{"id":33,"date":"2014-09-08T19:16:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T19:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:51:19","slug":"news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/?page_id=33","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jan, 2026<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kia&#8217;s paper &#8220;Exploring the transition from heterotrophy to high light stress using a proteomic and phosphoproteomic approach reveals altered chlorophyll biosynthesis, carbon partitioning, and astaxanthin biosynthesis and trafficking in a <em>Haematococcus pluvialis<\/em> (Chlorophyceae) mutant&#8221; is published in <em><strong>Algal research<\/strong><\/em>. Congratulations, Kia, Jie and the coauthor Dr. Wikfors!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jun, 2025<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lauren&#8217;s paper &#8220;Two novel Patescibacteria: <em>Phycocordibacter aenigmaticus<\/em> gen. nov. sp. nov. and <em>Minusculum obligatum<\/em> gen. nov. sp. nov., both associated with microalgae optimized for carbon dioxide sequestration from flue gas&#8221; is published in <em><strong>mBIO<\/strong><\/em>. Congratulations, Lauren and the coauthors from the Hill lab and Li lab!<\/li>\n<li>A collaborative work led by ANL titled &#8220;Direct flue gas capture for algae cultivation and subsequent valorization: evaluating life cycle emissions and costs&#8221; is published in <strong><em>Sustainable Energy &amp; Fuels<\/em><\/strong> with the whole algae carbon capture project team. Congratulations to all, and thanks to Udayan and Troy for leading this work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">May, 2025<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Majeed is awarded the 2025 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarship.\u00a0Congratulations, Majeed! More news here: <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-student-celebrated-usm-board-regents-awards\">https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-student-celebrated-usm-board-regents-awards\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Proud to attend Kia&#8217;s graduation ceremony, with colleagues and her family. Way to go, Kia!<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_124801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-720\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_124801-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_124801-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_124801-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_124801-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_124801-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_124801-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_144656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-721\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_144656-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_144656-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_144656-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_144656-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_144656-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_144656-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_150449-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-722\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_150449-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_150449-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_150449-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_150449-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NEM_250530_150449-4-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Professor Frank Robb&#8217;s retirement party to celebrate his success in extremophile research! In the end, he shared his life moto: &#8220;I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. &#8211; Isaiah 42:16&#8221;.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-715\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-1-17-07-PM-1-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-713\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-07-2025-2-00-43-PM-2-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Apr, 2025<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lauren successfully defends her Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Jonas!<\/li>\n<li>Lauren&#8217;s first paper &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1128\/aem.00133-25\" class=\"broken_link\"><em>Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/em> IMET1 and its bacterial symbionts for carbon capture, utilization, and storage: biomass and calcium carbonate production under high pH and high alkalinity<\/a>&#8221; is published in <em><strong>Applied and Environmental Microbiology<\/strong><\/em>. Congratulations, Lauren and the coauthors from the Hill lab and Li lab!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Nov, 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kia successfully defends her Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Ramarui!<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-16-57-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-693\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-16-57-PM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-16-57-PM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-16-57-PM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-16-57-PM-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-16-57-PM-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-16-57-PM.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-23-06-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-694\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-23-06-PM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-23-06-PM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-23-06-PM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-23-06-PM-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-23-06-PM-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Photo-Nov-15-2024-3-23-06-PM.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CC54F62F-0D20-451F-8354-2AB8DD268ECA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-691\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CC54F62F-0D20-451F-8354-2AB8DD268ECA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CC54F62F-0D20-451F-8354-2AB8DD268ECA.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CC54F62F-0D20-451F-8354-2AB8DD268ECA-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>We thank IMET Angel Investors for funding our project titled &#8220;Evolving Microalgae to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emission and Nutrient Runoff into the Chesapeake Bay&#8221;. The IMET Angel Investors provide funding for early- stage scientific research that would likely not otherwise occur and encourage innovative solutions and methods that lead to the advancement of marine and environmental research in Maryland with a focus on Chesapeake Bay restoration and sustainability. More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-angel-investors-make-largest-commitment-history\">https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-angel-investors-make-largest-commitment-history<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Oct, 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Zhongshi and Jing&#8217;s review paper on adaptive lab evolution is accepted by <strong><em>Green Carbon<\/em><\/strong>. