Arlo Landolt, Ball Family Professor Emeritus of Physics & Astronomy, was featured in the August 29, 2012, edition of The Morning Advocate. The article, titled Physicist Made Mark Early, detailed Landolt’s experiences in Antarctica in 1957 recording data on Aurora Astralis, the Southern Lights, and the airglow.
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More than 1,600 children and parents packed the outer ring of the Maravich Assembly Center for Super Science Saturday, sponsored by the LSU Department of Chemistry, the LSU Athletic Department, and the American Chemical Society on Oct. 27. From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., kids and their families moved from station to station participating in hands-on activities that taught some of the basics of science. Activities included making brass pennies, shrinking balloons in liquid nitrogen, and learning about the minerals present in everyday items.
Peyton Adkins, pre-med/English literature major, embarked on an exciting journey to Antarctica with the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling Project, or WISSARD, funded in part by NSF. Adkins provided details about his experience studying the microbiological aspects of subglacial streams and lakes found hundreds of meters below Antarctica’s ice sheet through his blog on the LSU Research News website.
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Carl Sabottke, chemistry major and La-STEM scholar, is the 2012-13 Goldwater Scholar. He is currently studying neuroscience and hopes to one day indentify causes of neurological disorders. ‹‹
Jeffrey Nunn, Ernest and Alice Neal Professor of Geology & Geophysics, discussed the factors leading to the Bayou Corne sinkhole Friday, December 14, during a luncheon talk at Mike Anderson’s restaurant in Baton Rouge.
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Heather Bass, 2012 GeauxTeach math graduate, was selected to participate in the Mathematics Design Collaborative, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bass was videotaped as part of an MDC educational video series.
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More than 50 students and faculty were honored during the College of Science’s annual Dean Arthur R. Choppin Honors Convocation, held Tuesday, April 24, 2012.
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May 2012 biology graduate Stewart Humble was a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, the world’s most celebrated international fellowship award.
Two teams of math majors competed in the Mathematical Association of America’s Student Team Competition held during the MAA LouisianaMississippi meeting. LSU took home first and third place.
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