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August
Augustine ('95, '97) to speak on 'The Rise of the Health Data Scientist'
08/31/2015
Brady Augustine (BS '95; MS '97), President of Aggressive Analytics, Inc. and a leader in health systems operations and improvement will be on campus to speak on "The Rise of the Health Data Scientist."
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08/24/2015
Auburn University is coordinating an effort to reestablish the eastern indigo snake in its native habitat in south Alabama. Jim Godwin of the Alabama Natural Heritage Program and Auburn University is the primary investigator for the eastern indigo snake reestablishment project, which was made possible by a wildlife grant from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The eastern indigo snake is non-venomous, and it has a lustrous, glossy, iridescent blue-black coloring of the head and body. It is the longest snake in North America and may reach a size of 8.5 ft. and a weight of 11 lbs. for males, and 6.5 ft. and 6.5 lbs. for females. Prior to the reintroduction effort that began in 2011, there had been no confirmed sightings of the eastern indigo snake in the wild in Alabama since the mid-1950s.
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Marie W. Wooten Memorial Run set for Sept. 19
08/24/2015
The 5th annual Marie W. Wooten Memorial Run will be held Saturday, Sept. 19. Race day registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. and last until 7:45 a.m. on the Roosevelt Concourse in front of Parker Hall and the Sciences Center Auditorium. Participants can choose from a 10k, 5k or 1 mile walk. This year’s races feature all new routes that will take runners through the newly renovated Toomer’s Corner. Proceeds will benefit COSAM’s Marie W. Wooten Memorial Scholarship. For more information, visit the Marie W. Wooten Memorial Run Facebook page or contact Brook Moates at moateeb@auburn.edu or 334.844.2931.
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COSAM alumnus receives H. Moren Fuller Award
08/24/2015
Dr. Calvin McCulloh has received the 2015 H. Moren Fuller Award, given by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Dentistry Alumni Association. McCulloh was presented the award during the Alabama Dental Association’s annual meeting in Orange Beach, Ala. McCulloh attended Auburn University for three years and went on to UAB’s School of Dentistry without receiving his pre-dental degree. In 2008, Stewart Schneller, former dean of COSAM, determined that McCulloh had completed appropriate coursework to be awarded his pre-dental, biomedical sciences degree from Auburn. After approval by the Auburn University provost, president and board of trustees, a private graduation ceremony was held at the McCullohs’ home where he was presented with his degree.
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New faculty members join COSAM
08/24/2015
Several new faculty members join the departments within the College of Sciences and Mathematics.
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COSAM professors awarded NSF grant for Cubesat project
08/24/2015
University faculty members J-M Wersinger and Mike Fogle of the Department of Physics, along with Daniel Harris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saad Biaz of the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, and collaborators from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, received an award from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $893,873 to support a Cubesat project, “Collaborative Research: CubeSat: Observing Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash (TGF) Beams With A Pair Of CubeSats.” This is the first time NSF has awarded a grant for the construction, launch and operation of two, three-unit CubeSats for a unified mission.
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Albrecht and Huang part of AMSTI team awarded $390,000 grant
08/24/2015
Alabama Mathematics, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI), Mathematics and Science Partnership has been awarded a grant in the amount of $390,000 by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE). The award period is from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, and the grant can be twice renewed to cover a three year period. Lead-PIs are Dr. Allen Landers from Physics, Dr. Marilyn Strutchens from Curriculum & Teaching, and Elizabeth Hickman from AMSTI. Our colleagues Drs. Ulrich Albrecht and Huajun Huang from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are part of the team.
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McInnis accepts position as lecturer with Columbus State University
08/19/2015
Ms. Elizabeth McInnis has accepted a position as a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. She graduated in May 2015 with her MS. Professor Chris Rodger served as her advisor.
Congratulations Elizabeth!
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Nwaeze accepts position with Tuskegee University
08/19/2015
Mr. Eze Nwaeze has accepted a tenure track assistant position in the Department of Mathematics at Tuskegee University. He expects to receive his PhD this Fall. Professor Narendra Govil is his advisor.
Congratulations Eze!
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Prestigious Graduate Student Award
08/13/2015
Daniel Smith will be receiving a prestigious graduate student award from the ACS Division of Computers in Chemistry at the meeting in Boston:
http://www.acscomp.org/awards/chemical-computing-group-excellence-award
Congratulations Daniel!
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PASS Mentoring Program Application Deadline September 4th
08/11/2015
PASS Mentors and Mentees Needed
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Guanqun Cao is awarded a Simons Travel Grant
08/10/2015
Dr. Guanqun Cao is awarded a Simons Travel Grant of amount $35,000 over a five-year period starting September 1, 2015.
Congratulations Guanqun!
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Auburn University scientists release indigo snakes into Conecuh National Forest
08/03/2015
Scientists from the Auburn University Museum of Natural History and the Natural Heritage Program released nine threatened indigo snakes into Conecuh National Forest in south Alabama on July 24. The snakes were released as part of an on-going reintroudction project coordinated by Auburn University to reestablish the eastern indigo snake in its native habitat in south Alabama.
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COSAM mourns the loss of Sam Simmons
08/03/2015
Longtime COSAM supporter and alumnus William Samuel Simmons was born on March 4, 1936, in Monroeville, Ala., and passed away July 10, 2015. Sam married his high school sweetheart, Yvette Morgan Simmons, in Opelika, Ala., in 1958. A scientist by nature and by training, Sam spent his life in academics. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1958 and a doctorate in chemical engineering in 1969, both from Auburn, followed by postdoctoral work in pharmacology with Pennsylvania State University. He excelled in medical research at the Burroughs Wellcome Fund in Durham, N.C., worked with the Environmental Protection Agency, and eventually moved his family of five to northern California for a career in environmental consulting. After 10 years, Sam returned to North Carolina with his wife. Sam was known for his work ethic and his integrity as well as his objective and analytical perspective. A natural athlete, he had a passion for tennis, playing well into his senior years. He had an enduring love of nature and wildlife. His passion for research and love of family merged to become a relentless study of his own genealogy.
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Alumnus Spotlight: Dr. Michael Davis Fox
08/03/2015
Dr. Michael Fox, pre-med biology ’83, is the medical director of Jacksonville Center for Reproductive Medicine in Jacksonville, Fla.
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