She Grew Crystals as a Kid. Now She Grows Crystals in Her Lab. - Georgetown University

She Grew Crystals as a Kid. Now She Grows Crystals in Her Lab. - Georgetown University

As a young girl, Karah Knope remembers her parents coming home from their family-owned bookstore with science experiment books and crystal growing kits. Karah Knope is a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences who studies f-element chemistry and its applications to energy and sustainability. She was fascinated by the crystals — an interest that continued through grade school. For every science fair, she woul…