Congratulations to COSAM Staff Receiving Service Awards

“I am proud to celebrate these 13 staff for their time with our college,” said Dean Nicholas J. Giordano. “Just these 13 people have dedicated a combined total of 160 years of service for Auburn University.”

Auburn’s Arboretum Receives $5,000 COVID-19 Response Grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust

“I am thrilled that this beautiful garden is getting support through the Smith Trust,” said Morgan Beadles, director of the Donald E. Davis Arboretum. “We continue to stay open so that our community can enjoy this incredible natural resource in Auburn. With 13 acres of trees and fauna, locals can visit the Davis Arboretum and remain socially distant.”

Harnessing the Sun: Large-Scale Solar Energy

Listen to Byron Farnum, a recipient of a prestigious NSF CAREER Award, in this month’s COSAM Talks podcast. He shares how his research targets the storage method of solar energy for large-scale networks. Learn more about renewable energy and how batteries can store energy more effectively.

I Try to See Every Volunteer That We Have

Sumner subscribes to the servant leadership style—one that inspires others. “I try to see every volunteer that we have,” he says. “When we meet, I’m not asking for donations, I just want to say ‘thank you’ for what you’re doing because you could be doing other things, but you have chosen to spend your time with us and devote it to this important organization.”

Philosophy Professor Uses Foundation in Physics to Teach Students to Think with Different Perspectives

“Studying physics was an immense help in learning to think clearly. I learned to note carefully the methods that were used to reach a given conclusion, the assumptions that were made, and what degree of certainty could be claimed for the result. These are habits that I’ve tried to keep in all my work,” explained David Bradshaw who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Auburn University in 1982.

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