UPDATES FROM THE DEAN
COSMFacultyandStaff,
WemadeitthroughthefirstweekofclassesinwhatisalreadyahistoricsemesterforGeorgia Southern!AsofFridaymorning,wehave30,359studentsenrolledacrossourcampuses(notcounting EastGeorgiaStateCollege) That’srecord-breakinggrowth puttingsomepressureonparking, classrooms,andhousing butitalsomeansnewresourcestoinvestacrosscampus ThePresidentwill sharemoreonbudgetprioritiesduringtheStateoftheUniversityAddressinSeptember
PleasetakeafewminutestoreviewthenewGeorgiaSouthernStrategicPlan
Overthenextfew months,eachunitwilldevelopaplanalignedwithit.OurCOSMStrategicPlanningTeamwillresume worksoon,aimingtohaveadraftreadyforyourfeedbackandafinalplanbytheendoffall.
Ifyouhaven’talready,checkoutDr.Mukherjee’spresentation it’spackedwithimportantupdateson theBigFiveGoals,AcademicAffairspriorities,andthenewInterdisciplinaryClustersofUniversity Excellence(ICUEs).Theseclustersaredesignedtofocustheuniversity’sstrengthsforbigwinsin research,funding,partnerships,andregionalimpact.
AI,Automation,andHumanisticApplication
Biomedical&HealthInnovation
VibrantRuralCommunities
CybersecurityandForensicScience
CoastalSustainabilityandResilience
AdvancedMaterials,Mobility,andMovement
EachcollegeleadershipteamwasaskedtoidentifythethreeICUEsmostalignedwiththeiroperations andstrengths.ForCOSM,wearemostcloselyalignedwith:
Biomedical&HealthInnovation
CoastalSustainabilityandResilience
AdvancedMaterials,Mobility,andMovement
Thesereflectourresearchstrengthsandacademicprograms especiallyourthreePhDprograms andourgrowingfootprintinForensicScience.AstheICUEstakeshapethissemester,yourengagement willbekeyto
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Sincerely,
COUR: EMERGING RESEARCHERS
SeekingUndergraduateResearchMentorsforCOUREmerging ResearchersProgram
TheCollegeofScienceandMathematicsOfficeofUndergraduateResearch(COUR)islookingfor research-activefacultytoserveasmentorsforundergraduateresearchstudentsaspartofour EmergingResearchersProgram,whichaimstoofferupto15hoursperweekofpaidresearch experiencetoCOSMstudentseligibleforfederalwork-study
TheEmergingResearchersProgramhasfundingfor11studentpositionsforFall2025.Studentswillbe paid$12/hourforupto229hourspersemester.Theseareyearlongappointments.Inmanyinstances, thestudentwillbeeligibletocontinuethepositionformultipleyearsasapprovedbytheGeorgia SouthernOfficeofFinancialAidandbasedontheirwork-studyeligibility.Additionalhoursmaybe availableduringthesummerinsomesituationsasdeterminedbytheOfficeofFinancialAid.
ThegoaloftheEmergingResearchersProgramsistogiveCOSMstudentshands-onexperiences intheirfieldofstudythatwillpropelthemtosuccessintheirchosencareerpath.Theseresume buildingexperienceswillprovidestudentstheopportunitytogainmarketableskillsforasuccessful transitiontocareersinSTEM,aswellasadmissionintohighqualitygraduateprograms.Byutilizing theirwork-studyeligibility,studentswillgetthefinancialbenefitofpaidresearchpositionsaswellas theworkexperienceintheirchosenSTEMfields.
ToserveasaresearchmentorforastudentaspartoftheCOUREmergingResearchersProgram, facultyshouldprovidethefollowinginformationthroughtheCOUREmergingResearchersProgram MentorGoogleForm:
Ahalf-pageabstractforeachprojectavailabletostudents;and 2-3sentencesdescribingtheworkstudentswouldbedoingaspartofthatproject-for example:“Studentsworkingonthisprojectwillconductsynthesisoforganicmoleculesusing standardtechniquesandcharacterizethesyntheticproductsusingNMRandMass spectrometrytodeterminestructure.Additionally,studentswillperformanalysisusingNMR titrationstostudybindingaffinities,usefluorescentandUV-Visiblespectroscopytostudy opticalproperties,andothertechniquesasneededtounderstandmolecularproperties.”
TohaveastudentbegininyourlabintheFallsemester,pleasecompleteandsubmittheform bySeptember1,2025.Facultymaysubmitmultipleprojects,ifapplicable.
Foranyquestions,pleaseemailHeatherJoesting(hjoesting@georgiasouthern.edu).
TEACHING & TECHNOLOGY COURSE
TurningwordsinpicturesusingAdobeExpressandCanvaBadge:Teaching withTechnology(TWT)
Description:
ThisintroductiontoCanvaandAdobeExpresswillgiveyouasolidstartformakingengaging,themed graphicsandsocialmediapostsforyourclassroom,researchlab,orunit!Thisshortworkshopwill includeanintrotobothfullyonlinetools,withtheoptiontocreatealongwiththeinstructoraswego.It isbesttosetupyouraccountwithCanvaandsignintoAdobeExpressbeforetheevent.
Thesearealsoexcellenttoolsforstudentstocreateitemsforassignmentsubmission.Registerhere.
