Professor Grace Muna and chemistry student Reem Salous currently (Feb 27, 2020) grace the homepage of our campus website at www.iusb.edu. This picture was taken last semester during Muna's advanced laboratory course CHEM-C 410 Principles of Chemical Instrumentation. That semester she traded in some traditional laboratory experiments for a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in which students acquired soil samples from their yards to test for lead content using microwave plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. The student response to this variation of the laboratory was overwhelmingly positive. Muna has an active research lab with students sponsored by SMART grants, LSAMP grants, and work-study funds; she also manages the LSAMP program for STEM students on our campus. The photograph was taken by Peter Ringenberg - that's a tough picture to get, from inside the ventilation hood!
