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• December 14, 2021

  • • • • • Physicist from Auburn University selected for top paper by the Journal of Materials Research 

          • Auburn physics professor discusses new revolutionary telescope, recent space-related news 

          • Recapping the 44th SIAM Southeastern Atlantic Section Conference  
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          • Ming Chen awarded Thieme Chemistry Journal Award and Emerging Investigator Award 
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          • Discovering COSAM 

   

  December 7, 2021

  • • • • • COSAM Graduation Marshal embraces passion for medicine and serving the public 

          • Auburn’s fall commencement exercises to take place in Jordan-Hare Stadium Dec. 10-11 

          • Campus COVID-19 policies will remain in place for start of spring 2022 semester 

   

• November 30, 2021

  • • • • • Ed Thomas Jr. elected vice chair of the American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics 

          • 2021 COSAM Undergraduate Research Poster Session 

          • Auburn’s Boshell diabetes research program brings together faculty in fight against deadly disease 

          • From Alabama to Washington, D.C.—A story of thanks and giving 

   

  November 16, 2021

  • • • • • Students can learn and travel the world with COSAM 

          • Legacy of Harold A. Franklin, Auburn University’s first African American student, preserved at special dedication ceremony  

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at SERMACS 

   

  November 9, 2021

  • • • • • Paul Cobine selected as new Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences 

          • Auburn University makes $5.63 billion impact on state of Alabama, says new study 

          • COSAM celebrates 2021 Lilly-Lovelace Distinguished Service Award recipients 

   

  November 2, 2021

  • • • • • Auburn chemist designs and tests lipid-assembled micromotors 

          • Interview with Frédéric Holweck 

          • Science Pub - November 18 at 6:30 p.m. 

   

  October 26, 2021

  • • • • • Award-winning Auburn chemistry professor using $2.5 million in grants to propel diabetes research 

          • Bird Man - COSAM's Geoff Hill 

          • Biophysics: Understanding the networks in our brains

          • Auburn’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity to sponsor eight faculty members in innovative Faculty Success Program beginning spring 2022 

   

  October 19, 2021

  • • • • • COSAM Discipline-Based Education Research cluster seeks to investigate and improve learning 

          • 2021 Southern Educational Robotics Conference hosted by SCORE 

          • COSAM graduate student fellow receives Alabama EPSCOR Graduate Research Scholars Program Award 

   

  October 12, 2021

  • • • • • Are ivory-billed woodpeckers extinct? 

          • Hear directly about the ivory-billed woodpecker from Geoff Hill 

          • Don’t miss Science Pub on Oct. 12 at Red Clay Brewing Co. 

          • Help your K-12 student gain STEM skills and share the tradition of the Iron Bowl 

          • Discovering COSAM: Our Research Explained 

          • You are a part of Auburn history 

   

  October 5, 2021

  • • • • • COSAM students make scientific contributions beyond this world: World Space Week 2021 celebrates Women in Space 

          • Faculty can apply for learning assistants for the spring 2022 semester 

          • The impact of going beyond a ‘value-free’ biology curriculum with award from NSF

          • Department of Mathematics and Statistics receives $300K award from Department of Energy

   

  September 28, 2021

  • • • • • Rural Medicine Program students dedicate their lives to giving back to the state of Alabama 

          • Ever Auburn Scholarships 

          • Beat Bama Food Drive begins Oct. 1 

   

  September 21, 2021

  • • • • • A servant’s heart: Auburn alumnus, Athletics Department dentist Phillips guided by passion for helping others 

          • Students at FAMU learn about graduate school at Auburn and NSF Research Traineeship program 

          • Ever Auburn Scholarships - Donovan Evins 

   

  September 14, 2021

  • • • • • COSAM kicks off Welcome Week with COSAM Open House 

          • New scholarship initiative at Auburn to address accessibility 

          • Research experience opportunities for first year students available in new pilot biology course

          • James David Hagan: November 26, 1943 - September 6, 2021

   

  September 7, 2021

  • • • • • Cobine named Lawrence C. Wit Endowed Professor 

          • Tianna Burke awarded Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar Fellowship 

          • Auburn launches 2021 PSA that spotlights university’s upward, forward movement 

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry encourages students to attend “Student Hours” in new active learning space 

   

  August 31, 2021

  • • • • • Dean Thomas holds an open forum for COSAM faculty and staff 

          • Auburn physicists awarded $1 million by NASA and NSF

          • Kyle Heine receives two-year postdoctoral fellowship from the National Science Foundation 

          • Take your best shot, and get it ready for the Arboretum’s Photo Contest! 

   

  August 24, 2021

  • • • • • Auburn biologist rediscovers forgotten activity of plant hormones 

          • White coat ceremony welcomes new Rural Medicine Program students 

          • College of Sciences and Mathematics hosting open house on Aug. 25    

          • Student Research Spotlight - Roman Vasquez

   

  August 17, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Interim Dean 

          • COSAM Dean's List - Summer 2021 

          • Curt Johnson awarded prestigious postdoctoral fellowship to work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory   

          • H.I.R.E (Hyundai Initiative for Robotics Excellence) - TEACHER TRAINING TAKES PLACE IN MONTGOMERY

          • Student Research Spotlight - Davis Arthur 

   

  August 10, 2021

  • • • • • Thomas named interim dean of Auburn’s College of Sciences and Mathematics 

          • Message from the Dean: Welcome to Ed Thomas as Interim Dean of COSAM 

          • Making people lives better is our common goal as scientists explains NSF CAREER Award recipient  

          • COSAM alumnus adds Fuller Award to his impressive list of accolades 

          • Dean Nicholas Giordano's Celebration of Service 

   

  August 3, 2021

  • • • • • Farewell Message from Dean Giordano 

          • Liles wants to help faculty, staff, and students excel and achieve as Acting ADR 

          • COSAM’s Graduation Marshal Daniel Leaphart makes grandfather proud 

   

  July 27, 2021

  • • • • • Biological Sciences workshop offers hands-on opportunity to learn new method of DNA sequencing 

          • Aishah Lee to become first undergraduate student to hold position as president of NOBCChE 

          • New Auburn University internal awards programs name winners for 2021 

   

  July 20, 2021

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – July 2021 

          • Student Research Spotlight - Madison Hogans 

          • Arboretum showcasing educational games designed by grad students 

          • Honor student blazes trail with tenacity

   

  July 13, 2021

  • • • • • Thomas named interim dean of Auburn’s College of Sciences and Mathematics 

          • Message from the Dean: Welcome to Ed Thomas as Interim Dean of COSAM 

          • Making people lives better is our common goal as scientists explains NSF CAREER Award recipient  

          • COSAM alumnus adds Fuller Award to his impressive list of accolades 

          • Dean Nicholas Giordano's Celebration of Service 

   

  July 6, 2021

  • • • • • The Eppley Foundation for Sciences awards Kaitlyn Murphy from the Department of Biological Sciences $19,000 grant 

          • Buzz kill: Auburn researcher offers advice for ridding homes of pesky fruit flies 

          • Four Auburn employees selected for inaugural cohort of Emerging Leaders Program

   

  June 29, 2021

  • • • • • Auburn biophysicist uses one of the fastest computers in the South in the fight against COVID-19

          • A conversation with Mark Liles - II

          • DNA of Auburn Oak leaves is isolated 

          • Students design games for the community 

   

  June 22, 2021

  • • • • • Computational chemist sets sights on new methods with $433,561 NSF award 

          • COSAM celebrates 2020 Lilly-Lovelace Distinguished Service Award recipients 

          • Hunter Terry scores a record with VEX World Championship 

   

  June 15, 2021

  • • • • • High school students gain hands-on experience in laboratories in the Summer Science Institute 

          • ConnectingCOSAM: Tips for students who want to pursue research 

          • New trail celebrates and honors Pat Giordano 

          • President Gogue asks board to begin search for new president 

   

  June 8, 2021

  • • • • • Study ranks Boyd in top two percent of scientists in his field 

          • 2021 Dean's List 

          • Auburn Alumni Association to honor 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award and Young Alumni Achievement Award recipients 

          • Nominations open for 2021 Faculty Awards 

   

  June 1, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Dean - June 2021 

          • COSAM’s Ed Thomas Jr. named to National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences 

          • Rural Medicine Program celebrates students preparing to give back to rural communities 

          • Recycle, reduce, reuse and communicate – COSAM’s Day After Earth Day event shares climate-based education with the community 

   

  May 25, 2021

  • • • • • Dennis Bodewits and Steven J. Bromley from the Department of Physics write 'News and Views' for Nature 

          • Dean Giordano provides online update for COSAM’s Leadership Council 

          • Auburn Oak leaves enter the DNA sequencing pipeline 

          • Kimberly Mulligan-Guy receives Auburn University Parent and Family Association’s Faculty and Staff Award 

   

  May 18, 2021

  • • • • • Dean's Research Awards 

          • New research record for COSAM: $18+ million in research and 120 awards in FY2020. 

