July 1 MSTF Spider Webbing

July 1 MSTF
Today we mixed up various solutions of acids and with molarities from 10 molar to 1 molar. Labeling the containers, mixing the small but accurate solutions, and massing the webbing which is not easy, took longer than I thought. We worked into lunch to finish the testing. We could have finished tomorrow but it was more appropriate to finish up today. It was rushed as usual but we finished!
In the afternoon we toured the Polytechnic campus. I really enjoyed the tour of the research labs. I especially appreciated the LARB lab. I never thought algae could be so interesting and useful. I hope to follow the research in the future. Dr. Summerfield in charge of the program was an excellent source of information and a very good communicator. The first hour of the tour feel like freshmen rush week. Which was OK, but the time could have been better spend in the research labs. We didn’t have the opportunity to visit the Hydroponic lab which was disappointing. I would be willing to visit the campus in the future just to see the advances that are being made in this field. It was a long day but a good day.