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Our Logi-col[i] Team

Undergrads:

Zwilt.jpg Zach Wiltshire	Emera Nguyen	Shannon Deane	James Rodway
Jessica D'Amico	Jbols.jpg Jeremiah Bolstad	Hazim Gaber	Qli.jpg Qiwei Li
Nick Glass	Remko van der Hurk	Jrobi.jpg Jason Robinson-Anagor

Old (but wise) Guys:

Advisor: Dr. Wayne Materi

Wayne Materi, PhD.

Wayne Materi is an Assistant Research Officer in Nano Life Sciences at the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT). He has a BSc. in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University (1990) and spent several years as a developer of commercial accounting and business software. He earned his PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Alberta (2004), investigating neural development in the microscopic nematode C. elegans. Since joining NINT in 2004, his work in Synthetic Biology has focused on improving the ability to reliably design and construct novel genetically modified bacteria to perform useful manufacturing and medical functions.

Alberta Ingenuity Advisor: Andrew Hessel

Accomplishments

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The City of Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta, which is a province in Canada. It is located along the North Saskatchewan River. It is a city known for many things, including the largest shopping and entertainment center in North America ([http://www.westedmall.com West Edmonton Mall]) and it's many summer festivals. Edmonton is home to the hockey team the [http://www.oilers.nhl.com Edmonton Oilers] and the football team the [http://www.esks.com Edmonton Eskimos]. The [http://www.ualberta.ca University of Alberta] is located in Edmonton. The [http://www.nint.ca National Institue for Nanotechnology](NINT) is also located on the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton.