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National Weather Association honors William Gallus with Dr. T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement award for 2022

William Gallus, professor in the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, has earned the 2022 Dr. T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement award from the National Weather Association (NWA). This award is presented to an NWA member whose research has made a significant contribution to operational meteorology. Gallus won the award for his decades of achievements … Continue reading National Weather Association honors William Gallus with Dr. T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement award for 2022

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Junqi Li awarded $313,600 National Institutes of Health grant

Junqi Li, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her research “Atom-swapping reaction sequences enabled by decarbonylation and decarboxylation.” The $313,600 grant, issued by the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, will fund Li’s studies until May 2023. Li’s research in … Continue reading Junqi Li awarded $313,600 National Institutes of Health grant

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Novotny Lawrence named editor of The Journal of Popular Culture

Novotny Lawrence, associate professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication and the Department of English, has been named editor of The Journal of Popular Culture. The Journal of Popular Culture is the premier peer-reviewed journal devoted to examining the study of popular culture. It is the official publication of the Popular Culture Association. … Continue reading Novotny Lawrence named editor of The Journal of Popular Culture

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Research team led by Wallapak Tavanapong awarded $3 million National Science Foundation grant

A team of Iowa State University researchers has earned a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Wallapak Tavanapong, professor in the Department of Computer Science, will lead the team as Principal Investigator on this research. The NSF award will support the team’s efforts to establish the Dependable Data Driven Discovery (D4) graduate … Continue reading Research team led by Wallapak Tavanapong awarded $3 million National Science Foundation grant

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Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn awarded National Science Foundation grant

Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been awarded a standard grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant was earned through the NSF’s competitive Division of Computer and Network Systems. The nearly $600,000 grant will support Wongpiromsarn’s research, which addresses safety concerns in autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars. … Continue reading Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn awarded National Science Foundation grant

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Ali Jannesari earns National Science Foundation grant

Ali Jannesari, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, has earned a continuing grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The $502,841 award will support Jannesari’s research until 2025. This particular project is focused on improving high-performance computing by identifying optimal system configurations and code optimizations that use available hardware resources. Jannesari’s research aims … Continue reading Ali Jannesari earns National Science Foundation grant

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Course facilitated by Katherine Rafferty earns Quality Matters Certification

Communication Studies 450, an advanced communications course, earned a Quality Matters (QM) Certification. The course is designed and facilitated by Katherine Rafferty, associate teaching professor in the Department of Psychology. “This is kind of the ‘Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval’ for online courses,” said Mark Woolley, director of Engineering-LAS Online Learning (ELO). “It’s a serious … Continue reading Course facilitated by Katherine Rafferty earns Quality Matters Certification

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Dean Adams earns Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

Dean Adams, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, has been named a 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Scholar. Adams will conduct research at the Institute of Biological Evolution (associated with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra) in Barcelona, Spain, as part of this honor. Adams and his collaborators will investigate the degree to which … Continue reading Dean Adams earns Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award