Photo of the Year 2015

(Left to Right): Aditi Tiwari (Visiting Scientist from India) ; Joan Huber (Visiting Coordinator, Plant Biology, Professional Science Masters (PSM) Program, UIUC); Laura Stein (2015 Robert Emerson Awardee); Govindjee; and Darshi Banan (2015 Govindjee & Rajni Govindjee Awardee).

Photo was taken by Rajni Govindjee.
(Left to Right): Rajni Govindjee; Laura Stein; Govindjee; and Darshi Banan. In the background is Govindjee’s 1965 scheme of photosynthesis; fingers are pointing at "P680", the reaction center chlorophyll a that was predicted to work in Photosystem II, but discovered only 4 years later in 1969 in Horst Witt’s Lab in Berlin.

Photo was taken by Joan Huber.

Date: June 2015

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