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Disease ecologist awarded $3.5 million to build revolutionary epidemiological platform

Posted by Heather Tate on June 20, 2022

Joe Mihaljevic talking and writing on whiteboard

EpiMoRPH envisioned as collaborative online “hub,” making forecasting epidemics vastly more transparent and reliable

Mathematical modeling—which combines math, statistics, computing and data—is a critical tool for public health professionals, who use it to study how diseases spread, predict the future course of outbreaks and evaluate strategies for controlling epidemics.

As… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, COVID-19, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, TGen

Using the Force: Force microscopy research nets Ph.D. student a scholarship—and a job—with DOD

Posted by Eliza Romero on June 6, 2022

Scientist inspecting technology

 

Jorge Muñoz, a Ph.D. student in NAU’s Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, recently received the U.S. Department of Defense’s SMART Scholarship, which provides tuition and all education-related expenses, a stipend, research and mentoring opportunities. Muñoz also will work for the DOD after he graduates. It means, instead of worrying about finding a… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

Pathways to the skies: NAU and CCC launch partnership to increase URM participation in astronomy, planetary science and other STEM fields

Posted by Heather Tate on

Christopher Edwards and student in MARS Rover lab

National Science Foundation grant will support internships for 20 undergraduates

Professor David Trilling, chair of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to launch a new partnership with Coconino Community College (CCC). The initiative will create a pathway… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Science Teaching and Learning, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Forestry, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, STEM

S-STEM initiative encourages students from underrepresented populations to enter Engineering, Computer Science fields

Posted by Heather Tate on May 26, 2022

Constantin Ciocanel talking to a student on a lab$1.49 million NSF award emphasizes scholarships as well as mentorship to ensure success

The workforce across northern Arizona and the Southwest will need a growing number of engineering and computer science professionals who can develop advanced solutions addressing water supply shortages, increasing access to renewable energy, enhancing… Read more

Filed Under: College of Education, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of STEM, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

New initiative encourages students from underrepresented populations to enter engineering, computer science fields

Posted by Eliza Romero on

Mechanical Engineer explaining information with hands

Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems has been awarded $1.49 million in funding to increase the graduation rate of students in engineering and computer science 

The workforce throughout northern Arizona and the Southwest will need a growing number of engineering and computer science professionals who can… Read more

Filed Under: College of Education, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of STEM, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, STEM

NAU scientist joins extended OSIRIS-REx mission to visit another asteroid

Posted by Heather Tate on April 28, 2022

Renamed OSIRIS-APEX, the extended mission will study Apophis, which will have a close encounter with Earth in 2029

Rendering of the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft
Artist’s rendering of the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft firing thrusters near the surface of the asteroid Apophis. Credit: Heather Roper, NASA graphic designer

Because of their potential to deepen our understanding of the solar system… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

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