubes
Diana and Omar, July 2007
IAEA Workshop: Molecular Analysis of Rumen Microbial Community Composition
Workshop participants are learning about T-RFLP and DGGE at UIUC.
Tony discusses PCR results with the workshop participants.
