SICCS Professor Ben Ruddell and a team of scientists associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory were awarded the 2021 Ecological Society of America Sustainability Science Award for their work on the PNAS publication “US cities can manage national hydrology and biodiversity using local infrastructure policy.” The Sustainability Science Award recognizes the authors of the scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences.… Read more
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Congratulations to Isaiah Shipley on receiving the Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant 2021!
Isaiah Shipley is a third-year undergraduate in Electrical Engineering working in Dr. Daphne Chen’s group, and conducting the research in emerging non-volatile memory and neuromorphic computing. His proposal has been selected as one of four recipients on Jean Shuler Research Mini-grant (one-year research project). He is highly self-motivated, enthusiastic on doing research, creative, and hopes to continue research with more nanomaterials and in-memory computing at NAU SICCS.
NAU researcher collaborates with ASU team to develop groundbreaking technology for improved food safety
The multidisciplinary project led by Dr. Razi will use dendritic tags to enable food traceability at any point in the supply chain, which should help reduce food waste and foodborne illnesses. Read More.
Morgan Vigil-Hayes Quantifies and Addresses Gaps in Internet Connectivity in Rural and Tribal Communities
Dr. Vigil-Hayes is partnering with teachers and parents at STAR School to design and develop the Digital Backpack (DigiPack), an opportunistic content delivery system and mobile application that allows students living on Navajo Nation to engage with digital learning content at home even when Internet connectivity is slow, intermittent, or non-existent. This project is funded under Stage I of the competitive NSF CIVIC Innovation program.
Dr. Vigil-Hayes’ collaborative work quantifying the inaccuracies of mobile broadband coverage maps was Read more
Congratulations Joseph Vargovich, Outstanding Senior in the Computer Science, Spring 2021
Congratulations Joseph Vargovich, selected as the Outstanding Senior in the Computer Science program for Spring 2021. He was selected based on the nomination from your professor Marco Aurelio Gerosa and selected by the chair of your department Ben Ruddell. This accomplishment speaks highly of your academic performance, contributions to your department, involvement within the college, and connections to the university and community as a whole.
Congratulations Bianca Trinkenreich – Outstanding Graduate Student, Spring 2021
Congratulations Bianca Trinkenreich, selected as the Outstanding Graduate Student in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems for Spring 2021. She was
selected based on the nomination from your professor Marco Aurelio Gerosa and selected by the chair of your department Ben Ruddell. This accomplishment speaks highly of your academic
performance, contributions to your department, involvement within the college, and connections to the university and community as a whole.