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April 23, 2025
Discarded plastics are among the leading contributors to pollution worldwide, but 快猫成版视频 researcher Bharat Baruah believes transparent wood could serve as a viable alternative. The professor of chemistry and biochemistry is exploring whether specially processed transparent wood can replace plastic in consumer electronics, packaging, and many other goods as a more ecofriendly solution.
April 08, 2025
Imani Adenuga can鈥檛 recall the exact moment science grabbed her by the heart, but she has always been inquisitive in nature, seeking knowledge no matter the subject area. 鈥淚 always want to know the why,鈥 said Adenuga, who studies chemistry in the College of Science and Mathematics. 鈥淚 think that just goes with science鈥攆iguring out the why of things or what makes things happen.鈥 The First-Year Scholar dove into research immediately upon arrival at KSU last fall, landing in the lab of chemistry professor Daniela Tapu where she took on a project involving sustainable catalysts. It constituted a huge leap for a freshman, given that the project is grounded in organic chemistry, a critical class for chemistry majors that she hasn鈥檛 taken yet.
April 04, 2025
快猫成版视频 researchers Chetan Dhital and Madalynn Marshall have received a three-year, $799,934 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to advance the understanding of magnetic topological materials.
April 03, 2025
快猫成版视频 junior Siam Sarower has been awarded the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the highest honors bestowed on undergraduate STEM students.
March 28, 2025
快猫成版视频 Honors student Allisa George isn鈥檛 just studying science. She鈥檚 using it to change lives. Inspired by her family鈥檚 battle with Alzheimer鈥檚 and her passion for health policy, she鈥檚 forging a path at the intersection of neuroscience and public health. To address these critical areas, she has leveraged experiences at KSU that will allow her to make an impact upon graduation.
March 04, 2025
快猫成版视频 biology student Shifa Jiwani has spent hundreds of hours on a research project that explores how bacteria can synthesize arsenic-containing antibiotics to kill neighboring competitors.
February 20, 2025
Mason Hipp isn鈥檛 content to go through the motions during his college years. The sophomore chemistry major chose 快猫成版视频 for its early research opportunities and brought with him a love of all things science and mathematics. Today, he has flourished in one laboratory and is learning how to conduct a different type of chemistry in a new laboratory, presenting his findings at regional conferences, and serving as an active member of the Undergraduate Research Club (URC).
February 14, 2025
It didn鈥檛 take long for 快猫成版视频 student Lilianna Kocai to discover a passion for research. All it took was a little nudge from assistant professor Carl Saint-Louis. As a freshman in 2023, Kocai took a course called Culture of Science and Mathematics, designed by Saint-Louis to open young eyes to research at an early stage in their college careers. 鈥淏efore I came to KSU, I didn鈥檛 really plan on doing research,鈥 said Kocai, now a sophomore biochemistry major. 鈥淚 came in touch with research because of Dr. Saint-Louis, who pitched the First-Year Scholars program as a way for students to get their start. I got involved and ended up in his lab, so it all worked out.鈥
January 31, 2025
A simple conversation with Megan McCabe about her research is enough to see she is a scientist in the making. The recent 快猫成版视频 graduate has already racked up an impressive r茅sum茅. She was a student in the KSU Journey Honors College, earned first place at Analytics Day, finished third at the Fall 2024 Symposium of Student Scholars, participated in the Birla Carbon Scholars program, and graduated summa cum laude. The self-described science nerd speaks with eloquence and enthusiasm about the work that led her to a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology last month, and she hopes to take that enthusiasm and knowledge to medical school this fall.
December 19, 2024
Two majors, two part-time jobs, two club vice-presidencies鈥攆or Micah Holston, life at 快猫成版视频 State is doubly fulfilling. Holston is pursuing bachelor鈥檚 degrees in physics and political science. He is a substitute teacher in Cherokee County schools and conducts research part time for the Air Force Research Laboratory in New Mexico. He is also the vice president of the 快猫成版视频 Nuclear Society and the KSU chapter of the North American Young Generation for Nuclear.