Tag: Natural and Applied Sciences
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Faculty note: Mahfuz publication
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Assistant Prof. Mohammad Upal Mahfuz (Natural and Applied Sciences) recently had a paper accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience Journal. The title is “Concentration-Encoded Subdiffusive Molecular Communication: Theory, Channel Characteristics, and Optimum Signal Detection.” Details on the paper as well as its abstract can be found here. Prof. Mahfuz’s research interests are…
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U.S. Forest Service spotlights recent Howe (and company) research
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In a recent news release, the U.S. Forest Service praised the work of Prof. Bob Howe, Director of UWGB Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, and his research collaborators. The release describes recently published results from the Nicolet National Bird Survey (NNBS) and parallel studies in other western Great Lakes national forests. For more than 25 years,…
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Register for the Wis. Science and Technology Forum
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Time is running out to register for the ninth annual Wisconsin Science and Technology Symposium, a signature networking event for UW researchers, students and industry. The symposium takes place August 2-3, 2016, on the UW Oshkosh campus and will showcase R&D – from CO2 reduction and quorum sensing in plants to award-winning undergraduate research that…
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Faculty publication: NAS faculty team up for key research, groundwater findings
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When NAS faculty members teamed-up for key groundwater research, they discovered minerals that had not previously been found in Northeast Wisconsin. Professors John Luczaj, Michael McIntire and Megan Olson Hunt had an article, “Geochemical Characterization of Trace MVT Mineralization in Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks of Northeastern Wisconsin, USA,” published recently by Geosciences 2016. The article links…
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Sprouting sustainability practices: UW-Green Bay student Tyler Delsart grows in SLO garden manager role
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Nestled into the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Student Services Plaza, between the University Union and the Cofrin Library, is a quaint organic garden, complements of the student organization, “Sustainable, Local, and Organic (SLO) Food Alliance.” The guy with the trowel and a hose is likely student Tyler Delsart. SLO was created in 2008, when a…
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UW-Green Bay experts on anger and birds discuss Angry Birds
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UW-Green Bay professors Ryan Martin, Ph.D. (Psychology and Human Development) and Bob Howe, Ph.D. (Natural and Applied Sciences, Cofrin Center for Biodiversity) give their take on Angry Birds based on their respective areas of expertise — anger and birds. The Sony film Angry Birds soared to the number one spot at the box office on…
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‘Technology is getting closer to allowing us to really play God’
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Michael Draney (Natural and Applied Science) was quoted extensively in a story, “The Allure and Folly of Specicide,” about the Zika virus and the possibility of eradicating mosquito vectors of diseases. Draney provides some useful insight into the debate regarding whether or not this specicide is a logical, viable option. See the…
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Faculty note: Holzem speaks on Manure Management research
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Prof. Ryan Holzem (Natural and Applied Science) attended the American Society of Civil and Environmental Engineers (ASCE) Environmental and Water Resource Institute (EWRI) World Environmental and Water Resource Congress, held in West Palm Beach, Florida, from May 22-26. Holzem gave a talk evaluating the research he completed with Prof. John Katers on advanced manure dewatering…
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Faculty note: Grubisha elected to term
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Lisa Grubisha, Assistant Professor of Biology (NAS), has been elected to a two-year term as Councilor for Genetics and Molecular Biology for the Mycological Society of America (MSA). Grubisha, a member of the MSA since 1996, is also currently serving on the MSA Annual Meeting Program Committee.
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Verona students ‘had the best time’ with UWGB’s Prof. Marker
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UW-Green Bay Human Biology Prof. James Marker (front left), hosted students from Verona High school (part of the College Credit in High School (CCIHS) Intro. Human Biology course) recently for a few hours of learning and fun while studying anatomy and physiology. They spent an hour engaging in such things as taking blood pressure and…