          • Auburn University Museum of Natural History showcases new mobile museum

   

  May 11, 2021

  • • • • • Phuong earns first-ever NSF CAREER Award for Auburn’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics 

          • Two Auburn University students receive National Science Foundation fellowships 

          • Undergraduate student elevates his Auburn experience analyzing data from the Hubble Space Telescope and preparing for a career researching exoplanets 

          • Student Research Spotlight - Anna Solomonik 

          • COSAM offers mental wellness and self-care sessions 

   

  May 4, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Dean - May 2021 

          • Announcing winners of Greater East Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair 

          • NSF CAREER Award helps physics professor continue cutting-edge research on thin films 

          • Eight Auburn students selected to study Alabama matters with fellows from Stanford University’s Hoover Institution 

          • COSAM Talks - Noah Yawn 

   

  April 27, 2021

  • • • • • COSAM Graduation Marshal pursues career teaching science and sparking excitement through community outreach 

          • Chandana Mitra selected for Auburn's Spirit of Sustainability 

          • What do Godzilla, Ethan Hunt and Flash Gordon have in common? These legendary characters were part of an engaging class presentation in the Department of Physics. 

          • ‘Spring into Science’ offers children access to science discovery 

          • Vulcan Materials supports student scholarships 

   

  April 20, 2021

  • • • • • Auburn freshman Evins poised for dynamic college experience on the Plains 

          • Earth Day Extravaganza on April 22 

          • Auburn University professor on Johnson & Johnson vaccine 

          • Join us for The Day After Earth Day Conservation Activities 

          • COSAM hosts informational session for new genetics major 

   

  April 13, 2021

  • • • • • Auburn University professors discuss vaccine hesitancy, stress importance of inoculation 

          • ConnectingCOSAM: Tips from a graduate student in the Department of Physics for the GDE 

          • Auburn University's Marine Biology Club 

          • A conservation with Mark Liles 

          • Jordan Harshman participates in webinar for the American Chemical Society 

  
  

  April 6, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Dean - April 2021 

          • Esteemed political science professor, pair of Auburn students receive prestigious Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award 

          • Evangelos Miliordos wins Spring 2021 OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award 

   

  March 30, 2021

  • • • • • Three students elevated their graduate experience at RNA Institute Mini Symposium 

          • Don't miss the native plant sale at the Davis Arboretum 

          • COSAM Talks - To Auburn and back again 

          • Get expert advice about native azaleas from COSAM’s Patrick Thompson 

   

  March 23, 2021

  • • • • • COSAM's Statement on the Rise in Hate Crimes Against the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community 

          • Tammy Beck Hartwell will retire on March 31 

          • New COSAM Genetics Major-An Informational Session 

          • Annual Duncan Lecture discusses black holes and gravitational waves 

          • Check out the Outside In display at the museum 

   

  March 16, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Deans: Monday’s DEI Challenge 

          • COSAM welcomes 10 new members of the COSAM Leaders 

          • Dental student tapped for out-of-the-box role 

          • Provost announces tenure, promotion list for 2021 

          • Creating your continued connection with COSAM 

          • COSAM’s Meredith Powell offers help for students with new podcast, Advising 2 Bits 

   

  March 9, 2021

  • • • • • Auburn University climbs in NSF’s ranking of research institutions 

          • COSAM OIED Ambassadors celebrate Black History Month 

          • 2021 Annual Duncan Lecture – March 12 at 3 p.m. CST 

          • Join us for a screening and panel discussion on March 18 

          • Graduate student teacher celebrates Pi Day - every day

          • What is March Mammal Madness? 

   

  March 2, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Dean - March 2021 

          • Elevating the Student Experience – Thomas Deskins 

          • COSAM Alumna Chrystal Rutledge receives UAB award 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Corinne Staheli

  
  

  February 23, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Dean: Tiger Giving Day 2021 

          • New X-ray diffraction instrumentation sets Auburn University apart in Alabama 

          • Physics faculty member discusses significance of reports that supergiant star Betelgeuse is dimming 

          • COSAM Talks - Konrad Patkowski 

          • COSAM Research Fair encourages students to actively pursue research 

  
  February 16, 2021

  • • • • • Just Medicine event wrap-up 

          • Auburn astrophysicist included in Hubble’s timeline 

          • Auburn's NRT Program on Climate Resilience hosts talk by Savannah State’s Sue Ebanks 

          • COSAM students serve Auburn through Student Alumni Board

          • Join us for a virtual Science Supper with Marie Strader

          • Take the challenge starting February 22

         
  
  
  

  February 9, 2021

  • • • • • Auburn COSAM alum dedicated to curing diseases with new gene therapy venture 

          • Trust is a key value of being a COSAM Champion for Mae Margaret Davis 

          • Join the Auburn University Museum of Natural History and Celebrate Charles Darwin

          • Take the COSAM 30-Day Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenge 

  
  

  February 2, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Dean: Return to on-site operations – February 8, 2021 

          • Interview with Chris Rodger 

          • Arboretum curator directly impacts conservation efforts for extremely rare oaks 

          • King appointed to the Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists 

  
  

  January 26, 2021

  • • • • • Career, mentorship of Auburn’s Jenda profiled in mathematics magazine 

          • Just Medicine virtual panel discussion - February 4 at 6 p.m.

          • SEPEEG virtual conference engages faculty and students across the nation 

          • COSAM Talks - Bob Boyd  

   

  January 19, 2021

  • • • • • Congratulations to the students on the Fall 2020 Dean's List 

          • COSAM’s Office of Student Services welcomes students back 

          • Join us for a discussion on data science 

          • COSAM Photo of the Week for January 19 

   

  January 12, 2021

  • • • • • Message from the Dean: Help us navigate the right track to return – January 2021 update

          • Don't miss the first Science Supper of 2021: “Understanding materials atom-by-atom”

          • Conservation and botany student elevates his Auburn experience finding extinct plants and seeking Alabama’s ‘plant wonders’

          • COSAM Photo of the Week for January 12

  
  

    

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  2020

  December 15, 2020

  • • • • • Trailblazers Franklin, EAGLES members highlight Auburn’s fall commencement ceremony 

          • Jr. Mad Scientist outreach event embodies COSAM's commitment to impactful service 

          • New genetics degree prepares students for careers in a growing field of biosciences

          • Carlos Garner honored as COVID-19 hero 

          • SCORE holds annual robotics conference in virtual format

          • COSAM Talks: You are what you eat -- part II.

          • Happy Holidays from COSAM

   

  December 8, 2020

  • • • • • Department of Energy announces $8 million for plasma science research 

          • COSAM Graduation Marshal seeks to elevate the student experience for future generations

          • Davis Arboretum: A Forest on The Plains 

          • Rock-solid performance from Ella Larson from the Department of Geosciences at this year’s 3MT competition 

          • COSAM’s proven path helps 77 biomedical sciences students gain acceptance into health professions programs

   

  December 1, 2020

  • • • • • COSAM OIED names 2020 Inclusive Excellence in STEM award winners 

          • COSAM Office of Outreach continues to offer science-centered family fun events 

          • Interview with Narendra Govil 

          • Vice president of naviHealth offers COSAM students advice 

   

   

  November 17, 2020

  • • • • • Message from the Dean: Plans for returning to campus on Nov. 30 

          • Merner selected as 2020 Chemical Communications Emerging Investigator 

          • Congratulations to the COSAM Research Fair winners 

          • Doctoral student wins grant from American Geophysical Union 

          • COSAM Talks - You are what you eat - part I 

          • Happy Thanksgiving from COSAM

     

  November 10, 2020

  • • • • • Please join us for the Inaugural Dr. Anne Phillips Sassaman Lecture made possible by the generosity of Drs. Anne and Jan Sassaman

          • Auburn collaborating to help Rural Medicine Program provide future doctors throughout Alabama 

          • November 13 information session for graduate students about climate change 

          • Register for OurSTEMstory: Did Watson and Crick Commit Intellectual Property Theft?

