Towson Geoscience Students Attend 2017 NE/NC GSA

Twelve geoscience undergraduate and graduate (♣) students from Towson attended the NE/NC Regional GSA meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Several students are part of the TU GeoCareers cohort (indicated with an *), an NSF-funded program to increase recruitment and retention of geoscientists at Towson. From left to right: Joe B.*, Jeremy L.*, Seth D.*, Joe J.*, Evan O.*, Chris M.*, Rob D.*, Darcy B.♣, Greg W.♣, Dom C., Leah K., Kirk M.*

 

Fisher College faculty awarded over $500,000 in NSF research funds

James and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics (FCSM) faculty Vonnie Shields (PI, biological sciences), Mary Sajini Devadas (Co-PI, chemistry), Rajeswari Kolagani (Co-PI, PAGS), Vera Smolyaninova (Co-PI, PAGS), Amy Williams (Co-PI, PAGS), Kathryn Kautzman (senior personnel, chemistry), and Ellen Hondrogiannis (senior personnel, chemistry) were awarded a Major Research Instrumentation Grant (MRI) from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research for over $530,000 to span 2016-2019.

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The proposal, entitled “MRI: Acquisition of a field emission scanning electron microscope with STEM and EDS capabilities for interdisciplinary research and education at Towson University,” supports the purchase of a state-of-the-art low vacuum field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) capable of obtaining images of various materials and biological specimens with extremely high (nanoscale) resolution.

Read the rest of the article at http://www.towson.edu/news/2016/microscopensfgrant.html

LotE Lab Visits NASA Goddard

LotE lab research students Evan O., Chris N., and Chris C. visited NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, met with scientists from the Planetary Environments Laboratory (PEL),  and saw the SAM instrument testbed and the James Webb Space Telescope.