WorkshopDateandTime: Wednesday,August27,2025,1:00-2:00PM
Location:
SynchronousZoomSession
Note:ZoomaccesslinkswillbesharedinthecalendarinvitebytheFacultyCenter
Presenter: BrigetteBrinton,DepartmentofBiology
CCRL - INSTRUMENT OF THE WEEK
ThisweekisfocusedontheShimadzuLCMS-9030Q-TOF(QuadrupoleTime-of-Flight)instrument.
TheShimadzuLCMS-9030Q-TOF(QuadrupoleTime-of-Flight)isahigh-resolutionmassspectrometer thatcananalyzeavarietyofsamples.
SampleTypes:
Biologicalsamples:Wholeblood,foranalyzingdrugsandtheirmetabolites.
Polymeradditives:Infoodcontainers,forqualitativeandquantitativeanalysis.
Naturalproductextracts:Likehoneysuckleflowers,foridentificationandprofilingofcompounds. Monoclonalantibodies(mAbs):Forcharacterizationinbiopharmaceuticaldevelopment.
Foodproducts:Forassessingfoodsafety,authenticity,andnutritionalvaluesbydetecting contaminantsoridentifyingcomponents.
Environmentalsamples:Foranalyzingair,waterandsoilforpollutants.
Pharmaceuticalsamples:Formonitoringandidentifyingimpurities,degradationproducts,and metabolites
Capabilities:
HighSensitivity&Accuracy:Offerssuperiordetectionacrossawideconcentrationrange,including ultra-tracecompounds,withexcellentmassmeasurementaccuracyforconfidentcompound identification.
UltrafastPerformance:Enableshigh-speeddataacquisitionforhigh-throughputlabs.
MicroflowCompatibility:Micro-ESI9030interfacesupportsmicroflowanalysisforhighersensitivity, fasterresults,andimprovedrobustness.
VersatileAnalysis:SupportsbothqualitativeandquantitativeLC-MSanalysis.
AdvancedDataProcessing:IntegrateswithLabSolutionsandInsightforMS/MSsearches,structural analysis,formulaprediction,andchargestatedeconvolution.
ImagingCapability:PairedwithiMScopeQT,allowshigh-resolutionMS/MSimagingoftissue samples.
Reliable&Robust:Deliversreproducibleresultswithminimalcalibrationandlong-termquantitative consistency.
FormoreinformationontheShimadzuLCMS-9030capabilities,pleasegotothewebsite
Insummary,ThesecapabilitiesmaketheShimadzu LCMS-9030apowerfultoolforvariousapplicationsin differentfields,includingpharmaceuticals,food safety,andresearch.
IfyouhavenotusedtheShimadzuLCMS-9030Q-TOF, pleasecontactDr NathanielShankforasession
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MORNING AFTERNOON
8:00 - 09:00
9:00 - 09:15
12:00 - 1:00
LUNCH
1:00 - 1:30
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Jeremy SMITH
REGISTRATION , Market Manager, Forensics & Clinical, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Avinandan MUKHERJEE, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Southern University
9:15 - 10:00
KEYNOTE
Dr. Edward MONDOR,
Georgia Southern University
Bring your Boots & Other Life Lessons from a Forensic Entomologist
10:00 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:00
Dr. Shainaz LANDGE, Georgia Southern University
Click Chemistry: 1,2,3 Triazoles for Detecting Pesticides & Nerve Agents Towards Forensic Applications
11:00 - 11:30
Dr. David CALAMAS, Georgia Southern University
A Novel Heat Transfer Model for Time of Death Estimation: The Role of Forensic Engineering
11:30 - 12:00
Dr. Matthew WILLIAMSON, Georgia Southern University
The Bones Speak: How Forensic Anthropologists Contribute to Forensic Analyses
Yarixa CINTRON-DIAZ, Field Technical Support Scientist, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
AIRsight - A Spectroscopy Tool for Seized Drug & Trace Evidence Analysis
1:30 - 2:00
Marissa BAUSE, Forensic Chemist, Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Soaring High in the Lab: A Deep Dive into Forensic Drug Analysis
2:00 - 2:30
COFFEEBREAK (Provided)
2:30 - 3:00
Dr. Robin MOISEFF, Medical Examiner, Georgia Bureau of Investigation
A Forensic Pathologist’s Approach to Toxicology
3:00 - 3:30
Jeremy SMITH, Market Manager, Forensics & Clinical, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Pursuing Justice Through Science: Shimadzu & the Modern Forensic Frontier
3:30 - 4:00
CLOSING REMARKS
Jeremy SMITH, Market Manager, Forensics & Clinical, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Dr. Edward MONDOR, Georgia Southern University
4:00
DISMISSAL
COSM KUDOS CORNER
AnewgenusofsofttickhasjustbeennamedApanaskevichiellainhonorofDr.DmitryApanaskevich (SEES)!Thisrareandprestigiousrecognitionmarksthefirsttimeawholegenus notjustaspecies hasbeennamedafterhim.
DescribedinBarkeretal (2025)byleadingtickexpertProf StephenBarkerfromtheUniversityof Queensland,Apanaskevichiellaincludesasinglespecies,Apanaskevichiellamacmillani These fascinatingticksliveintree-holesinAustraliaandfeedonbirdslikecockatoosandowls Despitetheir elusivenature,thisdiscoveryshedsnewlightontickbiodiversityandecology
ThisisaremarkablemilestoneforDr.Apanaskevich,whoalreadyhasseveralspeciesofmitesand bugsnamedinhishonor,butthisgenusnamingistrulyspecial arareeventinticktaxonomy!
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