<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2020/michaela-sullivan-award.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>09/23/2020</pubDate><title>Forensic Science Major Recognized for Environmental Research</title><description>Michaela Sullivan ’21 created a research proposal to study microplastics that has been honored by the Society for Applied Spectroscopy, and she hopes her work will inform forensic investigators and inspire more research into how microplastics impact the environment.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>September 23, 2020</date><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption/><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2020</tag></tags></item>