{"id":286,"date":"2026-04-09T15:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/?p=286"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:41:14","slug":"nika-wins-one-of-the-best-posters-at-chemistry-research-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/2026\/nika-wins-one-of-the-best-posters-at-chemistry-research-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Nika wins one of the best posters at Chemistry Research Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our all star CHEM 4908 student Nika Rezaei Shad won 2nd place for their work studying plastic-degrading genes identified in electronic waste in model bacteria. Well done Nika! Learn more about the other excellent undergraduate research showcase that day here: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/2026\/undergraduate-research-day-2026\/\">https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/2026\/undergraduate-research-day-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-288\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/envbiotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nika_CHEM_4098_poster_award.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nika and Dan celebrating a fantastic poster day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our all star CHEM 4908 student Nika Rezaei Shad won 2nd place for their work studying plastic-degrading genes identified in electronic waste in model bacteria. 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