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News, events and awards
Please click the link above to see how gulls may be able to help save whale lives. For more info about seabirds, please visit Dr. Scott Shaffer's research website: https://shapelab.gullworks.org
Edgar McGregor is the leader of the "Altadena Weather And Climate" Facebook group, which he used to post warnings about the incoming wildfires and led to saving hundreds of lives.
Among the recipients, Drs. Radlauer, Madden, and Hambrook received funds for new research equipment, research to improve terrain models, and studies of math techniques.
Sanjay Krishnamurthi, a Computer Science student, is now considered one of the best, if not the best, cricket player in the US after taking on one of the best players in the world.
Dao Wang wins Outstanding Thesis Award
Dao Wang '24 MS Meteorology and Climate Science wins ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Outstanding Thesis Award and Dao talks about the award and his thesis.
University and College of Science Awardees
The College of Science gave awards to outstanding staff, faculty and alumni in 2024.
Cutting-edge faculty-student research
Dr. Daryl Eggers retired in 2023, but some of his most important research findings have recently been published in 3 significant manuscripts.
Spartan inventors are hard at work in various fields, securing patents for potentially revolutionary ideas for the future of science, engineering, medicine and more.
Dr. Nick Esker and his students help the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discover element 116.
Dr. Liam Stanton's simulation models were used to design a breakthrough research in fusion energy.
Dr. Minghui Diao explains the importance in researching clouds and aerosols in order to predict the effects of climate change.
Dr. Alexander Payumo shares his motives for his research in the mammalian heart and the impact of his lab's research.
Transformative experiential learning
Dr. Cassandra Paul reforms Physics 2A with active learning. Students collaborate during class which leads to students preforming better overall.
See how College of Science students experience hands-on learning in these four highlighted stories.
Led by Dr. Andro Rios, students in the ASPIRE program study in NASA research labs to help unlock the secrets of exobiology and astrobiology.
As Director of the RISE program for 17 years, Dr. Karen Singmaster has helped over 100 underrepresented students graduate and pursue graduate school and biomedical research careers.
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ faculty, including our college's own, Dr. Melody Moh, helped organize this as part of their $1 million funding to improve the cybersecurity workforce.
NBC Bay Area reports Dr. Aaron Romanowsky provided telescopes to students and passersby to get the best view of the partial solar eclipse.
