COSAM Today - May 25, 2021

Tuesday, May 25, 2021
	...	Dennis Bodewits and Steven J. Bromley from the Department of Physics write 'News and Views' for Nature Check out this 'News and Views' piece about the discovery of nickel and iron in comets from Dennis Bodewits and Steven J. Bromley from the Department of Physics: Iron and nickel vapours are present in most comets: The detection of iron and nickel vapours in a broad range of Solar System comets, and of nickel vapour in a comet from outside the Solar System, provides a glimpse into the organic chemistry of young planetary systems.
	...	Dean Giordano provides online update for COSAM’s Leadership Council “In all my years as a faculty member and administrator, working with students has been the most enjoyable thing for me,” said Dean Nicholas J. Giordano as he welcomed guests to the online Dean’s Leadership Council meeting for COSAM. “Helping students get on the right path for an exciting and rewarding career is what really means the most to me.”
	...	Auburn Oak leaves enter the DNA sequencing pipeline “Moments after leaves were collected from the Toomer’s Oak clone, they were plunged into liquid Nitrogen (-196 °C) to preserve their genetic material, then placed on dry ice (-80 °C) for transport to HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville,” explained Leslie Goertzen.
	...	Kimberly Mulligan-Guy receives Auburn University Parent and Family Association’s Faculty and Staff Award “Over three years, Dr. Mulligan has become more than just an advisor to me. She is an advocate in all my endeavors, encourager when I am discouraged, and confidant when I am vulnerable. She is essentially my second mom while I am at school,” said Kennedye McGhee.
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