Dr. Linghong (Lily) Li, Physics Professor at SUNY Potsdam University, has been awarded a 2022 Walker Research Fellowship Grant. The purpose of this highly competitive program is to encourage faculty from the region's eleven institutions of higher education to undertake research on critical issues confronting North Country communities, with the objective of making recommendations for their solutions. I am happy to be working with Dr. Li on this project as an advisor for developing and commercializing biological tests.