COSM Weekly - Issue 17

COSMWEEKLY

THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

SEES CANDIDATE RESEARCH TALKS.

UPDATES FROM THE DEAN

ChairandAssociateDeanEvaluationSurveys

As you know, it is annual evaluation season at Georgia Southern The evaluations for the COSM Leadershipteamarerunningalittlebehindscheduleduetoamix-uponacoupleitems.Aspartof these evaluations, I would like to get your feedback on the work of Brian and Brent as well as your respectivedepartmentchair.Theresultswillbeusedasonecomponentoftheevaluation.

PleasenotethatthissurveyisnotpartoftheEmployeeEngagementsurveywhichiscurrentlyopen.

Pleaseusethelinksbelowtoanonymouslyprovideyourfeedback.ThesurveyswillcloseonMarch 22.

BrianKoehler,AssociateDeanforCurriculumandStudentSuccess-SurveyLink

BrentFeske,AssociateDeanforResearch-SurveyLink

DepartmentChairs-SurveyLink

The department chair survey includes an option for you to select your home department You will onlyevaluatethechairofyourhomedepartment

Thankyouinadvanceforyourparticipation

Feelfreetoperusethelatesteditionofthe Winter 2024 Newsletter specifically crafted for the College of Science and Mathematics Within its pages, you'll discover a wealth of insightful articles, captivating features, and noteworthy updates highlighting the vibrant academicandresearchendeavorswithin our esteemed institution. So, don't miss out on this opportunity to delve into the rich tapestry of achievements and innovations that define our community in therealmofscienceandmathematics.

Dean Huggins

NEW COSM FACULTY FELLOWSHIP

TheCOSMHHMIInclusiveExcellenceFacultyFellowsforPeerObservationofTeachingwilldesign andimplementacollege-wideprogramforpeer-observationofteaching. Theintentistoprovidean equitableprocessthatprovidesformativefeedbackintendedtoaidfacultyinimprovingthequalityof theirteaching. Thefeedbackmayalsobeutilizedintheannualevaluationandpromotionprocesses ifsodesiredbythefacultymember ThefellowwillservefortwoacademicyearsfromFall2024 throughSpring2026includingdevelopmentandplanningworkduringSummer2024and2025 The Fellowwillworkcloselywithnewlyhiredandearlycareerpermanentfaculty(estimated8-10faculty peryear) Compensationforthefellowincludesastipendforthesummereffortsin2024andone coursereleaseeachacademicyear ThefellowwillworkwiththecurrentFacultyFellow,theFaculty Center(formerlyCenterforTeachingExcellence),andtheHHMIteam.

TheCOSMHHMIInclusiveExcellenceFacultyFellowforPeerObservationofTeachingwill:

CompletetrainingthroughtheFacultyCenter.

Plan for the peer-observation and coaching program and faculty orientation over Summer 2024, includingplanningonpotentialtopicsandmentoringassignments.

Serve as a peer observer and coach for new faculty on a two-year term from Fall 2024 to Spring 2026.

Assistwithassessmentactivities.

Fulltimefacultyofanyrankareencouragedtoapply

Requiredqualifications:

Extensiveteachingexperienceandprofessionaldevelopmentrelatedtoteaching Expertisewithinclusiveteachingpractices.

Preferredqualifications:

Experiencewithaccessibilitytoolsforteaching.

Experiencewithdifferentmodalitiesincludingface-to-face,online,orhybrid.

Experiencewithcoachingormentoringcolleagues.

Experiencewithdevelopingassessmenttools.

ExperiencewithdevelopingandsubmittingInstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB)proposals.

Applicationsshouldincludealetterofinterestaddressingthequalificationsoftheposition,a condensedcurriculumvitathathighlightsrelevantqualifications,anda(brief)letterofsupportfrom theapplicant’sdepartmenthead Requiredformatfortheletterofinterest:twopagesmaximum; single-spaced;pagemarginof05-10inches;fontof10pts orlargerforArial,Helvetica,Palatino Linotype,Georgia,or11ptsorlargerforTimesNewRoman

PleasesendallapplicationmaterialsbyMarch20,2024viaemailtoDr.TriciaBrownat tmbrown@georgiasouthern.edu(Co-PD,HHMIIE3LCC4).

DEADLINE:MARCH20

OFFICE OF RESEARCH UPCOMING COURSES

GrantForwardWebinar:UsingGrantForwardasaGrantSeeker(Researcher)

Wednesday,March20,2024at12:00pmEST

RegisterHERE.

Findgrantsusingkeywordsandfilters,receivealertsofgrants,buildgrantlists,andsave/share grants Create a researcher profile and receive relevant grant recommendations, tailor recommendations with specific criteria Identify and follow sponsors, find upcoming grants, connectexperts/collaborators,andexploreproposalideas/sampleawards

FormoreinformationonProfessionalDevelopmentofferedbytheOfficeofResearch,clickhere.

