{"id":12352,"date":"2024-09-13T15:32:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/13\/photo-essay-inside-the-lab\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:52:12","slug":"photo-essay-inside-the-lab","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/13\/photo-essay-inside-the-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo essay: inside the lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38.avif\" alt=\"Two students work with a robotic arm at Clark University.\" class=\"wp-image-26039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38.avif 2560w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38-2048x1366.avif 2048w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Robotics_Lab-38-1200x800.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adrian Ramirez \u201925 and Richard Geli, M.S. \u201925, work in the robotics lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro\">Recent photos from the laboratory and creative spaces across the Clark campus offer a glimpse into some of the research and experiments being conducted by our faculty and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 2050, scientists and policymakers fear, farmers may not be able to produce enough food to feed the world\u2019s growing population. Assistant professor of biology Chandra Jack and her students are studying microbe interactions in plants to help farmers grow more food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-53-1.jpg\" alt=\"A student working with a professor to record data for a biology lab, Clark University\" class=\"wp-image-59333\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-157-1.jpg\" alt=\"A professor and students wearing protective eyewear work in a biology lab with specialized lighting equipment, Clark University.\" class=\"wp-image-59340\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Her research is funded by a $453,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and a $420,000 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\u2019s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-153-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"A student examines a plant specimen in a biology lab.\" class=\"wp-image-26041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-153-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-153-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-153-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-153-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-153-2048x1366.avif 2048w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Jack_Lab_19_AUG-153-1200x800.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"border:0;width:100%;max-width:800px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/studying-plant-traits-to-feed-the-world-in-2050\/id1608025510?i=1000652243622\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-25-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"A film studies student works with a professor for a digital filmmaking class, Clark University.\" class=\"wp-image-26042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-25-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-25-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-25-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-25-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-25.avif 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Introduction to Digital Filmmaking course work collectively on an original film project while studying theory and practice. The workshop gives students the chance to direct, design, produce, act, and edit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students learning about the equipment in a digital filmmaking class\" class=\"wp-image-59330\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Intro_To_Digital_Filmmaking-39-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students silhouetted by set lighting, set up tahe digital film camera, Clark University\" class=\"wp-image-59332\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-86-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"A student mounting bat sensing devices in a tree in the Hadwen Arboretum, Clark\" class=\"wp-image-26043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-86-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-86-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-86-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-86-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-86-2048x1366.avif 2048w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-86-1200x800.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The HERO (Human-Environmental Regional Observatory) Program, led by geography professors Deborah Martin and John Rogan, engages student fellows in research to understand urban reforestation and its impact on communities. Their findings, which have shaped tree selection and community engagement strategies, support efforts to increase urban canopy cover and reduce energy usage in residential areas, contributing to greener, healthier cities across Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-59336\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-16-1.jpg\" alt=\"Student assembling bat sensory equipment, Clark University.\" class=\"wp-image-59336\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Partnering with Massachusetts\u2019 Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and other agencies, HERO fellows study tree survivorship, growth, and community satisfaction with newly planted trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-59323\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Bat_Sensor_Data_Download-38-1.jpg\" alt=\"A team of researchers look at data coming from sensing equipment installed at the Hadwen Arboretum, Clark University.\" class=\"wp-image-59323\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Living laboratory: The Hadwen Arboretum, a 26-acre green space willed to Clark in 1907, serves as a focus for many of Clark&#8217;s environmental revitalization and research efforts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-hero xalignfull xtop center xright\" style=\"--fp-x: 50%; --fp-y: 50%; --h: 80vh\">\n\t<div class=\"artboard\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"background\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/www-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/2024_Julio_DArcy_Lab-90.jpg\" alt=\"A student mounting bat sensing devices in a tree in the Hadwen Arboretum, Clark\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"foreground\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foreground-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"header\"><\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Investigations in Julio D\u2019Arcy&#8217;s lab, in the Carson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, are driven by pressing questions about energy, sustainability, and the future. Their research focuses on developing conducting polymers with versatile nanostructures, which have the potential to improve energy storage and conversion technologies and contribute to environmental solutions like water purification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Julio_DArcy_Lab-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"A student working with mechanical equipment in a lab, Clark University.\" class=\"wp-image-59334\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Julio_DArcy_Lab-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"Student working with mechanical equipment in a lab, Clark University\" class=\"wp-image-59337\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-7-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Biology student, Luna Pagan \u201927 stores samples for a dung beetle research project.\" class=\"wp-image-26044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-7-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-7-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-7-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-7-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-7-2048x1366.avif 2048w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-7-1200x800.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Evolutionary biologist Erin McCullough and her students study the mating rituals of dung beetles to understand how climate change might affect biodiversity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Trapping-47-1.jpg\" alt=\"Biology Professor Erin McCullough and student gather samples in the Hadwen Arboretum for a dung beetle research project.\" class=\"wp-image-59324\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Dung_Beetle_Lab-21-1.jpg\" alt=\"A biology professor and student work together with samples for a research study on dung beetles.\" class=\"wp-image-59326\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Game_Design-39-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"A student wearing a VR headset works with Mark Jacobs \u201989, MFA \u201925, on a virtual reality project, Clark University\" class=\"wp-image-26045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Game_Design-39-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Game_Design-39-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Game_Design-39-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Game_Design-39-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Game_Design-39.avif 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Jacobs \u201989, MFA \u201925, returned to Clark because he believes that virtual reality will be integral to the future of education. Jacobs is among the students working on a multi-discipline project in Central Mexico that will help policymakers and the public collectively understand how much is at stake under climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Immersive_virtual_reality-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"people recording vr\" class=\"wp-image-54313\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Game_Design-62-1.jpg\" alt=\"A student blocking movements for a game in a motion studio, Clark University\" class=\"wp-image-59329\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos: Steven King, director of photography \/ university photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-closer-look\">A closer look<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore our programs from the perspective of our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/sustainable-future\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Clark University student Abby Beilman conducts water testing\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Abby-Beilman-17-scaled-1.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-climate-and-environment\">Climate and Environment<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/future-of-tech\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Media Arts building\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Future-of-tech-card-1-1.avif\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-technology\">Technology<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Recent photos from the laboratory and creative spaces across the Clark campus offer a glimpse into some of the research and experiments being conducted by our faculty and students. 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