Faculty Scholars News Archive
Dr. Pamela Puppo, faculty member in the College of Science, along with two of her graduate students, recently participated in the West Virginia Native Plant Society Spring Meeting. As part of the event, the group joined fellow plant enthusiasts for a scenic and educational walk along Leading Creek. The outing… Read More
Congratulations, Dr. Yongick Kim! Dr. Kim’s proposed project entitled “Circadian Clock-Controlled Nitrogen Fixation for Fertilizer Production in Space” has been funded by NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium through their Research Initiation Grant program in the amount of $37,500 (NASA WVSGC: $25,000; Cost Share: $12,500).
Congratulations, Dr. Holly Cyphert! Dr. Cyphert has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Honors Faculty Fellow – Recognition of Excellence distinction, awarded by the Honors College in celebration of extraordinary teaching and mentorship in an honors-designated course. She is being recognized for her outstanding work in BSC120H where… Read More
Dr. Tom Cuchta attended the American Mathematical Society Central Section conference in Lawrence, KS hosted at University of Kansas. He was an invited speaker in the special session “Theoretical, Applied and Numerical Aspects of Nonlinear PDEs” where he spoke about recent work he did involving partial dynamic equations… Read More
The US Cyber Team has emerged as a formidable competitor in international cybersecurity competitions, with Marshall University’s own Dr. Josh Brunty providing leadership as Head Coach! The team’s impressive 2024 season included a silver medal finish in the European Cybersecurity Competition (ECSC) in Turin, Italy, and a strong 4th place… Read More
This week graduate student Catherine Schwartzmann and associate professor Kyle Palmquist represented Marshall University and attended the 2025 Society of Range Management Annual Meeting in Spokane, Washington. This is a large meeting that brings together scientists and managers working on the ground. We met with existing collaborators and several new… Read More
Congratulations, Dr. Laura McCunn! Professor Laura McCunn of the Department of Chemistry has published a research article, “Characterization of the pyrolysis products of 2-pyrone via matrix-isolation FTIR,” with a team of Marshall students and recent graduates. The article appears in a special issue of the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy that… Read More
Congratulations Dr. Lauren Richards-Waugh and Dr. Rosalynn Quinones! One of their 2024 publications has been selected as a 2024 Noteworthy Article for the Journal of Forensic Science. Journal of Forensic Sciences 2024 Noteworthy Articles An evaluation of the cannabinoid content of the liquid and thermal degradation analysis of… Read More
Congratulations, Dr. Kim! The co-authored paper by the Kim Group (Eugene Kim and Yongick Kim), in collaboration with Wei Li (School of Medicine at Marshall University), titled “Thymidine Phosphorylase Mediates… Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Rick Gage for the release of the book he contributed to recently. The release will be done in conjunction with the First Yale University Global Justice Program Symposium on Pro-Poor Mountain Tourism on December 5th. He will be presenting a brief summary of his chapter at… Read More