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TranSci Lab for Real World Chemistry and Creative Communication

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The tranSci Lab for Real World Chemistry and Creative Communication is a new transdisciplinary space for planetary health and sustainability research at UVA. The lab studies material pathways to address how unsustainable relationships to the material world are related to global emergencies such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and more. The tranSci Lab project includes specially designed multimedia and wet lab spaces (presently under construction) adjacent to the STEM Commons, equipped for cross-grounds and community research, as well as all stages of the creative/design process. We also envision a robust annual residency program that supports interdisciplinary research and professional development for graduate students and scholars, as well as for-credit undergraduate offerings.

During 2022-23, the tranSci Lab will explore the theme of “Resilience in Toxic Environments,” broadly defined. We will expand capacity in our graduate residency program by testing several new components, including collaboration with faculty affiliates and community partners, invited speaker “micro-residencies,” and integration of individual and collaborative “real world chemistry” research. Thematic workshops, a lab launch exhibition, and a collaborative place-based research project organized and executed by the tranSci lab team are planned.

Project Team

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Cassandra Fraser
Cassandra
Fraser
Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Virginia
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