In Memoriam — Roger Dittmann
Long-serving Cal State Fullerton physics educator died Dec. 5 at the age of 86.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Climate Change Crisis: Faculty and Student Researchers Seek Solutions
From rising sea levels, devastating droughts, hurricanes and wildfires to increased amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the Earth’s climate is changing due to human activities.
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Tiny Aerosol Particles in the Atmosphere Could Pose Big Threat to Climate
Cal State Fullerton researchers Paula K. Hudson and Daniel B. Curtis, both associate professors of chemistry and biochemistry, and their students are working on a joint project to determine how aerosol particles affect climate change.
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California’s Past Precipitation Tells Story of Climate Change Today
Cal State Fullerton faculty and student researchers are working on a first-ever study focusing on California’s precipitation history and comparing it to the past 10,000 years.
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Rising Seas Could Threaten the Survival of Coastal Seaweed
Biology graduate student Andrea Heyman, a former high school science teacher, is studying how climate change is affecting a local coastal seaweed that lives in the rocky intertidal ecosystem.
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Chemistry Educator Named a 2019 National Science Fellow
Chemistry educator Barbara L. Gonzalez has been elected as a 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a national honor given to individuals for their extraordinary achievements.
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Big Data Research Program Sees Big Results in Student Success
For five years, students have been receiving exposure to and experience in big data science research — and finding a pathway to future careers.
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Poisoned by Plastic: CSU Faculty Seek Solutions to Microplastics in the Ocean
Scientists throughout the California State University, including Misty Paig-Tran from Cal State Fullerton, are working on how plastics are affecting the health of the state’s beaches and oceans.
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Cal State Fullerton Teams Up With Girl Scouts of Orange County for STEM Expo
Cal State Fullerton and the Girl Scouts of Orange County are partnering for the fourth year to present the annual STEM Expo on Sunday, Nov. 17, at CSUF’s Titan Student Union Portola Pavilion.
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Public Invited to Nov. 11 Astronomical Viewing of the ‘Transit of Mercury’
The public is invited to Cal State Fullerton on Monday, Nov 11, to view the Transit of Mercury, a rare astronomical event. The viewing, held from 7-10 a.m. in front of Dan Black Hall, is hosted by the Physics Department in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.