The College of Natural and Applied Sciences have several new faces this semester. Biology Dr. Babur Mirza, who earned his PhD at Texas State University Chemistry Dr. Cyren Rico, who earned his PhD at University of Texas, El Paso Geography, geology and planning Dr. Krista Evans, who earned her PhD at Clemson University Dr. David Perkins, who … [Read more...]
Assistant professor of chemistry Matthew Siebert was an invited speaker at Organic Chemistry Day. The paper, entitled, “What’s in a mechanism? Assessing pathways in Au(III)-catalyzed cycloismerization forming careen-like natural products” was presented on April 15 at the University of Missouri. Other professors from University of Missouri-Columbia, University of … [Read more...]
Watch out, online students! Using the Digital Professor Academy Bootcamp through the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, these College of Natural and Applied Sciences professors are ready to tackle best practices for online and blended courses. Just like students, faculty are always learning. Instructors who completed the course from left to right: Jun Luo … [Read more...]
Two College of Natural and Applied Sciences professors are taking on extra responsibilities this year by serving as new associate deans. Kyoungtae Kim Dr. Kyoungtae Kim is currently a professor of biology and started his new associate dean of research and graduate programs appointment June 1. Last year Kim won the Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence in … [Read more...]
The inside of your cells can be a bit of a mystery, but it’s an important one to solve. Dr. Kyoungtae Kim and several of his students have been working to research diverse cellular processes in the body. “This research includes endocytic pathways and intracellular trafficking, or movement, of proteins and membranes, as well as membrane organization and nanomaterial-mediated … [Read more...]