Feature stories covering the science and technology research efforts by Lamar University faculty and students. News where the intersection of innovation and creativity meet teaching and learning.
Dr. Tilisa Thibodeaux, Dean of the Reaud Honors College, has received nearly $100,00 in funding from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to conduct cutting-edge camps for students interest in STEM disciplines.
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $3000,000 to chemical engineering professor Dr. Helen Lou to lead an interdisciplinary project to equip the future workforce with knowledge and skills on industrial cybersecurity.
Dr. Chiung-Fan Chang, associate professor of sociology, has been granted $131,000 from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as part of their Gulf Research Program initiative.
Lamar University professor Dr. Maryam Hamidi has been granted $173,636 in research funding by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) for a research study titled "Gulf Intracoastal Waterway - Automatic Identification System (AIS) Application.
College of Engineering professor Dr. Qin Qian received $105,000 federal grant funding for industry and community resilience from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Dr. Philip Cole, Chair and Professor of Physics, has been awarded over $300,00 in grant funding to probed the structure of nucleons (protons and neutrons) and to engage undergraduate students in nuclear physics research.