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li>Kyarii Ramarui is awarded the 1st place winner of the Student Poster Presentation at the 2024 MEES (USM) Annual Colloquium. Congratulations, Kia!<\/li>\n<li>Majeed is awarded the 2024 University of Maryland Alumni Association Scholarship and the 2025 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship. Congratulations, Majeed! More news here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/three-umces-students-are-finalists-for-2025-knauss-policy-fellowship\">https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/three-umces-students-are-finalists-for-2025-knauss-policy-fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep, 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kia&#8217;s methodology paper is accepted in <strong><em>J. Appl. Phycology<\/em><\/strong>. Congratulations, Kia, way to go!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Aug, 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jing and Majeed are both awarded the 2024 REEF fellowship. Congratulations, Jing and Majeed, way to go!<\/li>\n<li>Kia&#8217;s first paper on <em>Haematococcus<\/em> proteomics is accepted in J. Phycology. Congratulations, Kia, way to go! Thanks to Jun for his collaborative work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">June, 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kyarii Ramarui receives 2024 Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Graduate Award. Congratulations, Kia, way to go!<\/li>\n<li>Yantao receives 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/yantao-li-receives-2024-outstanding-faculty-mentor-award\">OUTSTANDING FACULTY MENTOR AWARD<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Yantao receives 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/content\/yantao-li-receives-2024-presidents-award-for-excellence-in-the-application-of-science\">PRESIDENT\u2019S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It is a great honor and privilege to work with talented graduate students and outstanding colleagues at UMCES and IMET.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">May, 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We have a series of nice presentations at IMET seminar by our graduate students. Thanks to all the participants!<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4479.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-644\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4479-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4479-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4479-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4479-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4479-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4479.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4488.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-645\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4488-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4488-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4488-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4488-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4488-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4488.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>We have a very successful IMET Open House, with more than 1200 attendees despite rainy weather. A great way to communicate the impact of our research with microalgae to the community. Thanks to all the participants!<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1076.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-638\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1076-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1076-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1076-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1076-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1076-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1076.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jan, 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yi-Ying&#8217;s paper &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2212982024000040\" class=\"broken_link\">Engineering whiting events in culture: A microalgae-driven calcium carbonate and biomass production process at high pH and alkalinity with the marine microalga <em>Nannochloropsis oceanica<\/em> IMET1<\/a>&#8221; is published in <strong><em>Journal of CO2 Utilization<\/em><\/strong> as open access. This is a collaborative work with Lauren Jonas, Drs. Russell Hill, Allen Place, Greg Silsbe, Scott Hunsicker, and Elizabeth North. Congratulations and thanks to all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep, 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kia does an excellent job in the short video introducing her work: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V2HXwdr-IPQ\">Algae: Growing a More Sustainable Future<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Aug, 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We welcome Mr. Zhongshi He as a new Ph.D. student. Welcome aboard!<\/li>\n<li>We welcome Dr. Xiyan Ji as a new visiting scientist. Welcome aboard!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jun, 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We have a good presence at the Chlamy 2023 meeting with two posters and one oral presentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2751.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2751-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2751-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2751-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2751-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2751-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2751.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2752.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-624\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2752-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2752-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2752-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2752.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Feb, 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Next generation:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/next-generation-abdulmajid-majeed-alrefaie\"> Q&amp;A with Abdulmajid (Majeed) Alrefaie<\/a>, our PhD student.