September was a full, busy month at the University of Rochester. As we head into October, take a brief look back at some memorable moments. Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.
FREEZE FRAME: Students working on experiments for the 2023 (International Genetically Engineered Machine) iGEM competition examine cultures and samples that have been frozen in liquid nitrogen. This year’s team is building a 3D bioprinter to print hydrogels laden with a bacteria and yeast co-culture system to biochemically synthesize rosmarinic acid.
QUAD SQUAD: Students gather on Eastman Quadrangle on the River Campus during a warm September afternoon.
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK: Susana Marcos (right), the Nicholas George Endowed Professor in Optics and the David R. Williams Director of the Center for Visual Science, in her lab with postdoctoral researcher Sara El Aissati. At the computer is Aina Turull, a visiting optical engineering student from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Marcos and a team of Rochester researchers have developed computational simulations to provide surgeons with important guidance on the expected optical quality for LASIK patients after cataract surgery.
MOVING TOWARD THE FUTURE: President Sarah Mangelsdorf (left) and Vice President for Community Partnerships Shaun Nelms (right) are pictured with artist, actor, and activist, Common, who delivered the keynote address at the “Boundless Together: The Future of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice” conference sponsored by the Office of Equity and Inclusion.
AND…EXHALE: Yoga class on the Eastman Quadrangle, River Campus.
(NOT QUITE) FIVE O’CLOCK SHADOW: Students walk past Sabri Gokmen’s sculpture CALYX on the River Campus, shown from above via drone. (University of Rochester photo / AJ Pow)
WE REMEMBER: Students from area ROTC and NROTC programs, including Priya Wingood from RIT, Mackenzie Downs from St. John Fisher University, and Haonan Zheng ’24, stand vigil to honor members of the University community who were killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
LET’S DIG IN: University and community leaders participate in the groundbreaking for the expansion of Strong Memorial Hospital’s emergency department as part of the Strong Expansion Project.
PLAYING IT (VERY) COOL: John Nichol, an assistant professor of physics, in his lab with a dilution refrigerator in Bausch and Lomb Hall. He and the members of his lab are exploring how such refrigerators can cool atoms to nearly absolute zero temperatures, making quantum computers colder and improving their performance.
ON THE RIGHT PATH: Graduate student Chen Li works with lab equipment in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Li is a graduate of NEUROCITY, a Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Commission pathway program.
JUST A DRONE’S THROW AWAY: University buildings are seen from above via drone at twilight.
