Meet the Biology Administration Staff

Dr. Kyoungtae Kim – Department Head Roy D. Blunt Life Science Endowed Professor (2023-2026) Distinguished Professor

Shannon Matthews Academic Administrative Assistant III

Dr. Rachel Heth Academic Administrative Assistant II

Barbi Dickensheet Part-Time Office Assistant

For more information about the Biology Department visit their webpage.

Student and Alumni News

From maps to mountains – Geography and planning students explored Romania through education abroad.

Learning from the landscape – Geology students complete an 11-day field course though the Pacific Northwest.

Investing in tomorrow’s talent: TOTH commits $150,000 to support Mo State engineering students.

More about TOTH here: https://tothassociates.com/ 

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: CNAS graduate students submit your slides to CNAS@MissouriState.edu by October 20th! More information here: https://science.missouristate.edu/Events.htm

Faculty and Staff News

NSF award advances deep learning research at Mo State – Undergraduates will tackle real-world technology challenges through new research opportunities.

If you have information about students, faculty, or staff accomplishments that should be shared on the CNAS Blog and CNAS News, please send information to CNAS@MissouriState.edu

Upcoming Events

ENGINEERING THAT CONNECTS: Mo State and Missouri S&T’s cooperative engineering program to host the inaugural Springfield Engineers Day Banquet on October 15. Tickets and more information available here.

October 7 Chemistry Seminar – Steven Keller

October 9-10 Fall Break (offices open)

October 14 Football game

October 14 Chemistry Seminar – Sarah Roughton

October 15 Physics Seminar – Dr. Anagh Bhaumik

October 16 Biology Seminar – Josh Wisdom

October 16 CNAS Emeritus Faculty and Staff Luncheon, Kentwood Hall

October 16 Urban Land Institute Build Day (Dr. Krista Evans/SEES)

October 17 Great Plains Limnology Conference (Dr. Deb Finn/BIO), GPLC 2026

October 21 CNAS Career Expo 1-4pm. PSU Ballroom

October 21 Chemistry Seminar – Alicia Byrd

October 22 CNAS 3MT, 3:00-5:00 PM, Blunt Hall 101

October 22 Physics Seminar – Praphull Kumar

October 23 Biology Seminar – TBA

October 27 Football game

October 28 Chemistry Seminar – Michael Nichols

October 29 Physics Seminar – Dr. Alan Poon

November 4 Chemistry Seminar – Troy Wymore

November 5 FCTL #4: Package Teaching for Tenure/Promotion and Faculty Success

November 6 MSU 3MT Competition, 5pm Glass 101

November 6 Public Viewing Night – Baker Observatory

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