Farewell 2019, it's been real

 
 

Like many of you, we at the Liau lab are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new year… it’s the eleventh hour of the year AND the decade, and only time will tell what we’re in for when the clock strikes midnight.

But wait! The night is still young. Before we head off into 2020, let’s take a quick look back at what we’re leaving behind.

Three words: 1. Starbucks. 2. Happy. 3. Hour. And what’s that you’re saying about our selfie skills? We were definitely standing on a 45 degree incline.

Three words: 1. Starbucks. 2. Happy. 3. Hour. And what’s that you’re saying about our selfie skills? We were definitely standing on a 45 degree incline.

So many mouths to feed, yet only so many degrees to go around. But the boss made sure we could all have our cake and eat it too.

So many mouths to feed, yet only so many degrees to go around. But the boss made sure we could all have our cake and eat it too.

 
Taking advantage of the walk-on espresso machine…

Taking advantage of the walk-on espresso machine…

Don’t worry, we’re doing science too!

Don’t worry, we’re doing science too!

Take a look at a selection of our open house posters from this fall. You might remember that photo of Brian panini pressing a doughnut from this blog post.

 
 

To cap it all off, for our holiday party, we spent an evening at the A4cade reliving our childhoods.

 
The extended Liau Lab.

The extended Liau Lab.

 
You don’t mess with postdocs.

You don’t mess with postdocs.

Ready to eat!

Ready to eat!

Brian faces off against one of his students.

Brian faces off against one of his students.

You don’t need a license to drive this car!

You don’t need a license to drive this car!

 
Claw: 1. Liau: 0.

Claw: 1. Liau: 0.

Happy birthday to Dennis, a friend from the Jacobsen group!

Happy birthday to Dennis, a friend from the Jacobsen group!

Road trip, anyone?

Road trip, anyone?

Brian’s Grand Prize for highest ski ball score, now a resident of Nick’s desk.

Brian’s Grand Prize for highest ski ball score, now a resident of Nick’s desk.

You can say it’s been eventful! But don’t worry, we’ve been hard at work in the background, and we have some exciting things in store for you all in 2020. How exciting? Guess you’ll have to wait and find out. ;)