SubmissionProcessandFacultySupport |Thursday,April25th,10:00am

This course addresses supplementary materials that might be included in the funding proposal process. External pieces and those that provide context for the ability to carry out a study such as data management,facilities,externalevaluation,andcontractsareintroduced.

https://georgiasouthern.zoom.us/s/84039311783

Budgets,Thursday |April25th,11:00am

This course provides a detailed interactive guide to the processes of generating budget category items,writingaformalbudgetfortheproposal,andcraftingabudgetjustification

https://georgiasouthern.zoom.us/s/84039311783

Post-AwardProcessesatGeorgiaSouthern |Thursday,April25th,1:00pm

Thiscourseorientsresearcherstotheworkthattakesplaceoncefundinghasbeenawarded.Itis taughtbyamember(s)ofthepost-awarddepartmentandcoversresearchaccounting, administration,andotherpost-awardconsiderations.IntroductiontoScienCVapplicationforonline professionalprofiles.RequiredtosubmittoNSF.

https://georgiasouthernzoomus/s/84039311783

ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunity

ATTENTION COSM GRANT WRITERS!

NIHReporterTool

DoyouneedhelpfindingthecorrectNIHInstituteorCenter?

AreyouunsureifNIHfundsresearchsimilartoyours?

WerecommendthatyouspendsometimelookingattheNIH Reportertool ClickHEREtovisittheReportertool

Simplycopy/pastearesearchsummaryintothe "Matchmaker"tooltoseesimilarprojectsfundedbytheNIH.

ForaquicktutorialvideopleaseclickHERE

NSFProgramSuitability&ProposalConceptTool

DoestheNSFhaveatoolsimilartotheNIH?

Theansweris.... Kinda

TheNSFdoeshaveaProgramSuitability&ProposalConceptTool. However,itisnotas establishedanduserfriendlyastheMatchmakertool.

Tolearnmoreaboutthistool(andhowtoaccessit)pleasevisitthiswebsite.

NSFProposal&AwardPolicy(PAPPG)Update

DidyouknowtheNSFrecentlyupdatedthePAPPG? IfyouplantosubmitanNSFgrantdueonor afterMay20,2024pleasetakeacloselookatsomeofthemajorchangesimplementedbytheNSF Clickbelowtowatchthewebinaroutliningthesemajorchanges

SEES CANDIDATE RESEARCH TALKS

Dr.EdwardLo

Tuesday,March26th

4:00–5:00pm:ResearchTalk(OpentoCOSMfacultyandstudents)

Title:ModernsedimentaryrecordsofenvironmentalchangeintheGlobalSouth

ZoomLink:

https://georgiasouthernzoomus/j/82780377004?pwd=RFJpQ0FVeWZOaFdPNWcxLzZWZjRRQT09

Dr EdwardLoearnedaBSinGeologyfromLouisianaStateUniversity(2013),anMSinGeological Sciences(2017)andaPhD inGeologicalSciencesfromtheUniversityofKentucky(2023) Heis currently a Lyman T Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Kentucky where he is integrating transdisciplinaryknowledgewithgeoscienceinKentucky Dr Lo’sresearchinterestsaremulti-faceted,including sedimentarypetrologyandclaymineralogyofmodernriversediments,fluvialgeomorphologyandfloodhistory of lowland environments, and sustainability and hydrology of tropical lakes He is also interested in community engagement, environmental justice, and minority participation in geoscience, which is the focus of his postdoctoral fellowship work at the University of Kentucky. In terms of scholarly accomplishments, Dr. Lo has publishedten(10)peer-reviewedpapersinhisfieldsince2019,three(3)asfirstauthor.Intermsofpost-doctoral funding, Dr. Lo is Co-PI on a $10k University of Kentucky grant for climate change impacts on the Cumberland River,andCo-PIonanother$10kUniversityofKentuckygrantoncitizenscienceonStinkingCreek.

Dr.LinLi

Tuesday,March19th

4:00–5:00pm:ResearchTalk(OpentoCOSMfacultyandstudents)

Title: How do high-elevation, low-relief plateaus form? Implications from sedimentary records of north-central Tibet

ZoomLink:

https://georgiasouthernzoomus/j/84964811181?pwd=THgyOXR6WkxpNXMzRWhRS2FUNEZlUT09

Dr LinLiholdsaBSinGeologyfromChinaUniversityofGeosciences,Beijing(2008),aMSinGeologyChinese AcademyofSciences,Beijing(2011)andPhD inGeoscience(2016)fromtheUniversityofRochester Heis currentlyaresearchscientistattheUniversityofArizona.Dr.Li’sresearchfocusesonunravelingthesedimentary andtectonicevolutionoforogenicbelts,decodingpaleoclimateandpaleoelevationsignalspreservedin sedimentaryrocks,andinvestigatingtheintricateinterplaybetweentectonics,topography,andpaleoclimate. Thetoolsheusesincludesedimentologicalandstratigraphicfieldwork,laboratoryanalysesofpetrography, stableisotopes,clumpedisotopes,geochronology,andthermochronology.Dr.Lihaspublishedfourteen(14) peer-reviewedpapersinhisfieldsince2019,seven(7)asfirstauthor.Intermsofexternalfunding,Dr.Leehastwo pendingNSFgrants,oneasPIandoneasCo-PIandanotherNSFproposalinpreparationasCo-PI.

