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Professor and former student share love of science

February 24, 2025 by Morgan E. Tinin

Kameron Coates (far left), Dr. Cyren Rico (far right) and the 2024-25 Science Coach cohort

For the past three years, Missouri State University’s Dr. Cyren Rico has worked with his former student Kameron Coates to spread their passion for science to high school students.   Rico is an associate professor in the chemistry and biochemistry department.  The pair applied for the Science Coaches program through the American Chemical Society and American Association of … [Read more...] about Professor and former student share love of science

Filed Under: CNAS alumni, CNAS faculty Tagged With: Chemistry and Biochemistry, Cyren Rico

NASA-funded student revolutionizes galaxy detection

January 30, 2025 by Morgan E. Tinin

Yashasvi Moon with her research poster

How did Yashasvi Moon, a senior physics student at Missouri State University, identify 9,548 galaxies without looking into a single telescope?  She trained machine learning (ML) models to identify specific galaxies on their own.  The American Astronomical Society recently published her research on finding quiescent Balmer-strong (QBS) galaxies.  Combining three … [Read more...] about NASA-funded student revolutionizes galaxy detection

Filed Under: Physics Astronomy and Materials Science Tagged With: Physics Astronomy and Materials Science, Student Success, Yashasvi Moon

Engineering faculty members recognized for teaching excellence

January 23, 2025 by Morgan E. Tinin

Dr. Doug Carroll (left) and Dr. Sanjay Tewari (right) with their award plaques.

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) honored Missouri State University’s Dr. Douglas Carroll and Dr. Sanjay Tewari with the Dean’s Educator Award for their teaching excellence and research efforts.   Carroll and Tewari serve as professor and associate teaching professor, respectively, in the cooperative engineering program at MSU.  A college … [Read more...] about Engineering faculty members recognized for teaching excellence

Filed Under: CNAS faculty Tagged With: Cooperative Engineering, Doug Carroll, Sanjay Tewari

Inspiring young minds with the power of coding

December 11, 2024 by Ethan M. Danner

Rob Hedgpeth with his wife, Tracy, and son, Darius.

Growing up in a trailer with hardworking parents who did not go to college, the odds of earning a degree and breaking out of poverty seemed stacked against Rob Hedgpeth.  But the first-generation college student from Rogersville, Missouri, and alumnus of Missouri State University, found a way. Thanks to his parents’ unwavering belief in the power of education, supportive … [Read more...] about Inspiring young minds with the power of coding

Filed Under: CNAS alumni Tagged With: Alumni, Computer Science

Ready for a bright future in chemistry

November 21, 2024 by Ethan M. Danner

As Missouri State University celebrates its graduating class this fall, Grace Atkins will stands out as an example of dedication and passion in the field of chemistry.   From West County, St. Louis, she joined the university in fall 2020, majoring in chemistry. Discovering a passion  Atkins’ love for chemistry ignited in high school, where a transformative AP chemistry … [Read more...] about Ready for a bright future in chemistry

Filed Under: Chemistry, CNAS students Tagged With: Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Student Success, Students

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