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SEES names new director

March 6, 2025 by Morgan E. Tinin

On July 1, 2025, Dr. Gary Michelfelder will become the new director of the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability. He takes over from current director Dr. Toby Dogwiler, who will return to a faculty position. Dogwiler plans to turn his focus back to teaching and research endeavors. He has played an invaluable leadership role, first as department head and then as … [Read more...] about SEES names new director

Filed Under: CNAS faculty Tagged With: Gary Michelfelder, School of Earth Environment and Sustainability, Toby Dogwiler

Congratulations, Dr. Michelfelder! 

October 31, 2022 by Strategic Communication

The research of Dr. Gary Michelfelder has been selected for the 2022 issue of Mind’s Eye.   Spending the last 15 years studying the Rio Grande Rift and the Andes Mountains in Chile, his research aims to answer how and why volcanoes erupt in hopes to improve forecasting.  Here’s an excerpt from the story:  “I was lucky enough to get to go to a conference in Japan that … [Read more...] about Congratulations, Dr. Michelfelder! 

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning, Research Tagged With: Gary Michelfelder, GGP, Spotlights

Congratulations to the 2021 CNAS Faculty and Staff Award winners

June 14, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A medal labeled "winner" surrounded by dice that spell the same word. Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels.

Congratulations to all the winners of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences’ 2021 Faculty and Staff Awards.  The annual awards ceremony honoring awardees with excellence in research, teaching or service took place May 5. These winners received nominations from departmental personnel committees, department heads or students.   The event represented the 10th year in a … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2021 CNAS Faculty and Staff Award winners

Filed Under: Biology, Chemistry, CNAS faculty, CNAS Staff, Geography Geology and Planning, Mathematics, Physics Astronomy and Materials Science Tagged With: Angela Plank, Avery Russell, Babur Mirza, Bradley Mills, Brian High, Computer Science, Craig Baird, Day Ligon, Deb Finn, Gary Michelfelder, Helena Metzker, Hospitality Leadership, Jeff Brannon, Katie Tucker, Kevin Mickus, Krista Evans, Kyoungtae Kim, Mike Murphy, Natasha DeVore, Razib Iqbal, Sean Maher, Songfeng Zheng, Tina Hopper, Yoshimasa Nancy Kageyama

Congratulations to the 2021 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium award winners

May 7, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

An award medal with the label "Winner." Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels.

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) hosted the 2021 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium April 29-May 3. We appreciate the efforts of all who took part in the event and would like to offer special recognition to all who won awards at the symposium. About the award winners Award winners at the symposium include: Biology: Ecology, Wildlife and … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2021 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium award winners

Filed Under: CNAS, science Tagged With: Abigail Giering, Allison Scott, Autumn Pilarski, Babur Mirza, Benjamin Hynes, Bethany Osheim, Brianna Williams, Cameron Kirk, Cassidy Johnson, Courtney Roberts, Curtis Brumfield, Dailyn Jones, Daniel Amuedo, Dominic Zucchini, Dorian DeHart, Doug Carroll, Doug Gouzie, Elijah Sellers, Fiona Wu, Gary Meints, Gary Michelfelder, Giselle Campos, Kara Smith, Keiichi Yoshimatsu, Krista Evans, Kyle Doran, Kyoungtae Kim, La Toya Kissoon-Charles, Logan Reed, Madoch Jamroch, Mara Presot, Matthew Pierson, Melida Gutierrez, Nhi Le, Patrick Sullivan, Rachel Heili, Ramona Gomez, Razib Iqbal, Ridwan Sakidja, Ryan Udan, Samuel Nack, Slade Gunther, Steven Senger, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, Tiglet Besara, Tyler McGilvry-James, Tyler Tracy, Whitney Vermillion, Yoshimasa Nancy Kageyama

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

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