          • COSAM’s Commitment to the Student Experience – Calculus I Blended Learning Option 

    

  November 3, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - November 2020 

          • Vote and stay true to Auburn values. Read a message from Auburn President Jay Gogue.

          • COSAM's Commitment to the Student Experience – Katy Crider

          • Rooftop telescope captures photos of Mars  

   

  October 27, 2020

  • • • • • Award-winning senior lecturer helps Auburn students build solid foundation in math 

          • Virtual Environmental Justice Panel 

          • COSAM Talks - We're sensing you may be a bit stressed 

          • Graduate student's research soars on International Space Station 

          • Auburn doctoral student, NASA collaborate to customize internship during pandemic 

   

  October 20, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - October 20, 2020          

          • NSF award for $420,000 invests in research developing diagnostic sensors to prevent long-term damage caused by high levels of oxidative stress      

          • Physics alumna and NASA researcher inspires future scientists 

          • Fright Night Friday at the Davis Arboretum 
          • Science Supper - Mitochondria: The powerhouses of life   

   

  October 13, 2020

  • • • • • How students relate to scientists impacts student retention: A $1 million NSF funds a study to examine data literacy instruction with direct connection to STEM         

          • Bonus assignment celebrates Auburn’s longstanding tradition of Hey Day      

          • Governor Ivey appoints COSAM’s Mary Lou Ewald as a representative on the new Alabama STEM Council 

          • Auburn University industry-academic technology commercialization venture sparked by student job search 
          • Auburn's fall azalea sale
          • COSAM’s Commitment to the Student Experience – COSAM Leaders   
  
  

  October 6, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - October 2020        

          • Refer a future tiger through COSAM’s Tiger Hunt     

          • COSAM's Commitment to the Student Experience – Rural Medicine Students 

          • Nature's Art  
  
  

  September 29, 2020

  • • • • • COSAM highlights how it continues to make an impact at the Leadership Council presentation       

          • COSAM's Commitment to the Student Experience – Robert Boyd    

          • Be part of Virtual Black Alumni Week 2020 

          • Virtual ‘Science Supper’ addresses fish response to ocean temperature increase 

          • Hear directly from Stewart Prager from Princeton University about the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction 
          • Beat Week 

   

  September 22, 2020

  • • • • • J. V. Ortiz named a top journal reviewer      

          • Mark your calendar for this year’s Fright Night Friday at the Davis Arboretum   

          • COSAM's Commitment to the Student Experience - Stephen Williams 

          • Auburn Unity T-shirt on sale, Auburn Family asked to wear Oct. 9 

   

  September 15, 2020

  • • • • • Auburn biological sciences professor part of team embarking on research trip to Antarctica     

          • Alum running strong, making difference in health care amid pandemic   

          • COSAM graduate and energy division chief gives back through programs to low income communities 

          • Are you up to the challenge? Get outdoors and find a souvenir coin with the #COSAMCampusCache. 

   

  September 8, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - September 2020    

          • College of Sciences and Mathematics researchers utilizing world-class equipment for innovative studies  

          • Unlock Pivot funding and collaboration opportunities 

          • Ashraf Uddin selected for endowed professorship 

          • COSAM Talks - National Suicide Prevention Week 

   

  September 1, 2020

  • • • • • Provost Fellows announced for 2020-21 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program   

          • COSAM Dean's List - Summer 2020 

          • How an enzyme in a banana helps students learn about biochemistry at home 

          • COSAM alumnus met Nobel laureates, develops coursework for students and continues to learn from others to become a better scientist 

   

  August 25, 2020

  • • • • • COSAM Talks: Kimberly Mulligan-Guy  

          • Evangelos Miliordos selected for endowed professorship 

          • Auburn’s arboretum helps faculty hold outdoor classes 

          • Retired NASA astrophysicist and research scientist helped protect Earth from hazardous meteoroids, asteroids and comets 

   

  August 18, 2020

  • • • • • Auburn’s Jenda receives prestigious presidential mentoring award 

          • Alligator blood inhibits key toxin in snake venom, study shows 

          • How the Auburn family works together to make a difference 

          • Auburn’s first NRT-award virtually connects students about climate change 

          • Musical background inspires physics alumna to teach the physics of music 

   

  August 11, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - August 11, 2020

          • COSAM Celebrates Graduates

          • Q and A with Ulrich Albrecht

          • AEP, COSAM Celebrate Close of First Virtual STEM Summer Bridge Program

          • Biological Sciences Professor Hopes Research Can Reveal Mechanisms that Influence Viral Infection

   

  August 4, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - August 2020 

          • Rest and Recharge 

          • Bonsai — Tips and Tricks from Patrick Thompson of the Davis Arboretum 

          • Geography Alumnus Has Best Job in the World     

          • COSAM’s Office of Outreach Impacts 10,000 Students, Parents, Teachers and Members of the Community in 2019 

   

  July 28, 2020

  • • • • • Amy Thomas in the COSAM ADR Office Becomes National Certified Research Administrator and Traveling Faculty for National Board 

          • COSAM Talks - Solving an Urchin Problem 

          • Join Vanessa Falcao at this Week's Science Cafe 

          • Auburn Physicists Featured as Experts    

          • For Auburn Icon Lloyd Nix, the Right Way is the Only Way

          • Minton Ready for Medical School after Decorated Auburn Career

   

  July 21, 2020

  • • • • • Interdisciplinary Team to Explore Stress Response with Major NSF Award 

          • Arboretum Now Taking Reservations for Outdoor/Physically Distant Meetings 

          • Look to the Sky for Comet Neowise 

          • Biomedical Sciences Major has Big Plans for Career after Days at Auburn   

          • Analyzing Data from the Juno Spacecraft Orbiting Jupiter Helps this Physics Alumnus Make an Impact 

   

  July 14, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - July 2020 

          • Spring 2020 Dean's List 

          • Virtual Leadership Council Keeps COSAM Connected 

          • Auburn Chemistry Professor’s Research Aims to Advance More Efficient Use of Solar Energy  

          • Auburn Researchers Discover Rare Plant Species at Chewacla State Park 

          • Engineering Electronic Technology

   

  July 7, 2020

  • • • • • Alejandra Brewer Castano Receives National Award and Inspires Future Generations 

          • U.S. Department of Energy Showcases Physics Award 

          • COSAM Graduate Progresses Knowledge on Python Parasite 

          • Educational Activities Transform Young Learners into MaSTErMinds 

          • If You Love Literacy, You Have Another Reason to Love the Arboretum 

   

  June 30, 2020

  • • • • • COSAM Campus Cache: Treasures at the Arboretum 

          • COSAM Researchers Study Disparity between Scientists Featured in Biology Textbooks and Students 

          • Stephanie Shepherd and Leading Researchers Share Opinion to Find Real Gender Equity Solutions 

          • Mother Earth as Art 

          • Microbiology Alumnus Becomes Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, University of Washington and Joint Assistant Professor, Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 

   

  June 23, 2020

  • • • • • Congratulations to COSAM Staff Receiving Service Awards 

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

          • Harnessing the Sun: Large-Scale Solar Energy 

          • I Try to See Every Volunteer That We Have 

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

   

  June 16, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - June 16, 2020 

          • Coronavirus Risk Levels 

          • Deans are Collaborating to Maintain Engagement with Faculty, Staff, and Students 

          • Lin Receives NSF Grant to Research Mathematical Studies of Plasmonic Nanohole Resonances 

          • Auburn Professor Co-Authors Publication on Sexual Dimorphism in Birds 

          • Han Awarded Fulbright Grant to Conduct Research in Brazil in 2021 

   

  June 9, 2020

  • • • • • Auburn Professor to be Part of NASA-funded Team Tasked with Studying Effects of Urban Pollution in Precipitation 

