Gardella wolfs down pizza with fellow graduate faculty members during a meeting to discuss course syllabi and content, funding scientific presentations in the department, and boosting recruitment through fellowship opportunities. Gardella joins, from left, professors Stanley Bruckenstein, Troy Wood and Luis Colon, and, out of view, Frank Bright. They constitute the analytical division of the chemistry department and discuss the need to offer courses that enhance, rather than duplicate, listings in other departments and schools. Gardella sees "exciting geochemical topics" and the chance to foster cross-disciplinary studies.