Student Spotlight: Jeff Gour, Doctoral Student, Chemistry
From his office in the Chemistry building, Jeff Gour uses quantum mechanical calculations to explain why molecules and nuclei behave the way they do. Gour is a doctoral student working under the guidance of Piotr Piecuch.
Since his arrival as an undergraduate in 2001, Gour has been an author or [...]
With a $2M NSF grant, Diane Ebert-May is leading a series of workshops to train 200 postdoctoral researchers to teach scientifically. These workshops also support the mentoring component required in NSF grant proposals. See the news release for more information or visit the FIRST website for details on enrolling.
For hundreds of years, dissection has been a useful technique for teaching human body functions as traditional blades cut apart tissue and organs to reveal the structure and function. Now, a new technique using a “laser scalpel” is advancing proteomics research by cutting apart molecules.
Through an innovative approach of combining a mass spectrometer with an [...]
Several faculty members are presenting papers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago, including:
Rob Last
Dean Della Penna
Jon Miller
Thomas Dietz
See the MSU Special Report on AAAS 2009.
If you want to follow all the action at AAAS, check out ESPP’s Green Board blog as Andy McGlashen and Andy Balaskovitz blog from the conference.
Professor Phil Robertson presented “Biofuels and Agricultural Sustainability ” as part of National Academy of Science symposium honoring Darwin. The symposium at AAAS in Washington, DC on Thursday, Feb. 12., was organized by the Board on International Scietific Organizations.
College faculty and PhD students recently received university awards at the annual Awards Convocation. Distinguished Faculty Awards were presented to:
Christoph Benning (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology),
Robert Hausinger (Microbiology & Molecular Genetics),
Sheng Yang He (Plant Biology),
Joey Huston (Physics & Astronomy) and
Mark Scriber (Entomology).
Rosa Moscarella (Zoology) and Sara Wyse (Plant Biology) received Excellence-in-Teaching Citations. See the Awards Convocation 2009 info…
The Environmental Science & Policy Program is hosting a networking opportunity for researchers at MSU interested in climate change. The program will be Thursday, February 19, from 3-5, at the Kellogg Center. There will be a brief overview of research on climate change followed by discussion so that researchers across campus can learn about complementary research and meet potential collaborators. Please [...]
A series of events across campus are recognizing the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Visit the MSU Special Report for highlights of activities across campus. Watch the “Discovering Darwin” video with geology professor Danita Brandt discussing the importance of science literacy.
