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Professor Zhao Qin Receives NSF CAREER Award to Support Mycelium Research
The future of construction materials may exist just inches below the surface of a typical lawn. In between the rocks and soil, a vast microfiber network is constantly assimilating wood chips along with plant waste. You may not see the…
9 Faculty Members Presented NSF CAREER Awards
A total of nine 麻豆频道University faculty members have received CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development program during the 2021-22 academic year. This is the largest number of the prestigious NSF awards earned in…
Students and Alumna Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Four 麻豆频道University students have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), and two students were recognized with Honorable Mentions. The fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are…
‘Seeing Possibility For Myself’: SUSTAIN Program Continues to Cultivate, Support STEM Talent
In 2017,聽John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of the聽Department of Science Teaching聽in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), set out to improve upon the country鈥檚 retention rate of college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors among underrepresented…
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow to Join Mathematics Department
Lawrence Mouill茅 will join the College of Arts and Sciences鈥� (A&S) mathematics department in July 2022 for a three-year appointment as a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded postdoctoral fellow. The Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF鈥攑ronounced 鈥渕ouseproof鈥�) is among the most…
NSF Grant Enables Innovative Research at Falk College and College of Engineering and Computer Science to Combat Addiction, Ease Recovery
Researchers at 麻豆频道University’s Falk College and College of Engineering and Computer Science are teaming up to provide hope and help to those in need.聽 聽It comes in the form of scientific study and expert knowledge with the goal of…
Earth Sciences Professor Helping Shape Future of Paleoclimate Research
Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Professor聽 of earth and environmental sciences, recently served as one of eight leading climate scholars on a panel to identify potential future paleoclimate research directions that will help advance understanding of current and future change in…
Professor Explores How Human Behavior Affects Energy Usage
The growing popularity of solar panels and electric vehicles show that a lot of consumers want an opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint and to reduce reliance on energy generated by fossil fuels. They may have good intentions, but mechanical…
Government Agency Features A&S Physicist鈥檚 Pentaquark Research
The National Science Foundation鈥檚 (NSF鈥檚) 2020 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) bi-annual brochure highlighted research by Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), and a team of his collaborators. The brochure featured the…
Physicist Stefan Ballmer Named APS Fellow
Stefan W. Ballmer, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). He joins聽23 previous University faculty members to receive the distinction during the 100 years the award…