          • Join Joanna Sztuba-Solinska and COSAM Outreach at the June 16 Virtual Science Internet Café 

          • Physics Alumnus Embodies Patience, Perseverance, and Tenacity through Career Researching Biophysics and Teaching as an Assistant Professor at Loyola University Chicago 

          • Student Research Spotlight - Brett Cocke 

          • COSAM Senior Prepares for Career Studying Infectious Diseases 

          • Department of Physics Captures Photos of Supernova 2020jfo 

   

  June 2, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - June 2, 2020 

          • Message from the Deans - May 31, 2020 

          • Department of Physics Synergizes Auburn Grant, Faculty Expertise and Supercomputer Facility to Propel Energy Project with New Federal Funding 

          • Ashraf Uddin Elected to the GSA Fellowship 

          • Auburn Alumnus and COSAM's Associate Dean Participates on Committee for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Decadal Assessment 

   

  May 26, 2020

  • • • • • Recent Auburn Grad Hard at Work on Coronavirus Treatment 

          • Auburn University, University of Texas Professors Awarded $90k NSF Award to Study Hawaiian Habitats Created by Volcanic Eruption 

          • Physics Alumnus Presents at Conferences, Publishes Research in “Nature Physics” and Pursues Doctorate Degree at Purdue University 

          • COSAM Talks - Nick Soltis, Auburn's First Earth System Science Doctoral Graduate

          • COSAM Junior Strives for Career as Surgeon 

   

  May 19, 2020

  • • • • • Dean's Research Awards Highlight Exceptional Work 

          • COSAM Graduate Receives Prestigious Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award 

          • COSAM Alumnus and Former Swimmer Jordan Anderson Answers COVID Challenge 

          • Recent COSAM Graduate Pursues Hospital Lab Career 

          • Physics Graduate Joins National Laboratory to Work with Plasma Simulation Codes 

   

  May 12, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - May 12, 2020 

          • COSAM Students Excel in Virtual Research Fair 

          • Auburn Graduates Postpone Wedding and Write Letters to Patients in Isolation 

          • 2020 LAUNCH Innovation Grants Program 

          • COSAM Sophomore Prepares for Vet School through COSAM 

          • Auburn Biological Sciences Professor Provides Update on COVID-19 Research 

   

  May 5, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - May 5, 2020 

          • Three COSAM Faculty Receive $2.3+ Million for NSF CAREER Awards 

          • Auburn-developed Microscope Technology Finds Use on COVID-19 Battlefront 

          • Auburn Senior to Use COSAM Degree to Study Infectious Diseases 

          • 'Leave It To Us' Helps the Auburn-Opelika Community 

          • Geologist Shares Nuggets of Advice with Auburn Students 

  
  

  April 28, 2020

  • • • • • NASA, Nature Astronomy and Array of Publications Showcase Research of Auburn Astrophysicist and Team 

          • Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics Awards the First Ph.D. in Earth System Science 

          • COSAM Senior Follows Passion for Math into New Career

          • Business Consultant Helps Students Navigate their Future 

             

  April 21, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – April 21, 2020 

          • Message from Robert S. Boyd 

          • COSAM Talks - Teaching Abroad During a Pandemic 

          • Warming Climate in Norway Reveals Relics of Ancient Viking Trade Route 

          • COSAM Senior Prepares for Future as Veterinarian 

          • COSAM Inspired Chris Hill to Teach Math and He Inspires the Next Generation 

   

  April 14, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – April 14, 2020 

          • Message from Ed Thomas, Jr. - Research Status 

          • Auburn University Expert Comments on if Warmer Temperatures Will Have an Impact on COVID-19 

          • Dean Giordano Shares Virtual Update with COSAM's Leadership Council Members 

          • Ashley Lane, Rural Medicine Doc

          • Karen McNeal Encourages People to Talk About Climate in State-Focused Webinar 

          • COSAM Senior Prepares for Career as Actuary 

   

  April 7, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – April 7, 2020 

          • NSF Funding Assists Auburn in Preparing Students to Collaboratively Solve STEM Problems 

          • Take the U.S. 2020 Census 

          • COSAM Senior Plans to Inspire Future Scientists through Teaching 

          • Applied Mathematics Helps Alumnus as a Trial Attorney 

   

  March 31, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – March 31, 2020 

          • Message from Robert S. Boyd 

          • COSAM Helps EAMC with Essential Equipment and Supplies 

          • Auburn Biological Sciences Professor Explains Complexities of SARS COVID-2 Virus, which Causes COVID-19 Disease 

          • Spring has Sprung in the Arboretum! 

          • COSAM Undergraduate Research to be Published in Biological Journal 

          • Auburn Alumnus Cherishes the Auburn Family 

   

  March 24, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – March 24, 2020 

          • Message from Ed Thomas, Jr. - Message to Researchers 

          • Message from Dean Giordano – Alumni and Friends of COSAM 

          • Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Dean’s Research Award Winners 

          • Congratulations to the 2020 Dean’s Medalists, Outstanding Junior Awards, Outstanding GTA Awards, Outstanding Faculty Undergraduate Mentor Award and Outstanding Faculty Undergraduate Mentor Award Recipients

          • COSAM to Honor James Barbaree with Endowment Fund 

          • Alumna Uses COSAM Foundation to Prepare for Career as a Pharmacist 

          • COSAM Professor Publishes Research on Fish Response to Marine Heatwave 

  
  

  March 17, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – Important Employee Information 

          • Message from Ed Thomas, Jr. - Update on Research 

          • Thank Your Plant Friends! 

          • Auburn Astrophysicists Awarded Time on the New NICER Telescope aboard the International Space Station 

          • Mathematics Senior Leaves Impact through COSAM 

          • COSAM Alumna Uses Microbiology Knowledge to Excel in Sales 

   

  March 10, 2020

  • • • • • Geosciences Graduate Student Receives Award to Conduct Research at the Smithsonian 

          • Save the Date: The 2020 Auburn Azalea Festival Occurs on April 11, 2020 at the Davis Arboretum

          • COSAM Faculty Focus - Katherine Buckley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences 

          • Mother Earth as Art Exhibit  

          • Auburn Senior Finds COSAM Passion in Geology 

          • COSAM Chemistry Major Worked in Emergency Rooms for Two Decades and Opened Her Own Practice

   

  March 3, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – March 2020

          • Professor Catalyzes Legislative Bill, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act  

          • Escape Room Elevates Learning at Auburn University  

          • Mathematics Professor Working to Advance Computer Vision Technology 

          • The Art and Science of Remote Sensing Mapping - March 4 

          • COSAM Hosts the Second Annual Research Opportunities Fair 

   

  February 25, 2020

  • • • • • Succeed Conference Highlights STEM Paths for Students 

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Creates Vibrant Active Learning Space 

          • Graduate Student Inspires Girls to Become Future STEM Leaders 

          • Senior COSAM Student to Pursue Rural Medicine 

          • Auburn’s Arboretum Holds Plants and Precious Memories 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Joyce Hung 

          • Auburn Physics Lecturer Comments on Mystery of Repeating Radio Signals from Outside of Our Galaxy 

  
  

  February 18, 2020

  • • • • • Monika Raj - Only Researcher in Alabama Named as 2020 Sloan Fellow 

          • Tiger Giving Day - February 19, 2020 

          • EmpowHER Conference Encourages Girls to Passionately Pursue Science   

          • Marie E. Strader, Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences 

          • Meet Some of the 2019-2020 COSAM Leaders! 

