Geoffrey Bowers, assistant professor of chemistry, is continuing a long term collaboration with scientists at Michigan State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The research, for the U.S. Department of Energy, develops general principles for understanding the role natural solid surfaces play in our energy infrastructure. Bowers recently received funding that will enhance new instrumentation Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Receives NIH Grant to Support Research Infrastructure
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the state’s public honors college, was one of only six institutions awarded a grant in the 2014-15 award cycle from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $435,620 award will be distributed over a five-year period and Find out more »
Ashley Dam ’17 Awarded Gilman Grant for Summer Study in The Gambia
First-year student and DeSousa Brent Scholar at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Ashley Dam has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International grant for a study abroad opportunity in The Gambia this summer. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the scholarship financially supports students who wish to broaden Find out more »
Matt Flyr wins REU
Matt Flyr ’16 has been awarded an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduate) funded by the National Science Foundation. This summer, he will research the economic impacts of phosphorous pollution and mitigation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Flyr was one of ten finalists chosen out of 300 applicants from across the United States.
Eller Receives Highly Competitive NSF Grant Award
*Update: Assistant Professor Leah Eller has recently returned from a chemistry education conference at Widener University, in which her work with microwave chemistry was discussed by Dr. Marsha Baar of Muhlenberg College during a session. The conference presented an opportunity to network with other chemists and promote both the microwave chemistry and the green chemistry efforts Find out more »
Cranking Up the Heat in Organic Chemistry
When you think of organic chemistry, what comes to mind? Perhaps structures, properties and reactions? For St. Mary’s College of Maryland Assistant Professor Leah Eller, microwaves can also be thrown into that mix. Eller’s colleagues Shaun Murphree of Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and Jun Shin of Queensborough Community College in New York agree that microwaves Find out more »
New Teaching and Learning Coordinators
Drs. Leslie Bayers and Brandi Stanton have agreed to serve as St. Mary’s inaugural Teaching and Learning Coordinators. In this role they will work with a steering committee and the Associate Dean of Faculty to plan current teaching and learning activities such as the Teaching Excellence Workshops, New Faculty Orientation, Mutual Mentoring groups, and Teaching Find out more »
Philanthropists Make Million Dollar Commitment to St. Mary’s College
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s President Joseph R. Urgo announces the receipt of a one million dollar commitment from philanthropists Eveline and William P. Roberts, III. The Roberts Family Financial Aid Endowment is a need-based scholarship fund that will provide annual support to academically talented students attending St. Mary’s College. “We are deeply appreciative of Find out more »
“Race to the Top” Sub-Grant Awarded to Director of Teacher Education Lois Stover
Lois Stover, director of teacher education, and colleagues in Educational Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, have received a sub-grant in the amount of $25,000 from the Maryland State Department of Education as part of the “Race to the Top” Teach for Maryland (Maryland Teaching Consortium) Network. The grant will support a collaborative project Find out more »
Friebele Selected for Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award
Billy Friebele, assistant professor of art at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has been chosen for a Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) Individual Artist Award in media/digital/electronic arts. The award comes with a $1,000 grant to support Friebele’s art. The MSAC makes awards to Maryland artists annually through a competitive application process, aimed to promote and Find out more »