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Diatoms
Diatoms are a silica producing form of algae that have been extensively researched for biofuel, water filtration, and drug delivery applications. Here, we are focused on uncovering more about the properties of their shells and how we might be able to create materials out of them.
Our Diatom Research in the Media
On TV, Video, and Radio Interviews
In Print Media
Online Media
Our Press Releases
Our Related Publications
Funding
| Nov 2020 | Current PhD student Aaron Stapel won a W&M Green Fee Fund Grant for the Diatom Project. The grant will allow the group to build a high output bioreactor for mono cultures of diatoms. |  |
The Diatom Team
| Aidan Lucas | Lizzy Arthur | Will Kobos | Mac McEvoy | ||
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Previous Diatom Grad Students
| John Gardner | Aaron Stapel |
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Previous Diatom Undergrads
| Name | Year |
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| Jeffrey Liang | 2022 |