STEM
Scientists Create Ice Storm to Study Effect on Forests
To better understand the short- and long-term effects of ice storms on northern forests, a team of scientists, including Professor Charles T. Driscoll, generated an experimental ice storm on research plots on the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire. The National Science Foundation released the…
Physics Chair Honored for Innovation, Education, Leadership
A. Alan Middleton, professor and chair of the physics department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently elected a 2016 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The honor recognizes an individual’s distinguished efforts…
Hosein Earns Prestigious DNI Grant
Assistant Professor Ian D. Hosein in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. The DNI grant program promotes the careers of young faculty…
Discovery Improves Heat Transfer in Boiling
While the average person associates boiling with cooking dinner, the process is also widely used to transfer heat across surfaces. It is used in refrigerators, in industrial boilers and even on the international space station to reject heat from its…
The Spark
BEACH CLOSED. NO SWIMMING. CONTAMINATED WATER. Growing up on Long Island Sound, Kristin Angello ’99 was frequently disappointed by these words. Every summer, sewage and toxic runoff from city streets transformed her summer hangout into a polluted mess. Fortunately, the…
Haythornthwaite Named Director of Library Science Program
Elizabeth D. Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has named Professor Caroline Haythornthwaite as the next director of the school’s library and information science graduate program. The program includes master’s degrees in library and information science and library…
New ‘Internet of Things’ Class to Cover Rapidly Expanding Technology
A new spring semester course offering at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will provide students with an overview of the rapid changes happening in business and technology because of the proliferation of new devices connected to the Internet. The…
Four Questions With Physics Instructor, Lab Manager Sam Sampere
Whether he’s teaching physics, managing the labs or providing insight for local media, Sam Sampere wears many hats around campus. He’s about to add another. Sampere has once again been appointed as a committee member for the American Association of…
Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria
Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.
Crowston, Sawyer Take Best Paper Award at ASIS&T
School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Steven Sawyer, along with colleague and former iSchool professor Rolf Wigand, were presented with a Best Paper Award by the Association for Information Science and Technology’s Social Informatics special interest…