Research News Archive
Students in Biological Sciences have been awarded scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. These awards recognize these outstanding students for their diligent work in the classroom, research lab, field, and beyond. Congratulations!
Professor Laura McCunn has published an article in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A with six undergraduate coauthors from the Department of Chemistry and collaborators from the University of Richmond. The paper is a combined experimental and computational study of the thermal decomposition of 2-cyclopentenone. This molecule occurs during the high-temperature processing of plant matter
On Saturday, November 2, Marshall students Ashley Robinett, Richard Williams, and Macy Skaggs and Marshall professor Stephen Deterding attended the Fall 2024 Ohio Section Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America. Ashley, Richard, and Dr. Deterding presented talks at the meeting.
Dr. Robin O’Keefe and Robbie Clark from the Department of Biological Sciences presented their research at the annual Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Conference. This year’s 84th meeting was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their research involves predatory ecomorphology of Unktaheela specta, the smallest polycotylid of the Western Inferior Seaway. Congratulations Robin and Robbie!
Congratulations to our professors who were awarded NASA Mini-Opportunity Grants! Dr Tom Cuchta “Differential Analyzer in Lexington” Dr Judy Fan “Hybrid Materials-Based Resistive Memory Diodes for Artificial Neural Networks” Dr Yongick Kim “Reconstitution of the Circadian Clock In Vitro: A Strategy to Discover the Mechanism for Circadian Clock Synchronization” Dr Aley El-Shazly “Investigation of REEY
Dr. Quinones (Department of Chemistry) and Mr. Jay Rader (Center for Student Success) recently received $48,000 in NSF funding for the 2024-2025 academic year through the First2 Network. The First2 Network is an expanding group of over 1000 people and 30 organizations working to increase the number of college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and
Congratulations, Dr. Laura McCunn-Jordan! She has received an ACS PRF supplemental grant. The award amount of $25,000 is for support of Dr. McCunn’s proposed research: Supplement: Pyrolysis Reactions of Polyvinylchloride Derivatives.
Congratulations to Canary, winner of the Feature category at the 2024 Jackson Wild Media Awards! This remarkable achievement is a testament to the entire Canary team’s dedication. The film follows Marshall University and College of Science alumnus Dr. Lonnie Thompson as he seeks Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world.
We’re thrilled to share that Assistant Professor Autumn Starcher-Patton has been awarded a $150,000 capacity building grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture! Her project, “Agriculture and Natural Resources Microcredentials to Support Workforce Development in Southwestern West Virginia,” aims to make a significant impact in our region. Here’s what’s in store: Assessing
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $340,000 to Marshall University to acquire a state-of-the-art Rigaku SmartLab SE X-ray Diffraction system, to be housed in the College of Science at Marshall University. This grant was awarded through the NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation Program, which supports faculty members in obtaining expensive, cutting-edge research tools that