<\/li>\n<li>We start a new DOE project with our partners at IMET, HY-TEK Bio LLC, NJIT, and Argonne National Lab. More here: New award from the U.S. Dept. of Energy will help researchers develop green technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/researchers-pursue-green-technology-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-emissions\">https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/researchers-pursue-green-technology-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-emissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Nov, 2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao is invited by Prof. CAO Bin and CHU Jian to present a talk at the Distinguished Seminar Series, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Thank you, Bin and Jian.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20221130150231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-575\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20221130150231-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20221130150231-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20221130150231-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20221130150231-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20221130150231-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-574\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG2-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG2-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG2-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG2-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yantao is invited to write an &#8220;Algae Highlights&#8221; in J. Phycology titled &#8220;Algal epigenetics: insights from DNA methylation in a symbiotic dinoflagellate&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Oct, 2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>RESEARCHERS COLLABORATE WITH MARYLAND COMPANIES TO INNOVATE NEW TECHNOLOGY.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Two University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) researchers received support from the <a href=\"http:\/\/mips.umd.edu\/\">Maryland Industrial Partnerships<\/a> (MIPS) program to collaborate with Maryland-based companies on technology product development projects. More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/researchers-collaborate-with-maryland-companies-to-innovate-new-technology\">https:\/\/www.umces.edu\/news\/researchers-collaborate-with-maryland-companies-to-innovate-new-technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep, 2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>IMET Student Represents Country as a Y20 Delegate: Abdulmajid \u201cMajeed\u201d Alrefaie was invited to represent his country at the G20 Youth Summit (Y20). More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-student-represents-country-y20-delegate\">https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-student-represents-country-y20-delegate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Aug, 2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We welcome Mr. Yuting Lin as a new Ph.D. student. Welcome aboard!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jun, 2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yi-Ying&#8217;s paper &#8220;Genetic compensation of triacylglycerol biosynthesis in the green microalga <em>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii<\/em>&#8221; is published in <em>Plant Journal<\/em>\u00a0as open access. This is a collaborative work with Dr. Stephen Miller and Rudolph Park. Congratulations and thanks to all!<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-547\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-5-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-5-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-5-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-5-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-5.png 1924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>IMET Fulbrighters: Dr. Yantao Li and Lauren Jonas.\u00a0 When you hear Fulbright what do you think? You may know exactly what a Fulbright Award is but in case you don\u2019t, here\u2019s the breakdown. More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-fulbrighters-dr-yantao-li-and-lauren-jonas\">https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-fulbrighters-dr-yantao-li-and-lauren-jonas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Apr, 2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A collaborative paper led by Dr. H. Hu is accepted by <em>Plant Physiology<\/em><em>.<\/em>\u00a0 Congratulation to all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jan, 2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We are glad to announce our algae driven carbon capture idea is supported by a grant from Boomerang Inc. Here is the link to an interesting story by Ms. Aye Moah (Co-founder &amp; CEO Boomerang)\u00a0 why an IT productivity company supports an algae project. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.boomerangapp.com\/2021\/12\/announcing-the-recipient-of-our-2021-50000-carbon-capture-research-funding\/\">https:\/\/blog.boomerangapp.com\/2021\/12\/announcing-the-recipient-of-our-2021-50000-carbon-capture-research-funding\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A collaborative paper led by Dr. P. Cheng and R. Ruan is accepted by <em>Science of The Total Environment<\/em><em>.<\/em>\u00a0 Congratulation to all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Dec, 2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Q&amp;A with Jing Wang, our new PhD student. <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/qa-jing-wang\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/qa-jing-wang<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Nov, 2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao hosts Dr. Zhongchi Liu from Department of Cell Biology &amp; Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland College Park for a seminar talk titled &#8220;Investigating growth mechanism and development in two distinct branches of photosynthetic life, diatom and strawberry&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Yantao hosts Dr. Senjie Lin from University of Connecticut for a seminar talk titled &#8220;CRISPR\/Cas9 Studies Reveal Highly Complex Regulations of P Nutrition in Phytoplankton&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Oct, 2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A collaborative paper is accepted by <em>Current Opinion in Biotechnology.<\/em> The lead authors are Drs. Hanzhi Lin and Russell Hill. Congratulation to all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Aug, 2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We welcome Ms. Jing Wang as a new Ph.D. student. Welcome aboard!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jan, 2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We welcome Ms. Sarah Carpe as a lab tech and Mr. Abdulmajid Alrefaie as a new Ph.D. student. Welcome aboard!