Congratulations to the Recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

Congratulations to the 2023 Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, which recognize and honor faculty excellence in research and teaching! TENURED AWARDEES Daniel Thomas Cook, distinguished professor, FASC-childhood studies Angélica L. González, associate professor, FASC-biology NON-TENURED AWARDEES Kendra D. Boyd, assistant professor, FASC-history Wei Jiao, assistant professor, RSBC-finance Mary Wunnenberg, clinical assistant professor, … Continue reading Congratulations to the Recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

Congratulations to Dr. Brannigan and Dr. Link for Receiving University-wide Faculty Year-End Executive Awards!

Two of our faculty members, Associate Professor of Physics Grace Brannigan and Associate Professor of Sociology Nathan Link are recipients of 2022-23 University-wide Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards. Each year, President Jonathan Holloway and Executive Vice President Prabhas Moghe present the awards to honor members of the Rutgers community selected by their colleagues for outstanding contributions … Continue reading Congratulations to Dr. Brannigan and Dr. Link for Receiving University-wide Faculty Year-End Executive Awards!

Congratulations to the Recipients of the Vice Chancellor’s Fund for Research Catalysts and Multidisciplinary Awards

The Research Office is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the FY 2023 Vice Chancellor’s Fund for Research Catalyst and Multidisciplinary awards. These projects reflect the high-quality research that is a hallmark of our campus. Multidisciplinary Awards PI: Catherine Grgicak, Department of Chemistry Co-PI: Desmond Lun, Department of Computer Science  Project Title: “Coupling probabilistic … Continue reading Congratulations to the Recipients of the Vice Chancellor’s Fund for Research Catalysts and Multidisciplinary Awards

Celebrating Women’s History Month and Achievements in STEAM

Barrier-breaking astronaut Mae Jemison—the first Black woman to journey into outer space—famously said, “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” Throughout much of recorded history, women were limited in their intellectual pursuits by those who could not imagine the contributions they would eventually make in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). Although women have … Continue reading Celebrating Women’s History Month and Achievements in STEAM

Congratulations to Student Recipients of Chancellor’s Grants!

Congratulations to the doctoral students who received the Chancellor’s Dissertation Completion Award: Vedangi Hambardikar (Computational Biology and Integrative Biology) Advised by Dr. Maria Solesio: Role of mitochondrial inorganic polyphosphate in maintaining mitochondrial physiology in Huntington’s Disease  Anna Perry (Childhood Studies) Advised by Dr. Lauren Silver: The problem with being accommodated: disabled students’ experience navigating accommodations … Continue reading Congratulations to Student Recipients of Chancellor’s Grants!

Congratulations to Faculty Award Recipients!

Congratulations to the following faculty members who have received awards for teaching and research: 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Dr. Nawaf Bou-Rabee, Department of Mathematical Sciences Dr. Grace Brannigan, Department of Physics Dr. Andrey Grigoriev, Department of Biology Dr. Rufan Luo, Department of Psychology Dr. Daniel Semenza, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, … Continue reading Congratulations to Faculty Award Recipients!

Math Seminar Series Continues Apr. 12 with Dr. Thomas F. Miller III

The Department of Mathematical Sciences will continue its free Math Seminar Series on Friday, April 12, at 11:20 a.m. in the Business and Science Building, Room 334. Dr. Thomas F. Miller III, Professor of Chemistry for the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, will present, “Classical and Machine-Learning Methods for Quantum Simulation.”  The … Continue reading Math Seminar Series Continues Apr. 12 with Dr. Thomas F. Miller III

Registration Now Open for Software Carpentry Workshop

The two-day Software Carpentry Workshop aims to help researchers get work done in less time and with less pain by teaching basic research computing skills. Basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation will be discussed. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they … Continue reading Registration Now Open for Software Carpentry Workshop