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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, Computer Science, Geography Geology and Planning, Hospitality Leadership, Mathematics, Physics Astronomy and Materials Science Tagged With: Angela Plank, Avery Russell, Babur Mirza, Bradley Mills, Brian High, Craig Baird, Day Ligon, Deb Finn, Gary Michelfelder, Helena Metzker, 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

Supporting research among underrepresented STEM scholars

June 2, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A young woman wearing a blazer types on the keyboard of her laptop. Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels.

Advancing STEM research requires building connections between contributors.  The 2021 Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MOLSAMP) Undergraduate Research Symposium, which took place April 9-11, allowed participating STEM scholars to present their research and extend their networks.   Eight students from the Missouri State University MoLSAMP … [Read more...] about Supporting research among underrepresented STEM scholars

Filed Under: Biology, Chemistry, CNAS faculty, CNAS students, Geography Geology and Planning, Mathematics, STEM Tagged With: Adam Wanekaya, Avery Russell, Daniel Padilla, Dorian DeHart, First Year Scholars program, Kaylene Reyes, Kyoungtae Kim, Laszlo Kovacs, Melida Gutierrez, Mikala Meadows, MoLSAMP program, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Ramona Gomez, Steven Senger, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, Vanessa Morales

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 Kyoungtae Kim

April 30, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

Dr. Kim in research lab.

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) is excited to announce that Dr. Kyoungtae Kim, associate dean of CNAS, recently received the 2021 Outstanding Thesis Advisor Award.  Kim’s advising efforts  Throughout 2020, Kim directed six theses of graduate students.    Under his guidance, the graduate students conducted important research and received approval from … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Kyoungtae Kim

Filed Under: CNAS faculty Tagged With: Awards, Graduate College, Kyoungtae Kim

Supporting diversity in STEM disciplines

March 3, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

Temple Hall, home of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences at the Missouri State University Springfield campus.

Creating a more inclusive education system begins with bringing greater diversity into disciplines.  At Missouri State University, the Missouri Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (MoLSAMP) program supports the development of underrepresented students in STEM disciplines.  The program recently received renewed funding from the National Science Foundation … [Read more...] about Supporting diversity in STEM disciplines