S1 E14 | The STEM Journey Begins: Maria Zavala, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science

Maria Zavala's research explores algal strains as a food source for humans under simulated space conditions. More specifically, Maria is ensuring a simulated environment through gravitational cancellation in a 2-D plane and evaluating algal growth under liquid and solid media for vitamin and macronutrient synthesis. This research seeks to close the gap in availability of specific nutrients for homeostatic human health under a micro-gravity environment.