7.29.10 Cory lab visiting fellow presents in the UNC-SPH Living in Color Conference

Today is the first annual UNC SPH first annual Public Health Living in Color Conference to showcase the work of fellows participating in a competitive extern-ship program in the school.  The Cory lab hosted Jaleesa Powell, an undergrad at UNC (pictured), as a fellow in this program for the month of July. Jaleesa presented her work comparing the fluorescent fingerprint of bottled vs. tap water in the conference poster session today.  You can read more about the program and the theme here. 

6.9.10 RMC at Toolik Field Station

Field work season has arrived, and I am now at Toolik Field Station in the arctic region of Alaska, near the Brooks Range and Gates of the Arctic National Park to study processes controlling the fate of carbon released from thawing permafrost in the Arctic tundra and surface waters.  Today's photos show the journey from Fairbanks to the field station along the famous Dalton Highway (also known as the haul road for all you ice-road- trucker fans).The drive takes about ~ 8hrs, driving anywhere from 20-50 mph on the mostly dirt-and very dirty- road, and crosses the mighty Yukon River and the Arctic Circle. 

5.10.10 Group Photos!

It is the end of the spring semester and we took some time to celebrate-- with photos to prove it.  On Friday we sat outside at Tyler's in Durham for dinner, enjoying a perfect spring evening.  Then we strolled over to the Durham Bulls Athletic Stadium to watch the Durham Bulls beat the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.  Photo (L- R (back) Rose, Brittany, Rory (front) Katie, George, Angela. 
Photos below: Durham bull gets all lit up for a home run; and an awesome fireworks display following the game!

Here is the official Cory Lab in April, 2010 Group Photo (click to see larger view):

L -R: Brittany Papworth (U), George Gang (G), Ashley Mui (U), Lauren Visser (U), Katie Harrold (G), Angela Wang (G), Rory Polera (G), Rose Cory (PI).
U: undergrad G: grad PI: principal investigator

4.21.10 Singlet oxygen and dissolved organic matter

Cory et al. study, from my postdoctoral work with Profs. Kris McNeill and Jim Cotner and our collaborators, is now published in ES&T.  We found that singlet oxygen, a reactive oxygen species found in sunlit waters, oxidizes dissolved organic matter (DOM) to produce a range of products that appear to be less nutritious to bacteria.  Check it out!!

4.21.10 Captiviating Tales of Polar Explorers

 

R.M. Cory is participating in this event but on by then UNC Global Education Center to celebrate polar regions and polar exploration, it is part of a larger exhibit on Ice Counterpoint: Encounters in Antarctica and the Arctic.  This event will feature a unique combination of history, story telling, music, art, and science. Check it out at 6pm in the Global Fedex Building on April 21.

4.18.10 EWB 6k race

Congrats to all runners and participants of the Engineers Without Borders 6k race! We had perfect running weather and an excellent course around the UNC campus.

3.28.10 Grad student awards

Grad student George Dang receives a travel award to attend the ASLO meeting in Santa Fe, NM this June!
Grad student Rory Polera receives an NSF EAPSI award to work with Cynthia Joll in Perth, Australia at the Curtin Water Quality Research Centre this summer on a collaborative effort to compare water reuse systems.