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New career path, same love of problem solving

February 26, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

Jamie Cayley plays mathematician's game Go at Southwest Missouri Go Club.

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

Filed Under: CNAS students, Mathematics Tagged With: Jamie Cayley, Jane Henke, Les Reid, Richard Belshoff

Congratulations to the 2021 CNAS 3 Minute Thesis Competition winners

January 29, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A partial view of a stopwatch timer as it ticks.

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

Filed Under: Biology, Chemistry, CNAS faculty, CNAS students, Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: Chris Lupfer, Gary Michelfelder, Kasey Buckley, Keiichi Yoshimatsu, Matthew So, Mehwish Khokhar, Natasha DeVore, Tyler Odom

Calling all grad students: Take part in the CNAS Three Minute Thesis Competition

January 20, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A partial view of a ticking clock.

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

Filed Under: CNAS, CNAS faculty, CNAS students Tagged With: CNAS Three Minute Thesis competition

An out of this world opportunity to further galaxy research

January 13, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

Gaibor in front of Baker Observatory

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

Filed Under: CNAS students, Physics Astronomy and Materials Science Tagged With: Andrew Emerick, Caltech, Philip Hopkins, Yadira Gaibor

Connecting passions for the planetary sciences

December 10, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

Image of night sky and telescope courtesy of Pexels.

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

Filed Under: CNAS, CNAS students, Physics Astronomy and Materials Science Tagged With: Meredith Vogel, Sarah Morrison, Yadira Gaibor

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