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An Environmentally-Friendly Solution to Pipeline Explosions

$6,950
126%
Raised toward our $5,500 Goal
137 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on October 28, at 12:00 PM EDT
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Thank you for your support!

October 31, 2016

Hello Wonderful Donors,

Team BACTERIA's LaunchUMD campaign officially ended last Friday at noon. We are extremely pleased to announce that we have reached 126% of our goal with $6950. We also received a generous donation of $500 from the Department of Annual Giving for successfully reaching over 121 donors within our campaign period. None of this would have been accomplished without all of the support we have received. With the LaunchUMD money, we are confident that we will be able to fund our entire research project. Our team will be sending out the gifts for each level over the next several weeks. Be on the look out!

Team BACTERIA has been continuing our research efforts in the laboratory. Our team will be sharing our progress at Junior Colloquia this November. Thank you again for the immense support for our research project. We will continue to update you on our progress in the future!

Team BACTERIA

5 More Days Left! Plus Challenge

October 23, 2016

Hello Beautiful People,

Team BACTERIA is grateful to say that we have reached 80% of our goal! Yesterday, 10/22, we were able to receive $660 from 22 donors. Immense thank you to everyone who have supported our campaign.

Last Tuesday, we were given a challenge by LaunchUMD to get 50 additional donors (121 total donors) in order to receive $500 from the Department of Annual Giving. We currently have 100 donors and need 21 more by Friday 10/28 at noon! Please continue to share our campaign to help us accomplish this challenge and reach our goal!

As for our research project, we have officially started lab work. Our team has been testing the asphaltene flocculation rates and plan to begin enzyme work next semester! Here's a picture of team member, Anna, in the lab!

Thank you again for your support! We have a lot of work cut out for the next 5 days. Wish us luck!

Team BACTERIA

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60% of the way!!

October 16, 2016

Hello,

We want to thank everyone that has donated so far! We really appreciate your contributions. We will be distributing your perks at the end of our campaign.

There are only 11 days left and we still have more than $2000 to go! Please share our campaign to everyone you know to help us reach our goal! 

Thank you again!

Team BACTERIA

Our Campaign is Live!!!!!

September 28, 2016

Our campaign starts today!!!!

Please help support our research by donating to our team. We appreciate any amount you can donate. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates!

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$5

Oil Novice

This donation will help us purchase gloves, goggles, and lab coats. We will send an email detailing our progress and our use of your donation.

$10

Oil Enthusiast

This donation will help us purchase pipettes, weighing boats, and other measuring tools for our laboratory work. We will send you a signed card expressing our gratitude for your donation.

$25

Oil Expert

This will help purchase glassware such as beakers, flasks, and graduated cylinders. We will give a shout out on our social media platforms expressing our gratitude for your donation.

$50

Oil Baron

This donation will help us purchase chemicals necessary to conduct our experiments. You will receive a team photo, signed by us expressing our gratitude for your donation.

$100

Oil Tycoon

This donation will help us purchase the equipment necessary to analyze our results. You will receive an acknowledgement of your donation on our thesis presentation.

$250

Oil Mogul

This donation will help us purchase our enzymes that we will be using to test our hypothesis. You will receive acknowledgement of your donation on our thesis paper and we will send a copy as a thank you.

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