The HLA family wishes you a wonderful winter break and happy holidays!
The Nemali Lab organized a crash course on hydroponic crop production for growers and communities in Indiana in November. The day-long course provided both classroom-style and experiential learning opportunities to 30 participants. Thanks to Ms. Lori Jolly-Brown, Uzma Gulzar, Sangrak Son, Nicholas Feddersen, and Akshay Nemali for organizing and supporting the workshop.
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]
Congratulations to Lian Durón (Gómez Lab) and Tanvir Dutt (Li Lab) for successfully defending their MS Defenses! Congratulations to Sangrak Son (Nemali Lab) for passing the prelim!
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]