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The why: Austin Gray is on a quest to decode microplastics

On any given weekday afternoon, Austin Gray can be found washing beakers, flasks, and test tubes inside the research lab that bears his name. Gray, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences within Virginia Tech’s College of Science, could pawn off such grunt work on any number of undergraduate students aspiring to become polished researchers. But for Gray, washing glassware takes on a certain meaning.

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The Department of Biological Sciences is at the center of life sciences research and teaching at Virginia Tech. 
Our mission is to seamlessly integrate world-class research addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century,
from global change to human disease, by preparing the next generation of scientists.