          • COSAM Talks: COSAM SCOREs with Robotics Education 

          • Hyundai Donating $70,000 to Create Robotics Teams at all MPS Middle Schools 

   

  February 11, 2020

  • • • • • It’s Almost Here: Tiger Giving Day 2020 

          • COSAM Alumnus Leads Technology and Science Division for the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Federal Grain Inspection Service 

          • Physics Post-Doc Analyzes Data to Provide Insight on Solar Winds and Magnetosphere  

          • Alabama ‘Hidden Figure,’ Rocket Pioneer Joyce Neighbors, Dead at 89

          • Physics Students Form Auburn Astronomical Society 

          • Passion for Teaching Inspires Educator to Return to the Classroom as a Student

   

  February 4, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – February 2020 

          • Auburn Researchers Awarded $590k Grant from NASA 

          • Computational Chemistry Graduate Student Takes Her Skills to a Post-Doc Position at Virginia Tech  

          • Natural History Museum’s Amphibians, Reptiles Collection Continually Growing 

          • Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification  

          • Auburn Alumnus Travels More Than 4,000 Miles for Peace Corps and Meets Fellow Alumnus 

  
  

  January 28, 2020

  • • • • • 2019 Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award Presented to Stewart Schneller 

          • Geosciences Faculty Elected Treasurer of Geochemical Society

          • Dr. Hill Speaks on the Challenge of Remaining Objective in Scientific Investigations   

          • COSAM Alumna Uses Experiences to Help Mentor and Teach Future Generations 

          • Son of New York Auburn Alumni Pursues COSAM Degree  

          • Department of Physics Engages Students through Interactive Learning 

   

  January 21, 2020

  • • • • • Physics Graduate Student Speaks at Discover Auburn Lecture Series on February 13 at 3 p.m. 

          • Barbara Tuomisto Kronk ’65 Leaves Legacy through Endowed Scholarships 

          • COSAM Alumna Passes Love of Chemistry on to Students 

          • COSAM Professor and Students Act Out Socratic Method 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Michele P. Smith 

          • Learn More about Metacognition in a Special Five-Part Blog Mini-Series 

   

  January 14, 2020

  • • • • • Influential Auburn Alumnus, C. Harry Knowles, Leaves Lasting Legacy with Nationwide Impact 

          • Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) Alumnus Brian Keener Wears Many Hats 

          • Dean's List - Fall 2019 

          • Museum Bird Collection Showcases Regional Specimens 

          • Auburn University Alumnus Named Flotek Industries, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President 

          • COSAM Inspires Young Scientists through Outreach Program that Goes Under the Surface   

   

  January 7, 2020

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – January 2020 

          • SEC Physics and Chemistry Faculty Collaborate on Comet Research 

          • Alumni Spotlight: Laura Folse-Ingle Shares Insight as Chief Executive Officer of BP Wind Energy 

          • Museum’s Aquatic, Marine Invertebrates Collection Spans Globe 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Cindy Maddox 

          • COSAM Student Strives to Conserve, Embrace and Educate Others on Biodiversity 

   

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  2019

  December 17, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – December 2019 

          • Auburn Graduate Discovers a New Atomic Process First Proposed by Auburn Researcher in 2010: Potential to Drastically Change Models of Astrophysical Plasmas 

          • Alumni Spotlight: The Loveliest Village on the Plains Sparked the Relationship of Chip and Aurelia Swann 

          • Auburn Senior Pursuing Path to Become Surgeon through COSAM 

          • Auburn's Arboretum Unveils New Oaks' Alley Display 

          • Therapy Dog Visits COSAM 

   

  December 10, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Graduation Marshal Balances Activities, Research, and Athletics with Goal to Make a Difference Internationally

          • Alabama Success Stories 

          • Alumni Spotlight: COSAM Alumnus Helps Patients Improve Their Quality of Life as an Orthodontist 

          • Female Scientists Inspire Women through Coloring Book 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Anna Allen 

          • Dean and Mrs. Giordano Thank Staff at Holiday Luncheon 

   

  December 3, 2019

  • • • • • Auburn Students View Transit of Mercury 

          • COSAM Alumnus Makes an Incredible Impact as a Transplant Surgeon 

          • Natural History Museum’s Plant Collection Growing, Evolving Since 1920 

          • Science Center Classroom Holds Memories in Time Capsule 

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Holds Staff Appreciation Luncheon 

          • Alumni Meet “Pearl” - A SynDaver 

   

  November 26, 2019

  • • • • • Alumni Spotlight: Auburn Native Molly Miller-Beard – First Female to Earn an A in Biochemistry, President of a Sorority and Registered Medical Technologist

          • Physics Graduate Joins Defense Contractor as a Scene Developer/Analyst

          • COSAM Fraternity President Seeks Career as Surgeon 

          • “Faith, Climate, and Our Culture in the U.S.” - A Talk by Katherine Hayhoe 

          • Children Explore Auburn’s Arboretum and Learn about Nature

          • Southern Regional VEX Robotics Conference Held at Auburn University

   

  November 19, 2019

  • • • • • Through Hands-On Learning, Physicists Ignite a Passion for Science in Young Students

          • COSAM Alumnus Oversees Collections and Research as VP for the San Diego Natural History Museum

          • COSAM Professor Emeritus Asks Tough Questions about Humankind in New Book

          • F. Ivy Carroll Honored by the Research Triangle Park Rotary Club at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Darrick Artis

          • Museum of Natural History Represents ‘Snapshot in Time’ through Collections

          • COSAM Welcomes Students at STEM High School Visitation Day

  
  

  November 12, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Researchers are Recipients of $440,000+ Grant to Study Aging, Develop New Vertebrate Model and Train 50 Undergraduate Students 

          • Alumni Spotlight: Emergency Medicine and the Courtroom 

          • COSAM Senior Plans to Pass Science Knowledge on Through Teaching 

          • Game Day Hero: Al Lugo

          • Auburn’s Davis Arboretum Treated Families with Bones and Boos 

          • 2019 Lilly-Lovelace Distinguished Service Awards Recognizes Outstanding Employees

          • Engineering a Virtual Experience for Auburn University Students Taking Astronomy

  
  

  November 5, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – November 2019 

          • COSAM Physicist Wins Air Force’s Young Investigator Research Program Award for $450,000 

          • 2019 Award for Outstanding Alumni Achievement Presented to Audrey Goins Cormier 

          • COSAM Professor Discovers New Fish Genus, Species

          • Schenck Selected as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Julian Oliver 

  
  

  October 29, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Professors Link Bird Coloration to Bird Quality

          • Local Students Become Scientists at Destination STEM 

          • Alumni Spotlight: COSAM Alumnus Wins National Institutes of Health Director’s Early Independence Award

          • Alumni Learn How New Leach Science Center Elevates the Student Experience 

          • COSAM Sophomore Focuses on Cancer Research 

  
  

  October 22, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Professor Selected for Prestigious Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed President Award for Excellence in Teaching

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Glenda Stroud

          • Meet COSAM Researchers Working with Marvelous Metals

          • COSAM Alumna Working to Improve Soil Fertility Back at Auburn as a Young Professor in the College of Agriculture

          • Get Ready for Halloween with Fright Night Fridays 

   

  October 15, 2019

  • • • • • New Class of Rural Medicine Students to Give Back to Small Towns

          • COSAM Senior Prepares for Career as Zookeeper

          • Alumni Spotlight: New Zealand Native Natasha Lloyd’s Worldwide Journey

          • 2019 - Arboretum Fall Native Plant Sale   

   

  October 8, 2019

  • • • • • 2019 COSAM Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient: Rosemary Kopel Brown 

          • COSAM Researcher Reunites Dozens of Baby Alligators with Mother 

          • CEO Speaks to Math Club about the Importance of a Degree in Mathematics and Statistics 

          • COSAM Junior Pursing Childhood Dream of Veterinary Medicine 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Jeff Estep 

          • Loch Selected as Alumni Professor and Reflects on the Importance of Teaching 

   

  October 1, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – October 2019 

          • Physics Graduate Student Earns Alabama EPSCoR Graduate Program Scholars Research Award 

          • COSAM Alumna Working with Visionary Cancer Center Returns to Speak with Chemistry and Biochemistry Students

          • Research on the Go: Mobile Mitochondrial Lab

          • WHNT 19 News: Auburn SCORE Program Trains Local Teachers in Robotics

          • COSAM Senior to Inspire Young Students to Study Physics

   

  September 24, 2019

  • • • • • Three Million Dollar Grant Trains Students on Climate Resiliency 

          • Fall Leaves Cause Days to Shorten 

          • Autumn Touches The Arboretum in 1983 and in 2019 

          • Alumni Spotlight: Meghan Ward – Graduate Student, Independent Research, Author and Much More 

          • Auburn Senior Brings Yale Experience to COSAM Education

          • COSAM Graduate Returns to Golf Classic 16 Years After She Received Scholarship 

   

  September 17, 2019

  • • • • • NSF Grant Offers Additional Biological Sciences Research in Antarctica

          • COSAM Undergraduate Student Interns at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Cheryl Colquhoun 

          • Alumni Spotlight: Putter Tiatragul’s Adventure from Auburn to Australia

          • Applications are Open for the 2020 Summer Science Institute!

