I’ve been at the DE since fall 2020. In the past I’ve been News and Sports Editor and I’m now a staff reporter. I’d love to be a community reporter in Chicago and transition to science reporting.
![Scott Hamilton, a part of the SIU research team, shows Zachary Gutenkauf and Jennifer Pierce supplies they will be using during their NASA research in the Life Science III building at SIU Nov. 8, 2021 in Carbondale, Illinois. “There are three phases to the overall competition Phase One is basically to show that your idea has merit. Phase Two is to show that all pieces of the idea work and construct each one [idea] and Phase Three is to integrate them into one continuous device,” professor in geology, Ken B. Anderson said.](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NASAresearch3-900x710.jpg)
![Zachary Gutenkauf and Jennifer Pierce start research as part of the SIU research team that helps to feed astronauts in Life Science III at SIU Nov. 8, 2021 in Carbondale, Illinois. “This is a multidisciplinary team requiring many specialties. Currently we are in phase one, which is the NASA proposal phase. We are waiting on the phase two ‘rules’ for proof of the concept, which are anticipated to be revealed tomorrow at 10am on NASA TV [Tuesday November 9, 2021]. Once we know the rules for phase two, then the game is afoot,” director of the coal and energy research and a professor in geology, Ken B. Anderson, said.](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NASAresearch1-900x796.jpg)