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep, 2020<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A collaborative paper is accepted by <em>Plant Journal.<\/em> The lead authors are Drs. Jian Xu and Jeong. Congratulation to all!<\/li>\n<li>We are excited to start a new DOE project on Highly Efficient Microalgae-Based Carbon Sequestration System to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Power Plant Flue Gases. More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/3m-grant-study-sequestration-potential-algae\">https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/3m-grant-study-sequestration-potential-algae<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Jun, 2020<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A collaborative paper is accepted by <em>Plant Physiology<\/em> and the lead author is Dr. Jin Liu from Peking University, our lab alumni. Congratulation to all!<\/li>\n<li>A collaborative paper is accepted by <em>Water research<\/em> and the lead author is Dr. Zhen He from Wash U. Congratulation to all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep., 2019<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kia successfully defended her M.S. thesis! Congratulations and thanks to all the committee members.<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_5586.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-496\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_5586-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5586\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_5586-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_5586-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_5586-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">May, 2019<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao hosts Dr. Zhen (Jason) He from Virginia Tech. He gives\u00a0giving a seminar titled \u201cNEW\u201d Resource Recovery from Wastewater through Technological Advancement.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0third\u00a0annual IMET open day on May 4. Take a look at our booth. Over\u00a0600 people visited IMET this year!<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-04-1-56-35-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-486\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-04-1-56-35-PM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo May 04, 1 56 35 PM\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-04-1-56-35-PM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-04-1-56-35-PM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-04-1-56-35-PM-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Dec, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We are funded by the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) to work on algae nutraceuticals.<\/li>\n<li>We welcome Dr. Linan Zhang as a visiting scientist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We welcome\u00a0Dr. Yanhong Ji as a visiting scientist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Aug, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Our IMET summer intern Obinna Iwuji presents on LMRCSC research day.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Hill (PI) and\u00a0our lab\u00a0are funded by the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) to work on algae polyculture with Manta Biofuels.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-464\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Aug-03-1-25-14-PM-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Aug 03, 1 25 14 PM\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Aug-03-1-25-14-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Aug-03-1-25-14-PM-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">July, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao joins the editorial board of Journal of Phycology as an Associate Editor.\u00a0Journal of Phycology is the official journal of the Phycological Society of America.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">June, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao hosts Dr. Jin Liu from Peking University for a seminar titled &#8220;The Oleaginous Astaxanthin-producing Alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: Potential from Production to Model for Studying Lipid Metabolism and Carotenogenesis&#8221;. He is our lab alumni and his lab at Peking University is doing very well, welcome back, Jin!<\/li>\n<li>Yantao&#8217;s tenure party. Many thanks to all previous and current lab members and colleagues. Congratulations to Eric and Sook as well!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-36-11-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-451\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-36-11-PM-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Jun 06, 5 36 11 PM\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-36-11-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-36-11-PM-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-14-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-454\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-14-PM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Jun 06, 5 06 14 PM\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-14-PM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-14-PM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-14-PM-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-18-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-453\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-18-PM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Jun 06, 5 06 18 PM\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-18-PM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-18-PM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-06-18-PM-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-32-21-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-452\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-32-21-PM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Jun 06, 5 32 21 PM\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-32-21-PM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-32-21-PM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Jun-06-5-32-21-PM-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">May, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Shail and Sam&#8217;s probiotic bacteria genome paper is accepted by Genome Announcements. Congratulations, and thanks to Haiyuan, Feng, and Russell!<\/li>\n<li>The second annual IMET open day on May 5. Kunpeng, Yi-Ying and Kia are explaining algal biotechnology to the public. We have a great time, again! Over 250 people visited IMET this year.<a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0679.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-438\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0679-1024x956.