{"611628":{"#nid":"611628","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Allie Caughman is Newest Member of ScienceMatters Hall of Fame","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/marine-micro.biology.gatech.edu\/?page_id=35\u0022\u003EAllie Caughman\u003C\/a\u003E needed to step away from her studies for a little while, so she chose to listen to the new College of Sciences podcast, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003EScienceMatters\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I listened to it in my room as a quick break from some homework,\u0026quot; Caughman says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EThat decision led to her becoming the winner of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-4-healthy-microbiome-georgia-aquarium\u0022\u003EEpisode 4\u003C\/a\u003E quiz, and the latest inductee into the ScienceMatters Hall of Fame.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECaughman had a special reason for tuning in the podcast. \u0026quot;This week\u0026#39;s episode was by a postdoc in Dr. Stewart\u0026#39;s lab, so I especially wanted to make sure I listened to it,\u0026quot; Caughman says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat postdoctoral researcher in Episode 4 is \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/nastassia-patin\u0022\u003ENastassia Patin\u003C\/a\u003E. Caughman has worked in Stewart\u0026#39;s lab for the past two years. She is a third year undergraduate student studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. Stewart is an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, runs the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/marine-micro.biology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMarine Microbiology @Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E lab, and is a member of the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/parker-h-petit-institute-bioengineering-and-bioscience\u0022\u003E Parker H. Petit Insitute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScienceMatters Episode 4 features the work that Patin did with Stewart on a study of the microbiome in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.georgiaaquarium.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Aquarium\u0026#39;s\u003C\/a\u003E large Ocean Voyager exhibit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe quiz question was: What is the name of the Georgia Aquarium sea turtle mentioned in Episode 4? The answer is Tank.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECaughman is focusing on microbiomes in her own research. \u0026quot;Starting this summer I began working on my own project on how the\u0026nbsp;coral reef microbiome changes throughout a\u0026nbsp;daily cycle.\u0026quot; She received a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/content\/presidents-undergraduate-research-awards\u0022\u003EPresidents Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)\u003C\/a\u003E to help fund her project into the fall. \u0026quot;The goal of the project is to see what the microbial communities in the corals look like, and how stable or dynamic the communities are over a shorter time scale than many other studies have examined.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECaughman is from Cartersville, Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis week\u0026#39;s episode 5 of ScienceMatters is \u0026quot;Visualizing the Birth of Galaxies\u0026quot; with John Wise, Dunn Family Associate Professor in the School of Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you would like to join the ScienceMatters Hall of Fame, enter the answer to this question: \u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the name of the University of Illinois supercomputer mentioned in Episode 5 that John Wise uses for visualizations and simulations?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit your answer by 11 a.m. Monday, September 24, at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Biological Sciences Undergrad Wins Episode 4 Quiz "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAllie Caughman, a 3rd year undergraduate student in the School of Biological Sciences, won the ScienceMatters Episode 4 quiz. 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