NSF Funds Pilot to Boost STEM
The National Science Foundation has funded a CSUF pilot project to broaden participation of underrepresented students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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New Faculty Member Focuses on Physics Approach to Study Life
Though he began his training in mechanical engineering, Wylie Ahmed studies the physics of living systems, also know as biophysics. Ahmed joined CSUF this fall semester as an assistant professor of physics.
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Chemist Uses Math and Computers to Model Excited Molecules
Chemist Andrew Petit joins CSUF this fall as a new assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry.
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New Class of President’s Scholars Begins the School Year
This month, 19 new President’s Scholars joined Cal State Fullerton’s student body. As President’s Scholars, they hold the most prestigious status the University accords to incoming students.
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Methane-Eating Microorganisms: A Solution to Climate Change?
Sean Loyd, assistant professor of geological sciences, is the lead author of a study published in Nature Communications that offers insights into the relationship among methane, microbes and rocks, and how rocks can preserve evidence of ancient methane-consuming microbial communities.
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Campus Welcomes New Class of Tenure-Track Faculty Members
President Mildred García this week welcomed new members of the tenure-track faculty during Monday’s convocation and at a dinner held in their honor.
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Geologist Rocks Into Role as Dean
Geologist Marie Johnson joins CSUF as new dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
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Gravitational-Wave Grant Supports New Generation of Scientists
A $937,368 National Science Foundation grant award supports a new project to expand the number of students from underrepresented groups to study gravitational-wave science and provide a pathway to enter the doctoral program at Syracuse University.
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‘MISS’ Program a Total Success
High school girls from across Orange County and the region spent their summer enhancing their mathematics skills through Project MISS.
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Geology Rocks This Summer in Montana For Future Geologists
Students spent a month this summer mapping nearly every kind of rock type in Montana as part of the Geology Field Camp course.