News Archives from the College of Sciences
Congratulations to SDSU Psychology Undergraduate Student Rifqi Affan
Congratulations to Rifqi Affan, an undergraduate psychology student, on receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Rifqi is a MARC scholar (Maximizing Access to Research Careers: NIH/NIGMS), he is the first author on a recently...
Congratulations to SDSU Psychology Student Fernanda Figueroa
Fernanda Figueroa Thursday, April 05, 2018 Raising Researchers “There’s a strong link between financial support and student research success. By Coleen L. Geraghty This story appears in the spring 2018 issue of 360: The Magazine of San Diego State...
Anton Donald Ptacek
Gone but not forgotten Lecturing to Shannon in the Blue Mountains, Australia Anton Donald Ptacek passed away at the age of 84 on March 22, 2018 in Edmonds, WA. Don was born on November 17, 1933 in Chicago, IL to Anton and Anna Ptacek. He was a...
Congratulations to Dr. Allison Vaughn
Congratulations to Dr. Allison Vaughn on receiving the WPA Early Career Research Award for her work on social relationships, stigma, and health! WPA EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARDALLISON VAUGHNSan Diego State University Dr. Allison Vaughn is Associate Professor...
IBA Pacific Section Winners – 2018
Top row left: Kip Herring, Jack Brown (grad), Bennett Spevack Bottom row left: Maddie Burvan (undergrad), Micheal Levenson (undergrad), Bonnie Bloeser, Mark Korte-Nahabedian (grad), and Abbey Warner (grad) Your 2018 IBA team took first place at last weeks...
Congratulations to SDSU Psychology Undergraduate Student Tara Montgomery
Congratulations to Tara Montgomery, an undergraduate psychology student in Dr. Katherine Turner’s Forensic Attention Lab, who was granted the Dean’s Award for the College of Sciences Student Research Symposium. Tara received the award for her oral presentation titled,...
SDSU Computer Science Department Lecturer Position
San Diego State University College of Sciences Department of Computer Science Lecturer of Computer Science (Full-Time or Part-Time) The Department of Computer Science is seeking a non-tenure track, full-time or part-time lecturer. Candidates are expected to teach...
Congratulations to SDSU Psychology Students Advancing to CSU Research Competition
Monday, March 12, 2018 10 SDSU Students Advance to CSU Student Research Competition Hundreds of students presented original research and creative projects at the 11th Student Research Symposium. By Ryan Schuler “More than 520 undergraduate and graduate students...
Seminar – Vic Camp
Early History of the Yellowstone Hotspot and its Interaction with the Subducting Farallon Slab Dr. Vic Camp San Diego State UniversityWednesday April 11th, 2018CSL 422 – 1pm Abstract Recent evidence suggests that the Yellowstone hotspot is a long-lived feature...
Seminar – Drake Singleton
Shallow soft sediment deformation at IODP sites C0006 and C0007, Nankai Trough, Japan: evidence for strong ground motion at the frontal thrust Drake SingletonSan Diego State UniversityWednesday, March 21st, 2018CSL 422 – 1pm AbstractFor over 50 years the...
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Seminar – Shannon Klotsko
Deglacial stratigraphy of Beaufort Margin sediments, Arctic Ocean Dr. Shannon KlotskoSan Diego State UniversityWednesday, March 14, 20181 pm – CSL 422 AbstractThe Arctic Ocean is rapidly changing in response to warming climate. For insight into environmental...
Colloquium Friday Mar 2, 2018 at 2 pm: Uncertainty Quantification in the supercomputing era, Dr. Rodrigo Navarro Perez, Ohio University
Colloquium Friday Mar 2, 2018 at 2 pm: Uncertainty Quantification in the supercomputing era, Dr. Rodrigo Navarro Perez, Ohio University Room P-148, Physics building. Refreshments served at 1:45 pm. ABSTRACT: Uncertainty quantification has seen a strong renewed...
Seminar – Marsha French
Authigenic Quartz: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Developing a Model for Preserving Porosity in Deep, Hot Sandstone Reservoirs Marsha French Colorado School of Mines AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Thursday, February 15th, 2018 – CSL 422, noon Abstract Authigenic quartz...
Colloquium Friday Feb 16, 2018, 2 pm: “Exploring phases of dense matter with astrophysics of compact stars,” Dr. Armen Sedrakian, J. W. Goethe University
Colloquium: “Exploring phases of dense matter with astrophysics of compact stars” Dr. Armen Sedrakian, J. W. Goethe University 2 pm Friday, Feb 16, 2018 in P-148 In this talk, I will focus on the behavior of matter at high densities in compact stars...
SDSU Joins Push for Improving Undergraduate Math Education
SDSU is at the forefront of utilizing active learning in introductory mathematics courses. A National Science Foundation grantsupports a new approach for STEM degree hopefuls. “There is clear and growing evidence that we can improve math learning and retention...
Colloquium Friday Jan 26, 2018 2 pm: “Nuclear Physics for Neutrinos, Dark Matter and more”
“Nuclear Physics for Neutrinos, Dark Matter and more” — Dr. Saori Pastore, Los Alamos National Lab Friday, Jan 26, 2018 at 2pm in P-148 ABSTRACT: Next-generation experiments are poised to explore lepton-number violation, discern the neutrino...
Founding of the new Women in STEM student club
WSTEM is a recognized student organization whose purpose is to promote and encourage women in STEM and provide a safe and supportive space. The goals are to educate, support, and empower women in the STEM fields throughout all parts of their life as well as teach the...