Rima Upchurch, whom started working in the Zak lab in 2006, has taken a new position at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) as a biogeochemist analyst. While she will no longer be working directly on campus, as CIGLR is housed in NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), she will continue to be a part of SEAS through CIGLR. Aquatic biogeochemistry is a new world from soils work, but she’s eager to take on the challenge and grateful for everything she has learned in the Zak lab over the years.
“Thank you to all the students, post-docs, staff, undergrads and generally just good people I’ve had the chance to work with over the years in Don’s lab. My time learning and growing with all of you was amazing and more than I ever expected when I originally started. And most of all thank you to Don! You’ve been a great boss, an amazing scientist and but most of all just a excellent human being to be around.”