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0679\" width=\"650\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0679-1024x956.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0679-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Apr, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A collaborative work leads by Dr. Elizabeth North is funded by Bailey Wildlife Foundation on using microalgae to promote oyster shell formation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Mar, 2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We welcome Ms. Kyarii Ramarui back as a graduate student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Dec, 2017<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab holiday gathering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Dec-04-1-21-37-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-432\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Dec-04-1-21-37-PM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Dec 04, 1 21 37 PM\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Dec-04-1-21-37-PM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Dec-04-1-21-37-PM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Dec-04-1-21-37-PM-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Oct, 2017<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao is invited\u00a0to give a talk at the Fall Meeting<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0the\u00a0Mid-Atlantic Section, American Society of Plant Biologists.<\/li>\n<li>Yi-Ying and Jin&#8217;s paper is published in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1674205217303106\" class=\"broken_link\"><em>Molecular Plant<\/em><\/a>. This is a collaborative work with Dr. J. Xu&#8217;s group. Y Xin, Y. Lu and Yi-Ying are co-first authors.\u00a0Congratulations and thanks to all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-420\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"749\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1.jpg 749w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Figures-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-418\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Figures-6.jpg\" alt=\"Figures 6\" width=\"756\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Figures-6.jpg 756w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Figures-6-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao is invited to join\u00a0the inauguration ceremony of collaboration between LINKSciences and Johns Hopkins, representing IMET and Harbor Lauch. Nice event!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Oct-30-11-27-11-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-413\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Oct-30-11-27-11-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Oct 30, 11 27 11 AM\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Oct-30-11-27-11-AM.jpg 800w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Oct-30-11-27-11-AM-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep, 2017<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao is invited\u00a0by Dr.\u00a0Zhongchi Liu to give a seminar at\u00a0Department of Cell Biology &amp; Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland College Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">June, 2017<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao is invited\u00a0by Dr. Michael Betenbaugh to give a seminar at\u00a0Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University.<\/li>\n<li>We are funded by the Biotech industry to work on bioproducts from microalgae.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">May, 2017<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>IMET open day on May 6. Shailendra and Yi-Ying are communicating science to the public and explaining how biofuels and bioproducts are made from algae. We have a great time!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-29-07-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-382\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-29-07-PM-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo May 06, 1 29 07 PM\" width=\"544\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-29-07-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-29-07-PM-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-22-29-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-381\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-22-29-PM-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo May 06, 1 22 29 PM\" width=\"544\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-22-29-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-May-06-1-22-29-PM-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Apr., 2017<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao is invited\u00a0by Drs. Gavin Chen and Jillian Detwiler to give a seminar talk at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.<\/li>\n<li>We start a test run of the XDR50 fermenter with help from GE. Special thanks to Amr, Alisa and Rob.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-370\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Apr-24-11-23-10-AM-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Apr 24, 11 23 10 AM\" width=\"550\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Apr-24-11-23-10-AM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Apr-24-11-23-10-AM-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-369\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Apr-24-11-23-04-AM-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Apr 24, 11 23 04 AM\" width=\"544\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Apr-24-11-23-04-AM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Apr-24-11-23-04-AM-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dec., 2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yao, Yi-Ying, Charles, and Jin&#8217;s whole algae biomass conversion paper\u00a0is published \u00a0in Bioenergy research. Congratulations and thanks to all coauthors and collaborators!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Nov., 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A new Biotech startup AlgaBT LLC is formed based on technologies developed in our lab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Oct., 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We are glad to host Dr. Arthur Grossman from Carnegie institute for science for a seminar titled\u00a0\u201cFrom the Evolution of an Organelle to Photosynthetic Function\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Sep., 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jin and Yi-Ying&#8217;s\u00a0methodology paper\u00a0is published \u00a0in\u00a0J. Appl. Phycol. Congratulations and thanks to all coauthors.