Month of 12/19-1/15

Happy 2018 everyone! Now that we’re getting back into the swing of things after winter break, it’s time to share some SEAL updates. We have lots more this month Alverno has posted their first update! They are divided into four groups this year: CO2...

Week of 12/12-12/18

Only update this week is from San Marino‘s Blank Team. They tested last week’s plate (see last week for template), though there was a considerable coffee ring effect and mild flaking, especially the center of the “pure” Zn spots. Spots are all green (starting),...

Week of 11/28-12/4

Beckman: Made their first plates this week with different ratios of Cd(NO3)2, Fe(NO3)3, and  Cr(NO3)3. They used a standard pattern to predetermine the  locations of the iron standard spots to use consistently throughout the year. For the first plate, they used...

Week of 10/16-10/22

First blog post of the school year! I know not everyone has started their research yet, but it’s important to record the week’s events in your Drive doc so we can record how you’re progressing. Even if it’s just the brainstorming stage of...

Week of 4/10-4/16

BIG REMINDER: SEAL Con 8 is just under a month away on Sat May 13th!!! Everyone should be starting to prep their talks and posters and winding up experimental work. Since there will be less research happening and we want to leave final results for reveal at the...

Weeks of 3/20-4/9

Spring break is still affecting schedules so I’ve combined a few weeks of updates into one post. An official email will be going out soon, but just a reminder that SEAL Con is a month away! Now is the time to start wrapping up and finish those last few...