   

  September 10, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Faculty Shares Experiences Using the Hubble Space Telescope at the Discover Auburn Lecture Series

          • High School Students Will Get AMP'd Up Solving Puzzles

          • Society of Health Professionals Annual Reception Spotlights Two Scholarship Recipients

          • COSAM Senior Uses Head Injury to Inspire Career Goals

          • Mark Your Calendar – October Events at Auburn’s Arboretum 

   

  September 3, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – September 2019 

          • COSAM Researcher Studies Opioid Degradation to Help the CDC Fight the Opioid Crisis 

          • COSAM Senior Preparing for Military Career 

          • COSAM’s Open House Gives Students a Chance to Connect with Advisors, Students and Even Animals

          • Discover Auburn Lecture Series Presenting 'From the Microscope to the Hubble Space Telescope: Laboratory Astrophysics at Auburn University'

   

  August 27, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Leaders Receive Support and Guidance to Kick-off New Academic Year 

          • Dr. Monika Raj Receives $1.9 Million Grant for Ground-Breaking Enzyme Research 

          • COSAM Staff Spotlight - Becca Folmar

          • Auburn University Libraries Hosting Discover Auburn Lecture Fall Series  

   

  August 20, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Welcomes Graduate Students Back 

          • First Day Back at COSAM

          • Auburn University names first Rosemary Kopel Brown Eminent Scholars Chair in Mathematics

          • COSAM Alumni Professor Highlighted on healthline.com 

          • Auburn Student Honored with Research Award on Reptile Study

          • Mission 200 Teacher Training Sparks Passion in Teachers

   

  August 13, 2019

  • • • • • Summer REU Program Provides Valuable Research Experience Even with Artificial Intelligence 

          • Two COSAM Faculty Share the Value of the Plainsmen’s Prep Program 

          • Auburn University Ranks No. 1 for Happiest Students in the Nation  

          • The Donald E. Davis Arboretum - 1982 Dedication Ceremony 

          • Auburn Professor: Congo Ebola Outbreak Likely to Spread to other African Countries  

   

  August 6, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – August 2019 

          • Jordan Harshman Receives First NSF Grant 

          • Students are Ready for Success with Plainsmen’s Prep 

          • Auburn Professors Offer Explanation for Viral Math Equation 

          • Remembering The Extension Cottage

          • COSAM Faculty Representing the U.S. on Conference Committee

          • Allison Laboratory Building Demolition 

  
  July 23, 2019

  • • • • • Physics Graduate Student Conducts Experiment in France with the International Space Station 

          • Summer Bridge Students Showcase Research at Closing Ceremony 

          • Auburn University Students Uncover More Than 50 Potential Unmarked Graves at Historic African-American Cemetery 

          • Auburn Physics Faculty Participate in the European Physical Society Meeting

          • Vulcan Materials Company Donates $5,000 

          • COSAM Welcomes Families to 2019 Camp War Eagle 

          • Inside COSAM Labs – Dr. Lorraine Wolf - Crustal Structure and Seismic Hazards 

  
  

  July 16, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – July 2019 

          • Vincent Ortiz Named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society 

          • Students Study Abroad and Gain Experience with First Responders 

          • Auburn Physics Faculty Participate in the European Physical Society Meeting

          • Dr. Lorraine Wolf Discusses the Recent Earthquakes in California 

   

  July 9, 2019

  • • • • • Auburn Astrophysicist Follows-up with Additional Time Granted on the Hubble Space Telescope to Chase Comet Outbursts 

          • Geology Students and Faculty Conduct Research in Rocky Mountain National Park 

          • Summer Bridge Experience Offers More than Academic Preparedness 

          • Why Should Students Participate in this Year’s Plainsmen’s Prep Program? 

          • Take a Shot and be Part of this Year’s Donald E. Davis Arboretum’s Annual Photo Contest 

          • Chemistry Graduate Student Receives Women's Chemist Committee/Eli-Lilly Travel Award 

   

  July 2, 2019

  • • • • • Brady Unzicker Receives Scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Class of 2019 

          • Dr. Bob Boyd Bridges Two Continents Representing Auburn University 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus – Geochemistry Lecturer Dr. Brennan van Alderwerelt 

          • Richard M. Freeman, M.D., Receives the 2019 Paul W. Burleson Award 

          • Red, White and Blueberry Bash Brings Community Together 

   

  June 25, 2019

  • • • • • Online Applied Mathematical Course Brings Five SEC Universities Together 

          • Board of Trustees Leader Reflects on Impact of Auburn Faculty 

          • S.C.O.R.E. Hosts VEX IQ Day Camp to Ready Competitors  

          • COSAM Advisor is “Moving Mountains” for Cancer Research 

          • Biochemistry Student Receives “The Distinguished Research Scholar Award” from the Honors College 

   

  June 18, 2019

  • • • • • High School Students Gain Hands-On Research Experience through the Summer Science Institute 

          • Dr. Sarit Dhar Selected for 5 Sigma Physicist Award from the American Physical Society  

          • Auburn Researchers Publish New Hypothesis Explaining the Connection between Habitat Loss and the Global Emergence of Infectious Diseases 

          • Dr. Jack Feminella to Retire After 28 Years of Service 

          • Dean's List - Spring 2019 

   

  June 11, 2019 - Leach Science Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Special Edition

  • • • • • Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Leach Science Center 

          • Check Out a Time-Lapse Video from the Ceremony 

          • $24 Million Expansion Unveiled on AU Campus – WSFA News 12 

          • Auburn University Unveils New 62K Square Foot Science Building Expansion - WTVM News 9 

          • Watch the Construction Progress Over Two Years in Under Two Minutes 

   

  June 4, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – June 2019 

          • COSAM’s Marcelo A. Kuroda granted a NSF CAREER Award to Investigate Properties of Heterostructures formed with Ultrathin Materials 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus – Dr. Jason Upton Researches Molecular Pathogens to Understand Viral Interactions 

          • Graduate Research Assistant from the Department of Physics Enrichens His Auburn Experience with Six-Months in Japan 

          • Save the Date – Don’t Miss the First Red, White and Blueberry Bash  

          • COSAM Graduate, Aspiring Neurologist, to take Knowledge to Poland 

   

  May 28, 2019

  • • • • • Alexandria Bredar Co-Chair for the 2020 Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions at the Gordon Research Seminar

          • Dean Giordano Selected as Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America

          • COSAM Student Participates in Quantum Key Distribution Project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

          • Department of Biological Sciences Celebrates DNA Day

          • COSAM Faculty Recognized for Advancement

          • Dr. Eduardus Duin Speaks About Helium Shortage and is Featured on Forbes.com

          • Auburn Inspires Faculty with New Leach Science Center – Students Will Experience Astronomy in a Way that Was Not Possible Before

   

  May 21, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Leaders Reunite at A-Day

          • COSAM Professor is the 2019 AES Mid-Career Achievement Award Recipient 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus - Assistant Professor Thi-Thao-Phuong Hoang Researches Numerical Methods for Engineering and Environmental Applications 

          • COSAM Crowns Faculty and Staff Campaign Winners 

          • COSAM’s Office of Information Technology Implementing Two New Services 

          • COSAM Alumna Focuses on Research and Development with 3D Printing 

          • COSAM Advisor Wins NACADA’s Outstanding New Advisors Award

   

  May 14, 2019

  • • • • • Future Small Town Physicians Recognized 

          • Auburn University at VEX Robotics World Championship 

          • Monika Raj from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is a Recipient of a 2019 APS Early Career Lectureship 

          • COSAM Professor’s Latest Book Summarizes New Ideas on Evolution 

          • Learn About the Importance of Unrestricted Giving 

          • Clinical Laboratory Science Students Provide Blood Types and Increase Awareness of Medical Laboratory Science during National Laboratory Professionals Week

          • World Traveler Finds Home with COSAM 

   

  May 7, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – May 2019 

          • Research Changed the Life of COSAM’s Spring 2019 Graduation Marshal, Sydney Bergstresser 

