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A Better Way to Farm Algae
Scientists have long known of the potential of microalgae to aid in the production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals. However, the difficulty and significant cost聽of聽growing microalgae have in some ways stalled further development of this promising technology. Bendy Estime,…
Faculty Awarded Air Force Grant to Supercharge Information Fusion
Faculty in the聽College of Engineering and Computer Science have been awarded a $295,000 grant by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to introduce dynamic data to the design of information fusion systems to accelerate the processing of large amounts…
The Science of Shipwrecks
On New Year鈥檚 Eve in 1862, the USS Monitor sank in a violent storm at Cape Hatteras, off North Carolina鈥檚 windswept coast. Sixteen of her 62 sailors perished. One survivor, a surgeon named Grenville Weeks, lost three fingers and the…
Physicist to be Recognized by National Academy of Sciences
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is being recognized by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his 鈥渙utstanding leadership鈥 of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration. Peter R. Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz…
Stromer-Galley Secures $11.5 Million for Decision-Making Research
Can an application help intelligence analysts engage in better reasoning and produce reports that help decision makers make better decisions? A multidisciplinary team of researchers from 黑料不打烊, the University of Arizona, Colorado State University and SRC Inc. aims to…
Interested in Presenting Your Research or Creative Work? Apply for Meeting of the Minds
At last year鈥檚 ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference, Jos茅 L. Marrero-Rosado 鈥17 discussed his research on the toxicity of two chemicals found in Onondaga Lake. The experience was a valuable way for him to refine his skills in presenting…
The Origins of Healing
The early days of stem cell research were mired in controversy. The fact that the first isolated human stem cells were derived from human embryos in various stages of development introduced serious moral implications that cast a shadow over the…
Vanable Named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of Graduate School
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly has named Peter Vanable to a new position as associate provost for graduate studies and as dean of the Graduate School, effective January 1, 2017. The Board of Trustees Executive Committee will be asked…
Engineering and Computer Science, Office of Research Award $230,000 for UAS Research
Six collaborative research groups from the University鈥檚 various schools and colleges have been awarded more than $230,000 in state revitalization funding for their projects in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Projects include energy mapping of buildings, autonomous navigation and the development…
Research Indicates People Aren鈥檛 the Only Beneficiaries of Power Plant Carbon Standards
鈥淥ur work shows the importance of considering the co-benefits of our nation鈥檚 energy policies going forward,鈥 said 黑料不打烊 professor Charles T. Driscoll, co-author of the study.