Dr. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, CASE dean and professor of history and political science, wrote an article titled "Iran’s Faustian 2024 Elections: Statistics Tell the Story," which was published by the Stimson Center. Additionally, he shared his expertise as a panelist at a discussion event hosted by the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, focusing on the intricate dynamics of Iran’s parliamentary election.
Tuhin Das, a graduate student in physics, is the first author on the paper “Retardation effects in atom-wall interactions” in Physical Review A. His advisor, Dr. Ulrich Jentschura, professor of physics, is a co-author.
In February, Dr. Kathryn Dolan, associate professor of English and technical communication, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Thoreau Society, the oldest and largest organization dedicated to an American author. Founded in 1941, the society has members from more than twenty countries, all fifty U.S. states, and the Penobscot Nation.
On February 12, Dr. Xiaoming He, professor of mathematics and statistics, gave an invited presentation titled "New optimized Robin-Robin domain decomposition methods using Krylov solvers for the Stokes-Darcy system," for the workshop "Numerical Analysis of Multi-physics Problems" at ICERM of Brown University.
Dr. Halyna Hodovanets, assistant professor of physics, and Dr. Hyunsoo Kim, assistant professor of physics, attended the March Meeting of the American Physical Society. Hodovanets chaired a session and presented a talk with the title "Anomalous angular magnetoresistance of a proposed type-II Weyl semimetal CeAlGe." Kim gave a talk on "Anomalous angle-dependent transport and superconducting properties in topological semimetal YPtBi."
Dr. Ulrich Jentschura, professor of physics, is the author of a Viewpoint paper titled "Precise Measurement of Hydrogen’s Energy Levels" in APS Physics Magazine Viewpoint 17, 39 (2024).
Physics graduate students Gaurav Khairnar and Angela Rayle presented talks at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society. Khairnar's talk was titled "Can Helicity Modulus Be Defined For Boundary Conditions With Finite Twist?" Rayle's talk was on "Branching Fractional Brownian Motion as a Model of Serotonergic Axons." Their advisor is Dr. Thomas Vojta, chair and Curator’s Distinguished Professor of physics).
Dr. Alanna Krolikowski, assistant professor of history and political science, published a chapter titled “Space Resources and Prospects for Contested Governance” in the Oxford Handbook of Space Security.
Dr. Clair Kueny, chair and associate professor of psychological science, co-authored an article titled "Measure Twice, Change Once: Using Simulation to Support Change Management in Rural Healthcare Delivery" in Advances in Healthcare Management. The article was written in collaboration with Dr. Casey Canfield, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, and Dr. Alex Price, assistant professor at University Hospital Cleveland. Additionally, Kueny has been re-elected for a second term as President of the Gateway Industrial-Organizational Psychologist association, a regional group affiliated with the national professional organization (SIOP).
Joel Peacher, lecturer of physics, was one of the organizers of the regional Science Olympiad which took place on Feb. 24 on the S&T campus. The volunteer team from the physics department included faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. Thanks to Dr. Dan Waddill, Dr. Jim Musser, Kyle Foster, Shruti Majumdar, Davey Schrader, and Luke Twitty.
Dr. Andrea Scharf, assistant professor of biological sciences, participated in TAGC (The Allied Genetic Conference) 2024 Capitol Hill Day on March 5, 2024, alongside a group of scientists. During this event, she advocated for the importance of NIH and NSF research funding, the significance of undergraduate research, as well as highlighted the crucial role of Missouri S&T in meetings with policymakers and their staff in Washington, D.C. This trip was coordinated by the Coalition for the Life Sciences and the Genetics Society of America (GSA). Furthermore, Scharf organized and lead the workshop “Undergraduate Curators: Bridging Genome Resources and Education” at TAGC24 to build a national network for using science curation as educational tool to train the next generation of scientists.
Dr. Katherine (Katie) Sharp, assistant professor of education and biological sciences, Dr. Michelle Schwartze, assistant teaching professor of education, and Mrs. Julie Alexander, assistant teaching professor of education, presented at the Innovation in Teaching and Learning Conference at Missouri S&T on March 14th. They shared formative assessment classroom techniques to engage students in science, math, and reading.
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, professor of history and political science, attended the 65th annual meeting of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science March 22-24th. She gave a keynote talk titled "Slide and Prejudice: Rules for Using Analog Computers," which was about the history of slide rules and their significance in calculating technologies. She also gave a workshop on how to use them. Sheppard is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Midwest Junto and has been on the executive committee for the last 12 years.
Brooke Tiedt, who earned a bachelor's degree in English and technical communication in 2023, released an urban fantasy adventure novel titled Imprinted, tailored for new and young adults. This tale caters to fans of gritty fantasy, featuring mythical creatures and unveiling a world previously unexplored.
Dr. Philip Whitefield, emeritus professor of chemistry, and Dr. Klaus Woelk, associate professor of chemistry and CASE associate dean of academic affairs, received a $2,513,003 grant from the US Department of Transportation (FAA) for a project titled “ASCENT 002- Understanding Changes in Aviation Emissions due to SAF with New Combustor Engine Technology.”
