I would like to congratulate University of Michigan College of Engineering student Katherine Sebeck on her selection as a 2013-201...
Dr. J. Robert Beyster’s Blogs
Algae and Biofuels, Happy Thanksgiving
I recently learned that the University of Michigan College of Engineering has made a breakthrough in converting algae into a usabl...
Artificial Leaf and Beyster Building Hawks
I recently read an article in the New Yorker magazine about the work being done by scientists to create a new sustainable source o...
Reflecting on 2011
2011 has been quite an eventful year for me. I spent the first few weeks of January in and out of hospitals, but my health improve...
More Progress on the Ocean Sampling Front
I met with Craig Venter and his team at Cave Street last Thursday to discuss their progress on the 2009-2010 Research Voyage of th...
Increasing the Debt Limit and Mapping Bacteria
By the time you read this blog post, the House and Senate will likely have passed legislation to increase the debt limit. I am per...