          • Physicists Get Charged Up Testing Demonstrations to Spark Excitement in Future Scientists

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Addresses Graduate Student Mental Health 

          • OIED Ambassadors Celebrate Earth Day Decorating Pots and Planting the Seeds for Students to be Environmentally Conscious 

          • Faculty from the Department of Physics Met for the Last Time in the Allison Laboratory Building 

   

  April 30, 2019

  • • • • • More Than 200 COSAM Students Recognized for Outstanding Achievements 

          • COSAM Student Awarded President’s Medal 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus - COSAM Lecturer Makes a Difference to Non-STEM Majors 

          • Dean’s Leadership Council Has Fun Touring SCORE Facility 

          • COSAM Students Earn Valuable Experience in Dominican Republic 

          • Dance Marathon President Works Hard Through COSAM 

   

  April 23, 2019

  • • • • • Dean’s Research Awards Highlight COSAM Research and Achievements 

          • COSAM’s Office of Human Resources Hosts Administration Appreciation Brunch 

          • Auburn Offers Valuable Resources to Support Career Development 

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Students are Celebrated at Annual Awards Banquet 

          • Auburn Inspires Faculty with New Leach Science Center – Enhancing Research Efforts 

          • COSAM Senior Finds Passion for Pediatrics 

   

  April 16, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Golden Eagles Celebrate 50 Years of Being an Auburn Alumni

          • Alpha Epsilon Delta Welcomes New Members

          • COSAM Freshman Awarded the Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany 

          • 2019 Annual Duncan Memorial Lecture - Water in Our Solar System: Thursday, April 18, 2019, 5 p.m., Sciences Center Auditorium

          • Auburn Azaleas Festival Brings Our Community Together

          • COSAM Leaders President Studying to Pursue Dermatology

   

  April 9, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM’s Alumni Professor Becomes New Associate Dean 

          • For The Second Consecutive Year, Auburn University Students Shine at Imperial Barrel Award Program 

          • Local Children Excited by Science at ‘Spring Into Science’ Event 

          • RAPA Donates $1,000 to BEST Robotics 

          • Auburn Inspires Faculty with New Leach Science Center – Elevating Research through Common Goals 

          • Senior Gains Valuable Experience while Studying at COSAM 

   

  April 2, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – April 2019 

          • Dr. Kimberly X. Mulligan-Guy Promoted to COSAM Assistant Dean 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus – Melissa Halford

          • COSAM Student Selected for the Lunar and Planetary Institute Career Development Award 

          • Auburn Inspires Faculty with New Leach Science Center – Collaboration Improving Student Instruction 

          • Hospital Stays during Childhood Inspires COSAM Student to Pursue Pediatrics 

   

  March 26, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Evolutionary Biologist Selected as Gutenberg Chair at Université de Strasbourg

          • First Physics Social Hour Connects Students with Faculty

          • Congratulations to the 2019 – 2020 COSAM Leaders 

          • Auburn Inspires Faculty with New Leach Science Center – New Spaces Foster Discussions 

          • Auburn University Hosts American Mathematical Society Conference

          • Love of Children Pushes Auburn Native to Pursue Dream of Becoming Pediatrician 

   

  March 19, 2019

  • • • • • Students from the Department of Geosciences Receive Grants for Graduate Research

          • Area Students Showcase Science Projects at GEARSEF 

          • Auburn Inspires Faculty with New Leach Science Center – Technology Transforms Astronomy 

          • One Month until Third Annual Auburn Azalea Festival 

          • Auburn Soccer Goalkeeper Pursues Passion for Rocks through COSAM 

   

  March 12, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM Faculty Ming Liao Delivers Invited Plenary Address at 2019 Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society

          • VEX State Championships Recently Held in Auburn for First Time 

          • COSAM Offers NSF Workshop to Help Younger Faculty Excel 

          • For Two Consecutive Years COSAM Students Hold Miss Auburn Title

          • Biology Students Collaborate and Compete in BioTrivia Contest

          • COSAM Student Pursues Childhood Dream of Becoming a Biologist 

   

  March 5, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano – March 2019 

          • NPR Interviews COSAM Faculty about Tornadoes in Lee County 

          • Kosolapoff Award Lecture Series Builds Legacy of Chemistry Community at Auburn University 

          • The Lasting Impact of Meaningful COSAM Relationships: Audra Wallace, Biomedical Sciences ’12 

          • COSAM Student Plans to Serve Small Communities through Health Care 

   

  February 26, 2019

  • • • • • Donald E. Davis Arboretum Receives Eagle Award from Auburn Chamber of Commerce 
          • Auburn Students Learn through Intercultural Studies in Peru 
          • Hannah E. Correia is the First Auburn University Student to Receive the Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award 
          • COSAM Alumnus Shares True Meaning of the Auburn Family 
          • Students Find Research Opportunities through COSAM Fair 
          • Future Pediatrician Takes Every Opportunity to Give Back to Community 

   

  February 19, 2019

  • • • • • Theodor Agapie Shares Research About Synthetic Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry at the Schneller Frontiers Lecture 

          • Support COSAM through Tiger Giving Day 

          • COSAM Offers Student Support through PASS Mentoring Program 

          • The Path Not Taken: How a COSAM Grad is Changing the Perceptions of Medical School

          • Panel of Professionals Advises Students on ‘Navigating the Real World After Graduate School’

          • Hard Work Pays Off for COSAM Senior

   

  February 12, 2019

  • • • • • COSAM’s Katy Crider is Auburn University’s Outstanding New Advisor of the Year 

          • COSAM Math Instructor Talks LEGOs®, Puzzles and Scrabble 

          • Our COSAM History – Dean Roger Williams Allen Remembered for Lasting Impact 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus – Dr. Courtney Leisner 

          • COSAM Talks – Dennis Bodewits Reflects on Using the Hubble Space Telescope and Shares Insight About His Research

          • COSAM Student Sets Sights on Future as Physics Professor

   

  February 5, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - February 2019 

          • Inside COSAM Labs – Joanna Sztuba-Solinska – Elucidating the Mystery of Viral Long Non-Coding RNAs 

          • Dr. Anne E. V. Gorden and Dr. Paul A. Cobine Share Award-Winning Work at New COSAM Lecture Series

          • Love of Outdoors Leads Alabama Native to Geology Degree

          • More Than 1,700 Students Put the 'A' in COSAM

   

  January 22, 2019

  • • • • • Dean's List - Fall 2018 

          • VEX Conference Offers Development for Robotics Teachers 

          • Welcome Back Breakfast 

          • First Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium of Semester Features Netherlands Professor 

          • Auburn University Sophomore Takes Advantage of COSAM Opportunities 

   

  January 15, 2019

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - January 2019 

          • Alabama Has Second Highest Growth in the Nation for VEX Robotics – The 2019 Southern Regional VEX Robotics Conference Provides Essential Training for Teachers 

          • COSAM Office of Student Services Welcomes Students Back with Free Snacks, Goodies and Helpful Information 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus: BioPhysics Expert, Michael Gramlich 

          • COSAM Peer Advisor Shows Appreciation Through Art 

          • COSAM Student Working to Bring More Medical Options to Nigeria

   

  January 8, 2019

  • • • • • Letter from the Dean – R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity 

          • Department of Geosciences Colloquium, Matthew DeCesare 

          • Inside COSAM Labs – Dr. Adriana Avila-Flores – Exploring Nanomaterials 

          • Save the Date – Third Annual Auburn Azalea Festival is April 20 

          • COSAM Leader Wants to Make a Difference in Healthcare 

   

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  2018

  December 18, 2018

  • • • • • Physics Collaboration is Awarded Two Days on the Hubble Space Telescope to Study Comet 46P/Wirtanen

          • Dean and Mrs. Giordano Thank Staff at Annual Holiday Event 

          • COSAM Office of Student Services Offers Encouragement and Goodies to Students During Finals  

          • COSAM Student Learns Valuable Lessons on Path to Become OB/GYN 

   

  December 11, 2018

  • • • • • COSAM Graduation Marshal Kirklin L. McWhorter Discovers His Passion for Teaching and Research 

          • Women of South’s BEST Robotics Championship Learn of Marine Biology Advances During Luncheon 

          • COSAM Students, Faculty and Staff Have Fun Kicking Off Geography Awareness Week 

          • Planetary Scientist Speaks at the Department of Physics Colloquium 

          • COSAM Leader Reflects Fondly Over Time Spent at Auburn 

   

  December 4, 2018

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - December 2018 

          • Students are the Shining Stars at South’s BEST 

          • Two COSAM Researchers Recipients of AAAS Distinction 

          • Angela Wilson Presents at the Department of Chemistry Colloquium 

          • Limited Supply of Auburn Azaleas for Sale 

   

  November 27, 2018

  • • • • • COSAM Hosts First Undergraduate Research Fair 

          • COSAM Faculty Focus: Laura Bilenker Researches Valuable Deposits of Precious Metals by Making Magma in the Lab 

          • It’s On! South’s BEST Robotics Championship This Weekend! 

