PhD student research that explores our relationships to microbes in consumption practices and in laboratory settings.
Category: student research
Mycelium-based Biomaterial as a Substitute to Fiberglass
MDes student research into the use of mycelium (mushroom roots) as a new sustainable alternative to fiberglass in metro cars.
Physarum Polycephalum play
Collaborative slime mold research + educational outreach activities.
Mini ethnographie organisationnelle
A PhD student’s mini-ethnographic study of the Speculative Life Lab.
Secret message: we are not alone in our space
A BFA student project that uncovers the hidden microbes in everyday environments
Kombucha fermentation and cellulose cultivation
Kombucha research in alternative materials + food science.
Lab User Meet-Up
Student researchers and lab users met up informally, some meeting for the first time, to share information about their research and consider overlaps and possible collaborations. Stay tuned for information on the next lab meet-up in the upcoming fall semester! *WhiteFeather Hunter photos.
EAT M.E.
A PhD student research project that considers microbes as legitimate foodstuffs
American Silk/ Soie d’Amérique publication
A student research project investigating the potential of milkweed fibre
Seeking Commons in BioArt Laboratories
A PhD student’s project researching the concept of the ‘commons’ in relation to shared laboratories.
Perspective
An undergraduate student’s short video made with microscopic stop motion animation
Biomateria: Biotextile Craft
MFA thesis work with biotextile tissue engineering.