Dr.DerekGibson

Thursday,March21st

4:00–5:00pm:ResearchTalk(OpentoCOSMfacultyandstudents)

Title:Climatechange,land-use,andMidwesternflooding:Paleo-perspectivesandfutureimplications

ZoomLink:

https://georgiasouthern.zoom.us/j/87325862558?pwd=V3cxWDhEK3NYWE1rTDFKMm5nUVE2Zz09

Dr.DerekGibsonholdsaBSinGeologyfromBallStateUniversity(2016)andaPh.D.inAppliedEarthSciencefrom IndianaUniversity(2022).HeiscurrentlyapostdoctoralresearchfellowthroughtheNationalScienceFoundation withajointappointmentattheMissouriUniversityofScienceandTechnologyandtheUniversityofNotreDame. Dr.Gibsonisapaleoclimatologistandsedimentologistwithafocusonenvironmentalandfluvialresponsesto lateQuaternaryclimatechange.Hehaspublishedfive(5)peer-reviewedpapersinhisfieldsince2019,three(3) asfirstauthor.Dr.Gibsonwasawardeda$180KNSFPostdoctoralResearchFellowshiptoreconstructlate HolocenehydroclimaticvariabilityacrosswesternCentralAmerica.

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

COURStudentResearchAwards

The COSM College Office of Undergraduate Research (COUR) invitesstudentproposalsforthe 2024-25 COUR Student Research Awards These awards are designedtosupportundergraduate research in COSM by enhancing experiential learning for students.Awardsupto$2500willbe madetothebestsubmittedproposalstocoverthefollowing:

Up to $800 for travel associated with the research project (withtheexceptionof conferencetravel); Upto$1200foranundergraduatestudentstipend;and Upto$1000forequipmentandmaterials.

Toqualify,studentsmustbecurrentlyenrolledandmentored byaCOSMfacultymember.For moreinformationandtosubmitanapplication,visit the COUR website or e-mail Dr. Heather Joesting at hjoesting@georgiasouthernedu

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 15, 2024.

COSMTranscriptNotationforDean’sRecognitionasa ResearchScholar

Do you have an outstanding undergraduate research student that deserves recognition for their scholarly achievement? If so, encourage them to apply for the COSM Transcript Notation for Dean’s Recognition as a Research Scholar. This transcript notation provides evidence that a student has demonstrated excellence in scientific research and certifies that a student has achieved proficiency in a set of research and scholarly benchmarks as outlined by the College.

Toqualify,astudentmust:

Conduct research with a COSM faculty member for at least two semesters andearnatotalofatleastthreeresearchcredithours; Attendandpresenttheirresearchataprofessionalmeeting;and Prepareawrittenproduct(researchthesis).

Applications must be submitted four weeks before graduation for the notation to be recognized at graduation with a cord, but students can apply any time withinsixmonthsaftergraduation.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the COUR website or emailDr HeatherJoestingathjoesting@georgiasouthernedu

UPCOMING EVENTS

InclusiveTeachingParticipantsReunion&AppreciationLuncheon

Date:Wednesday,April10th

Time:12:15-1:15pm

Location:ScienceCenter,Room2016(Armstrong)orviaZoom

TheCOSMDEICollaborativeinvitesallparticipantsfromanyofourpriorInclusiveTeachingLunch& LearneventstojoinusonApril10thin(Room)forareunionandappreciationluncheonsponsoredby the Dean. At this event we hope faculty will share any new strategies they implemented from our sessions on Strategies of Engagement, Syllabi, Assessment, or just general Inclusive Teaching Practices while enjoying lunch and the company of your peers. As Time allows, the collaborative is also seeking input on the planning for the Spring 2025 Lunch and Learn Series, in particular, what topicsarecurrentlythemostvitaltostudentsuccessthroughourteaching.PleaseRSVPbyApril1st usingthisform.

Formoreinformation,contactSabrinaHessinger(shessinger@georgiasouthern.edu)

FreedomRun

Date:April27th,2024

Location:militarysciencebuilding,statesborocampus

The10thAnnualFreedomRun5K/10KishostedbytheEagleBattalionArmyROTC. Proceedsfromthe race support scholarships and additional education and training opportunities for Cadets The FreedomRun5K/10Kisafamily-friendlyevent!Weencourageparticipantsofallagesandskilllevels.

5KRun/Walk/Crawl:Participantsofallagesandskilllevels

5KRuck:Forrunners13andover,theruckdivisionallowsparticipantstheopportunitytocompete in a little more challenging event Participants must use their own weighted rucksacks, backpacks,orvestsandmustmaintaintheminimumweightatalltimes.(Females:30lbs,Males: 40lbs)Therewillbeaweigh-inbeforeandaftertherace.

10KRun:Weaskthatthatparticipantsmaintainatleastajoggingpace.Nowalkers.

Toregister:https://runsignup.com/2024freedomrun