We're back!

Another extended break in blogging because, unfortunately, our instrument (HPLC) broke and so we could not do any more analysis. That kind of took the wind out of our sails for awhile. But, the Fall semester started yesterday and so we are gearing back up. Thankfully, my National Science Foundation grant was funded (yay!) so we will be getting a fancy new HPLC very soon.

Also, I have another student working with me this semester, Sabrina, who will be analyzing our glove compartment samples. They are due to be removed from glove compartments around the country on Labor Day and sent back to our lab. One of the first things we'll do is take pictures of these samples to see if their physical properties changed at all. Corby says the ones he has in his glove compartment (in Charleston) look different.

We had one casualty - our samples in Gainesville FL were accidentally thrown away! I know how hot my car used to get in the parking lot of UF in the summer, so I am sorry we will miss out on the very cooked samples. However I am hoping that the Charleston and Albuquerque samples will be interesting.

So stay tuned for those photos and updates. We are always interested in more input and questions.