Departmental News & Events


HLA congratulates the following staff members on their recent promotions: Ashley Breed – promoted to Lead Events Coordinator Thomas Haseman – promoted to Research Technician Brandon McNally – promoted to Senior Research Associate


Dr. Marshall Porterfield and his BioAstronautics lab recently attended the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) meeting. During this event, Dr. Porterfield was honored with the title of Fellow of ASGSR in recognition of his significant contributions to the field. Congratulations to Dr. Porterfield for this well-deserved recognition!


Barrett Wilson joined HLA on December 2 as the Hydroponic Research Operations Administrator. Barrett spent the past 6 years in the vertical farming industry, most notably as the Head R&D Grower for AeroFarms in Newark, NJ and Abu Dhabi, UAE.  Prior to that, he served as a 6th grade science teacher in the Bronx, NY and…Read more about Welcoming Barrett Wilson to HLA[Read More]





We were delighted to celebrate 3 of our faculty at the College’s Celebration of Teaching event this week! Dr. Yiwei Huang was recognized as the 2024-25 winner of the John T. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Innovation Award and Dr. Steve Hallett was recognized with the 2024-25 Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award Recipient. In…Read more about Celebrating Our Faculty[Read More]





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