Congratulations are due to Alan Cairns, as we received all of our equipment asks for the Student Technology Fee (STF) grants!!

Altogether we received over $55,000 for molecular equipment, including a new Q-PCR machine and gel documentation system, more pipetpersons, and computers and software to update the computer lab.  This will add to the > $3 million of equipment that FHL has available to resident faculty, students and visitors.

Alan went above and beyond the call of duty to put these grants together, obtain testimonials from students and faculty, and finally to orally defend our asks for equipment.

Well done, Alan!

In other cool things happening, former FHL student Tiffany Stephens received the 2016 Hilda Canter-Lund award for her algal photography.

I’m pleased to announce that the winner of the 2016 Hilda Canter-Lund competition for algal photography is Tiffany Stephens, currently at the University of British Columbia, Canada, for her image “Swell Life”, showing Durvillaea antarctica on Snares Island, 200 km south of New Zealand.   The winner was decided by a vote by BPS Council Members for their favourite image from the shortlist

(www.brphycsoc.org/Canter_Lund_2016/index.lasso).

Congratulations Tiffany!