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In his role as SDL president, Hancock ’04 MS, oversees research and development efforts that prioritize collaboration with the government, academia, industry and commercial partners.
Space Dynamics Lab President Jed Hancock Awarded Governor’s Medal for Science & Technology

Space Dynamics Lab President Jed Hancock Awarded Governor’s Medal for Science & Technology

In his role as SDL president, Hancock ’04 MS, oversees research and development efforts that prioritize collaboration with the government, academia, industry and commercial partners.

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Ludger Scherliess ’98 Ph.D., a longtime researcher and PI on the NASA-funded AWE Mission, contributes extensive expertise in modeling and understanding the upper atmosphere.
USU Interdisciplinary Team Receives NSF Grant Toward Predicting Solar Activity

USU Interdisciplinary Team Receives NSF Grant Toward Predicting Solar Activity

Ludger Scherliess ’98 Ph.D., a longtime researcher and PI on the NASA-funded AWE Mission, contributes extensive expertise in modeling and understanding the upper atmosphere.

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Clint Pumphrey ’09 MS, manuscript curator for USU Special Collections and Archives, and Chase Anderson ’22 MA, industry relations manager for USU’s Outdoor Product Design & Development program, received the Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award.
USU Archivists Win Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award for Outdoor Recreation Archive

USU Archivists Win Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award for Outdoor Recreation Archive

Clint Pumphrey ’09 MS, manuscript curator for USU Special Collections and Archives, and Chase Anderson ’22 MA, industry relations manager for USU’s Outdoor Product Design & Development program, received the Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award....

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Brenda ’97 and Keith ’04 Meikle, owners of Mt. Naomi Farms, combined generations of agricultural experience with entrepreneurship to introduce winemaking to Cache Valley.
USU Alumni Couple Establishes Cache Valley’s First Winery

USU Alumni Couple Establishes Cache Valley’s First Winery

Brenda ’97 and Keith ’04 Meikle, owners of Mt. Naomi Farms, combined generations of agricultural experience with entrepreneurship to introduce winemaking to Cache Valley.

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Previously the office’s deputy commissioner, Freeze now leads Utah’s efforts to protect and restore the Great Salt Lake.
Hannah Freeze ’09 Named Great Salt Lake Commissioner

Hannah Freeze ’09 Named Great Salt Lake Commissioner

Previously the office’s deputy commissioner, Freeze now leads Utah’s efforts to protect and restore the Great Salt Lake.