<\/li>\n<li>Yantao presents a keynote speech at the 2016\u00a0International Marine Biotechnology Conference in Baltimore. He is also invited to speak at\u00a0the 4th Asia-Oceania Algae Innovation Summit in Wuhan, China and at the third\u00a0SDIC Microalgae Biotechnology Symposium in Beijing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">June, 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sangram&#8217;s triacylglycerol biosynthesis review is published \u00a0in Biotechnology Advance. Congratulations, Sangram! Thanks to coauthors Nicole, Rudy, Steve, and Ian from UMBC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0734975016300726\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-338\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Picture11-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"Picture1\" width=\"705\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Picture11-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Picture11-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Picture11.jpg 1455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">May, 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Yantao is invited\u00a0by the\u00a0Chemistry Graduate Student Association of\u00a0University of Maryland Baltimore County to speak at the\u00a0Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry seminar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">Apr., 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jin&#8217;s DGAT work is published as the cover story and featured article in The Plant Journal. Congratulations, Jin! Thanks to Danxiang, Kangsup, Qiang, and Shunni.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/tpj.13143\/abstract\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-330\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TPJ-2016-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"TPJ 2016\" width=\"590\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TPJ-2016-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TPJ-2016-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Feb., 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We are glad to host Dr.\u00a0Christoph Benning from Michigan State University for a seminar titled\u00a0\u201cRegulation of Cellular Quiescence and Lipid Droplet Formation in Microalgae\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Jan., 2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Drs. Feng Chen, Russell Hill, and Yantao Li are interviewed by Cultures Magazine, the American Society for Microbiology for their algae biofuel and bioremediation work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mzines.net\/publication.aspx?pid=1197&amp;pkey=czjbzenqb&amp;pageid=65\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-303\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Untitled.gif\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"590\" height=\"881\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">August, 2015<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Our\u00a0first postdoc, Dr. Jin Liu, is awarded\u00a0the &#8221; Thousand Talents Program for Distinguished Young Scholars&#8221; of China and will start his independent lab at Peking University this Fall. Congratulations, Jin, and farewell!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">July, 2015<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We are awarded a ONR\u00a0fund with Dr. Harold May (PI) at\u00a0Medical University of South Carolina\u00a0to work on lipid production from microalgae.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\">June, 2015<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We are awarded a NSF fund to work on lipid synthesis in microalgae.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March 15, 2015\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shamrock Shindig Outreach at the Columbus Center<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div class=\"entry-body\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umbc.edu\/blogs\/imet\/booth1%20small.jpg\" alt=\"booth1%20small.jpg\" width=\"462\" height=\"347\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-180\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Mar-15-11-36-00-AM1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Mar 15, 11 36 00 AM\" width=\"459\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Mar-15-11-36-00-AM1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Mar-15-11-36-00-AM1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umbc.edu\/blogs\/imet\/students1%20small.jpg\" alt=\"students1%20small.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>IMET joined the Waterfront Partnership to help sponsor the 4th Annual Shamrock Shindig, held in Pierce&#8217;s Park, just behind the Columbus Center in Baltimore&#8217;s Inner Harbor. Despite some blustery weather, IMET was able to set up a booth displaying a bit of the interesting research going on there. Participants were able to see live blue crabs, examine blue crab molting, and see the process to generate algal biofuel. In addition, several IMET scientists and students were on hand to answer questions and describe their work. IMET is looking forward to participating in this great event again next year &#8211; From IMET website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\" style=\"color: #105780;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March, 2015\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #105780;\">IMET-Partner Institutions Seed Grant Program<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div class=\"entry-body\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.umbc.edu\/blogs\/imet\/IMET-Logo-2014%20notagline%20Vertical.gif\" alt=\"IMET-Logo-2014%20notagline%20Vertical.gif\" width=\"313\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) initiated their IMET-Partner Institutions Seed Grant Program last spring, with the selection committee choosing to fund four projects in the first cycle for $100,000 each. The program stipulates that projects must include members from IMET and at least one of their partner institutions, which include University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB), University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). \u201cOur seed grant program is an excellent example of the way that IMET can serve as a catalyst for collaboration among our partner institutions,\u201d said IMET Director Russell Hill.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #105780;\" href=\"http:\/\/research.umbc.edu\/umbc-research-news\/?id=50570\">To read more about this program, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"entry-header\">February, 2015<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Environmental entrepreneurs complete first semester of program that brings students and business leaders together at IMET.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMET-3790small.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-258\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMET-3790small.gif\" alt=\"IMET-3790(small)\" width=\"687\" height=\"458\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graduate students at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) in Baltimore\u2019s Inner Harbor recently completed the first semester of an entrepreneurial boot camp focusing on basic business principles, venture capital and entrepreneurism. The Ratcliffe Environmental Entrepreneurs Fellowship Program was established in June 2014 with funding from the Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation to help young scientists cultivate the leadership and business skills necessary to bring their bench research into commercial markets. -From IMET website<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Li has been involved in this program, meeting with students and business leaders, and visited DSM (formerly Martek) MD site with students involved in Ratcliffe Environmental Entrepreneurs Fellowship Program.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umces.edu\/imet\/story\/2014\/dec\/16\/entrepreneurs-fellowship-program-helps-young-scientists\">To read more about this program, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\" style=\"color: #105780;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">September, 2014<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tedco.md\/technology-validation-program-tvp-awards-40000-to-improve-algae-cultures\/?utm_source=Copy+of+September+Newsletter+2014&amp;utm_campaign=September+2014+Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=archive\" class=\"broken_link\">Technology Validation Program (TVP) Awards to Improve Algae Cultures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tedco.md\/technology-validation-program-tvp-awards-40000-to-improve-algae-cultures\/?utm_source=Copy+of+September+Newsletter+2014&amp;utm_campaign=September+2014+Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=archive\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-126\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Snap-2311-3-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Snap-2311 (3)\" width=\"343\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Snap-2311-3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Snap-2311-3-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Snap-2311-3-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Snap-2311-3.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Mar-23-1-10-34-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-191\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Mar-23-1-10-34-PM-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Mar 23, 1 10 34 PM\" width=\"339\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Mar-23-1-10-34-PM-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Photo-Mar-23-1-10-34-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0Aug 2014<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) intern Manuel F. Olmeda-Salda\u00f1a presents on LMRCSC research day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"color: #1a5271;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-133\" style=\"color: #333333;\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Manuelgp-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Manuelgp\" width=\"546\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Manuelgp-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Manuelgp-1024x592.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"entry-header\" style=\"color: #105780;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">April, 2014<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umces.edu\/imet\/story\/2014\/apr\/16\/imet-wins-500000-global-innovative-carbon-use-competition\">IMET wins $500,000 in global innovative carbon use competition<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/algae_1_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-170\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/algae_1_0-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"algae_1_0\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/algae_1_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/algae_1_0-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/algae_1_0.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Aug 2013<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) intern Ms. Stephanie Stookey\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0presentation on LMRCSC research day.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NOAA funded\u00a0LMRCSC Summer Internship Program at IMET specifically attracts students from underrepresented groups and institutions. Stephanie&#8217;s work in our lab is also selected by\u00a0<em>the<\/em> <em>Winter Enrichment Program in the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia <\/em>and she will be visiting KAUST.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #1a5271;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LMRCSC-Stepanie.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-243\" src=\"http:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LMRCSC-Stepanie.jpeg\" alt=\"LMRCSC Stepanie\" width=\"476\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LMRCSC-Stepanie.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/imet.umces.edu\/yli\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LMRCSC-Stepanie-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan, 2026 Kia&#8217;s paper &#8220;Exploring the transition from heterotrophy to high light stress using a proteomic and phosphoproteomic approach reveals altered chlorophyll biosynthesis, carbon partitioning, and astaxanthin biosynthesis and trafficking in a Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae) mutant&#8221; is published in Algal research. Congratulations, Kia, Jie and the coauthor Dr. Wikfors! Jun, 2025 Lauren&#8217;s paper &#8220;Two novel Patescibacteria: Phycocordibacter aenigmaticus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Minusculum obligatum gen. nov. sp. nov., both associated with microalgae optimized for carbon dioxide sequestration from flue gas&#8221; is published in mBIO. Congratulations, Lauren and the coauthors from the Hill lab and Li lab! A collaborative work led by ANL titled &#8220;Direct flue gas capture for algae cultivation and subsequent valorization: evaluating life cycle emissions and costs&#8221; is published in Sustainable Energy &amp; Fuels with the whole algae carbon capture project team. Congratulations to all, and thanks to Udayan and Troy for leading this work. May, 2025 Majeed is awarded the 2025 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarship.\u00a0Congratulations, Majeed! More news here: https:\/\/imet.usmd.edu\/news\/imet-student-celebrated-usm-board-regents-awards\u00a0 Proud to attend Kia&#8217;s graduation ceremony, with colleagues and her family. Way to go, Kia! Professor Frank Robb&#8217;s retirement party to celebrate his success in extremophile research! 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