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rex and Klein lab student Christina Burkhart wins major award

Renaissance woman Christina Burkhart won a major stipend for summer research, working with the rex Lab and Prof. Barrett Klein on firefly flight patterns. In experiments entirely of her own design, Chrissy will test her hypotheses about firefly behavior with high-speed video and calculations of digitized flight movement. 

Chrissy Burkhart (center, with wonderful snake), and advisors Eric Snively and Barrett Klein.

Chrissy Burkhart (center, with wonderful snake), and advisors Eric Snively and Barrett Klein.