          • Two Auburn Physicists Investigate New Materials for Applications in Power Electronics to Increase Energy Efficiency 

          • Upcoming COSAM Graduate Helps Pave the Way for Women in Mathematics 

   

  November 20, 2018

  • • • • • Inside COSAM Labs – Martin Medina – Stalagmites and Paleoclimatology 

          • COSAM Alumnus to Attend 50th Iron Bowl 

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Engages Potential Students at SERMACS 

          • Associate Professor of Chemistry Wei Zhan Awarded $471,772 NSF Grant to Research Liposomes with Asymmetry 

          • Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium – Lori Alvin 

          • COSAM World-Traveler Finds Passion for Surgery 

   

  November 13, 2018

  • • • • • Physics Collaboration is Awarded Two Days on the Hubble Space Telescope to Study Comet 46P/Wirtanen

          • COSAM’s Scott Santos, Distinguished Alumnus

          • Daniel Udochi Wins COSAM T-Shirt Contest 

          • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium: Stephen Maldonado, University of Michigan

          • Graduate Student from the Department of Physics Wins Poster Contest AVS 65th International Symposium and Exhibition

          • COSAM Senior from New Mexico Splits Time between Track and Field and Research at Auburn

   

  November 6, 2018

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - November 2018 

          • Steven Mansoorabadi, Rising Star Researching Methane Conversion 

          • High School Students Learn More About STEM Programs During High School Visitation Day 

          • COSAM’s Putter Tiatragul Selected to Present at University’s Thesis Competition

          • COSAM Student Profile – First Generation College Student Works through COSAM to Become Surgeon

          • Alumni Spotlight: Daniel White, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Clearside Biomedical

   

  October 30, 2018

  • • • • • Alabama State Representative Joe Lovvorn Presents a Check for BEST Robotics 

          • Inside COSAM Labs – Ming Chen – Organic Monomers and Mirror Images

          • Vincent Careau Speaks at the Department of Biological Sciences Colloquium 

          • Auburn Students Inspire Future Scientists During National Chemistry Week 

          • COSAM Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Dentistry Student Caroline Norris

          • Meet the Award-Winning Department of Physics 

   

  October 23, 2018

  • • • • • Auburn University Awarded Traditional Section 6 Funding for Plant Life

          • COSAM Enhances Training for Students at Auburn University

          • Author Mary Helen Brown Signs Books at Leadership Council Luncheon

          • COSAM Hosts Robotics Competition in Gulf Shores, Alabama

          • Understanding the Evolution of Animals: It All Starts with Comb Jellies

   

  October 16, 2018

  • • • • • COSAM Faculty Focus: Gregory J. Puleo 

          • Chemistry Faculty, Ming Chen, Discusses Beckman Young Investigators Interview and Presentation

          • Sixth Annual Open House Engages Visitors with Hands-on Demonstrations at the Auburn University Natural History Museum 

          • “War Eagle” from Angkor Wat, Cambodia 

          • COSAM Sophomore Speaks at Samford Society 

   

  October 9, 2018

  • • • • • COSAM Distinguished Alumnus: Dr. S. D. “Dave” Worley

          • Astrophysicist Dr. Tim McKay Shares Insight on Equity in STEM Education 

          • Inside COSAM Labs – Dr. Daniel Warner – Phenotypes and Fitness 

          • COSAM Students Make a Difference through Rural Medicine

          • Coming Home: Geosciences Professor Studies Resiliency after Major Storms 

   

  October 2, 2018

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - October 2018 

          • 2018 Lilly-Lovelace Distinguished Service Award Recipients

          • A Bright (and Glowing) Future Ahead: Auburn's Plasma Researchers Shine Bright on the Global Stage

          • Dr. Carlos Garner, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Eli Lilly and Company, Shares Insight with Auburn University Students

          • Dr. Ken Ono Speaks on Ramanujan at COSAM

   

  September 25, 2018 

  • • • • • COSAM Faculty Focus: Dr. Cissy Ballen Researches Reducing Barriers in the Classroom to Promote Student Success 

          • Chemistry Colloquium – NSF CAREER Awardee Brad Merner 

          • Inside COSAM Labs – Dr. Tonia Schwartz – Functional and Ecological Genomics 

          • Donald E. Davis Arboretum Fall Plant Sale Features Auburn Azaleas 

          • Geosciences Student Conducts Geospatial Analysis Overseas 

          • High School Student Conducts Research in COSAM’s Biology Lab 

   

  September 18, 2018

  • • • • • Auburn Physicists Participate in International Collaboration at World-Class Research Facility Seeking New Energy Source

          • Geosciences Colloquium – Auburn Native Matthew Therrell

          • Alumni Spotlight: COSAM Alumnus is Part of the Opening Bell at NASDAQ

          • Donald E. Davis Arboretum Photo Contest Winners in 2019 Calendar

          • University of Sheffield Visits Auburn

          • First Alumni Tailgate Brings COSAM Family Together

   

  September 11, 2018

  • • • • • Auburn Alumni, Students and Community Members Tee Off at the 23rd Annual Dean’s Scholarship Golf Classic 
  
  

  • • • • • COSAM Faculty Focus: Astrophysicist Dr. Dennis Bodewits Uses Comets to Study the Origins of Our Solar System

          • COSAM Junior Researches Cancer Treatments at Duke University

          • Let’s Get Ready! The South’s BEST Robotics Championship Starts Its Season.

   

  September 4, 2018

  • • • • • Message from Dean Giordano - September 2018

          • COSAM’s Open House Welcomes Students and Shares a Passion for Conservation

          • “Topping Out” Celebration for the New Leach Science Center Addition

          • Chemistry Colloquium - Philip Dawson from the Scripps Research Institute

   

  August 28, 2018

  • • • • • Dr. Rita Graze Receives $1,092,468 NSF CAREER Award to Research Hormone Signaling Pathways

          • Society of Health Professionals Event Honors Students and Pre-Health Director Beverley Childress

          • Alumni Spotlight: Physics Graduate, Laser Jock, College Lecturer, Patent Holder, Scrabble Connoisseur and Author Melisa Buie

          • Golf Tournament Scholarship Recipients Reflect on Award

  
  

  August 21, 2018

  • • • • • Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Excels with $8 Million in External Funding and Eight Prestigious Journal Covers

          • Auburn University STEM Program Selected for Prestigious Diversity Award

          • Mission 100 Launches Hands-on Training for Teachers to Create 100 New VEX-IQ Elementary Robotics Competition Teams in the State of Alabama

          • COSAM Welcomes Students Back

   

  August 14, 2018

  • • • • • COSAM Faculty Receives $650,000 NSF CAREER Award to Develop New Method to Detect Protein Modifications Impacting Diseases such as Cancer

          • Plasma Paper is Top Pick

          • COSAM Junior Researches Ovarian Cancer at Yale University

          • Geosciences Graduate Student Uses Prestigious International Award to Further Support Field Research at Wetumpka Crater

          • COSAM Alumnus Begins Medical School and Offers Advice for Students

   

  August 7, 2018 

  • • • • • Summer Graduation Marshal Learns About Conservation and Seeks to Find Sustainable Business Solutions

          • COSAM Physics and Chemistry Faculty Awarded $530,000 National Science Foundation Grant to Research Oxide Materials Relevant to Fuel Cell Technology

          • The 23rd Annual Dean’s Scholarship Golf Tournament

          • Drone Camp Provides Opportunities to Teach Students STEM Skills

          • New Advising Model Strengthens Support for Students