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Coverage of group members and their research by local and national press.

 

"$40 million in grants fund research at Western" (Western Front, 2007)

"Squalicum Plank is Finalist for Top Prize" (Bellingham Herald, 2005)

"Student Competes for $100,000" (Bellingham Herald, 2005)

"Senior Wins $20,000 Prize in DC Meet" (Bellingham Herald, 2005)

"Student's Project Boggles Mind" (Bellingham Herald op-ed, 2005)

"Plank Wins 4 Awards at Fair" (Bellingham Herald, 2005)

"Nanotubes in the Groove" (Science Magazine, 2002)

"WWU Chemistry Professor Wins $500,000 Award" (Bellingham Herald, 2000)

"Sehome Student is Science Finalist" (Bellingham Herald, 2000) (1st page PDF) (2nd page PDF)

"WWU's Patrick a Great Role Model" (Bellingham Herald op-ed, 2000)

Article in Mad Magazine, 2000

"Herding molecules" (Physical Review Focus, 2000)

"Students Conduct Progressive Research" (Western Front, 1999)

 


Scott Wilkinson working on the evaporator.



Doug Scott, Rhys Lawson and DP.

 


Nick Gislason.