Microbiology Professor Richard Lenski has research published in Nature on his 21-year evolution experiment with E. coli. Read the press release or the Nature article.
Chemistry Professor Jim McCusker and a team of chemists, mathmaticians and engineers have received a $1.9 million NSF grant to improve solar panel technology. Read more about developing more efficient solar energy solutions. Watch the video.
Professor James McCusker has received a $1.9 million NSF grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This research proposes to develop efficient, solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using a synergistic collaboration that couples mathematical modeling with synthesis and characterization of novel polymer-based materials for ion conduction. Read more about McCusker’s NSF grant.
Jennifer Lau, a plant evolutionary ecologist with the Dept. of Plant Biology and Kellogg Biological Station, received a $630,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how genetic variation in native and non-native plant species affects biological invasions. The research aims to improve the ability to predict and prevent damaging plant invasions. Read more [...]
Beronda Montgomery, assistant professor in the Plant Research Lab and the Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, has received a $765,249 NSF grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grant will assist research into how plant tissues differ at the molecular and biochemical levels in responses to light. Read more about [...]
Jay Lennon, assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, has received a $199,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to examine how cyanobacteria evolve to resist viruses. The research could unlock information critical to environmental and climate studies. Read more about Lennon’s NSF grant.
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.
