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  • 2022 Flagstaff Festival of Science features NAU scientists, artists and educators, Sept. 23-Oct. 2

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2022 Flagstaff Festival of Science features NAU scientists, artists and educators, Sept. 23-Oct. 2

Posted by Heather Tate on September 6, 2022

More than 100 free family-friendly events focus on ancient cultures, the environment and more

Flagstaff Festival of Science scheduleThe 2022 Festival of Science, a Flagstaff tradition since 1990, kicks off on Friday, Sept. 23, bringing more than 100 free, family-friendly events to the community—many of them highlighting Northern Arizona University faculty and staff as presenters, lecturers and hosts.

This year’s Festival theme is “Pyramids… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Flagstaff Festival of Science, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

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 June 6, 2022

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

PhD students first in NAU history to receive prestigious DOE awards

Posted by Heather Tate on October 6, 2021

Program prepares students for STEM careers critically important to DOE mission

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science logoGraduate students Maria Bolar and Megan Foley are the first from Northern Arizona University to receive awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. Only 65 graduate students from across the country were recognized this year. Through world-class training and access to state-of-the-art… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications - ¡MIRA!, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

NAU sponsors 2021 Flagstaff Festival of Science Sept. 17-26, featuring 100 free family-friendly events

Posted by Heather Tate on September 10, 2021

Jaime Awe in his labArchaeologist Jaime Awe kicks off 10-day community festival; other events highlight NAU scientists, artists and educators

Locally known as “The Best 10 Days of the Year,” the Festival of Science continues to be a cornerstone event for the Flagstaff community, with Northern Arizona University playing a key role in the festival’s success.

Now in its 32nd… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Flagstaff Festival of Science

NAU chemical physicist to collaborate with Lowell scientist on NASA-funded study of Saturn’s moon Titan

Posted by Heather Tate on November 19, 2020

Gerrick Lindberg writing on a whiteboardScientists say Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the only body in our solar system besides Earth with liquid on its surface. However, chemical elements behave very differently there in the extremely cold and dense atmosphere, with a temperature of minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit. For example, water, or H2O, forms Titan’s bedrock while methane… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science

Three NAU graduate students awarded NASA’s prestigious FINESST grants

Posted by Heather Tate on August 14, 2020

Ty Robinson at a computer in his office.Three Ph.D. students in Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science have been awarded grants through the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) program. The funding—up to $135,000 total per student for up to three years—supports graduate student-designed research projects that help further NASA’s Science Mission Directorate interests in Earth sciences, heliophysics, planetary science and astrophysics.

Anthony… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

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