Albany -- Sarah writes:

This year has been one of the best of my life. It's strange that I should feel this way doing lab research, of all things, but I think it's because both at work and at home, in my neighborhood, I feel part of a community. And it's not as though its been a cake walk. There are lots of different personalities at work, and we've had to work hard at times to understand each other and to learn to work together at solving problems that come up both technically and interpersonally. With the guidance of Prof. H.V.B. Hirsch, the fly daddy of the lab, we have done great things together, and had a lot of fun. Here's a picture of him with his son, and one with me -- just for the record. While I'm looking forward to moving on to continue my studies in Syracuse, I'm going to miss the lab too.