University life is all about planning for future careers. And, often, plans change. This was the case for graduate student Jamie Cayley, who crossed countries and career paths to reach a future at Missouri State University. Cayley shares details of his path to academics and activism. These led him to become a recent 2020-21 Citizen Scholar Award recipient at Missouri … [Read more...] about New career path, same love of problem solving
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences hosted the 2021 CNAS 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Jan. 25. We appreciate all who took part in the event and would like to offer special recognition to the competition’s top-ranking participants. These winners will advance to the university-wide 3MT competition Feb. 5. About the winners Winners at the competition … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2021 CNAS 3 Minute Thesis Competition winners
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences is excited to host the 2020 CNAS Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition virtually this year. The competition will take place 4-6 p.m. Jan. 25. All CNAS graduate students interested in competing must contact the CNAS office by noon Jan. 21. Participants must submit the single PowerPoint slide required for the … [Read more...] about Calling all grad students: Take part in the CNAS Three Minute Thesis Competition
Senior Yadira Gaibor of the department of physics, astronomy and materials science took part in the WAVE Fellows program during the summer of 2020. Due to the pandemic, the program occurred virtually. Gaibor shares how the program benefited her learning and professional growth. Studying the stars Stars are not always safe in outer space. They can explode or collide … [Read more...] about An out of this world opportunity to further galaxy research
The 2020 American Astronomical Society Division of Planetary Sciences (AAS DPS) Meeting took place virtually Oct. 26-30. Seniors Yadira Gaibor and Meredith Vogel from the department of physics, astronomy and materials science presented at the conference: Gaibor presented “Constraints on Warm Jupiter Formation and Evolution from Planetary Companions.” Vogel … [Read more...] about Connecting passions for the planetary sciences