COSAM Today is a newsletter that provides alumni and friends of the Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics, or COSAM, with a smart way to stay on top of the latest news and updates from the college.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
“Every cave is a library of climate and environmental information,” Dr. Martin Medina, an associate professor in the Geosciences Department of COSAM, explains. Learn about paleoclimatology, and how stalagmites tell an incredible story regarding climate change.
Dr. Wei Zhan is conducting research on a new type of liposome that has two opposing halves — a higher level of complexity and functionality. “This research basically breaks down into two parts: how to prepare Janus liposomes and how to take advantage of their broken symmetry,” said Dr. Zhan. Learn more about the impressive research with this three-year grant.