The College of Science welcomes news from our alumni, students and faculty. To submit information, contact Mary-Ann Muffoletto at maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu; 435-797-3517.

 

Dec 5, 2008

College of Science undergraduate Arthur Mahoney received national recognition earlier this week for participation in undergraduate research with robotics and cancer therapies.

Dec 3, 2008

USU's Biology Department hosted its semiannual Undergraduate Research Symposium Nov. 24, where students presented diverse research projects.
Though not selected as a 2009 Rhodes Scholar, physics and math major Sydney Chamberlin calls opportunity to participate in prestigious competition and represent USU "a privilege."

Nov 7, 2008

USU Water Fellow Sam Hochhalter studies effects of invasive species on stream nutrient dynamics and food web composition.
USU's Physics Department offers the use of a Hitachi S-4000 SEM for varied research applications.

Oct 30, 2008

College of Science alum Lars Peter Hansen '74 received the 2008 CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Group-MSRI Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications.

Oct 29, 2008

The USU Society of Physics Students chapter's homecoming street painting design is featured on the society's national Web site.

Oct 23, 2008

Laura Swift, who earned a bachelor's degree in physics teaching from USU in 2004, received a Smart Women Grant to upgrade Utah State's StarLab portable planetarium and initiate presentations at local schools.
Biologist Brian Gall, Chemists Boris Averkiev and Robert Willis; Computer Scientists Chinthaka Weerakoon, Yao Yao and Ming Zhang; and Inga Maslova and Andrejus Parfionovas of Mathematics/Statistics are scholarship and fellowship recipients.

Oct 16, 2008

Professor Mike Taylor and postdoc researcher Jonathan Snively board NASA jet to record re-entry images of Jules Verne Automated Transfer vehicle.