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Kennesaw State physics professors will continue study of elementary particles

September 12, 2024

The beat goes on for Kennesaw State University researchers Nikolaos Kidonakis and Marco Guzzi. The two have received their second joint grant in three years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance the study of the Higgs boson 鈥攁lso known as the 鈥淕od particle,鈥� the top quark, and the proton, which are relevant to the physics program of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland.

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Kennesaw State celebrates Birla Carbon Scholars at symposium

August 23, 2024

Kennesaw State University student Emily Manqueros鈥� study of the efficacy of bioglass on bringing medical treatments into human bodies won the top prize at the Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium on Thursday. Now in its 11th year, the symposium marks the completion of an intensive summer research program that allows students to apply their studies toward sponsored projects under the guidance of Kennesaw State faculty scholars.

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Kennesaw State graduate applies research skills to USDA fellowship

August 22, 2024

As an undergraduate student at Kennesaw State University, Ashley Belinfante scoured the campus searching for mosquitos to screen for viruses. Now, Belinfante uses those skills to aid the country鈥檚 agricultural community, identifying bacterial respiratory infections in swine and searching for solutions through a fellowship with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) with the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Kennesaw State physics major pursues life-changing research

August 19, 2024

From her time at Osborne High School, Emily Manqueros knew she wanted to do research in physics, not just study it. The rising junior from Smyrna said classes in astronomy and physics taught her how physical forces effect everything around her, and she wanted to immerse herself in them. So, she came to Kennesaw State University for the opportunity to conduct research right away as a freshman. 鈥淗onestly, the research opportunities drew me to KSU,鈥� said Manqueros, who is pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 degree in physics in Kennesaw State鈥檚 College of Science and Mathematics. 鈥淥ther colleges mainly take graduate students for their research, and I knew that at KSU I could do meaningful research even if I was an undergraduate student.鈥�

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Kennesaw State maps path to growth, increased national prominence

August 08, 2024

Kennesaw State University leaders have unveiled 鈥淭aking Flight,鈥� a new strategic plan that embraces the institution鈥檚 色色啦 as an emerging top public research university, while expanding its impact through excellence in teaching, relevant research, and community partnerships that benefit the region, state, and nation.

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Kennesaw State project aims to change minds on native plants

July 19, 2024

With ecology as common ground, Mario Bretfeld, Michael Blackwell, and Eric Duncan have taken on a bit of a marketing project. They want people to love weeds. Using scientific acumen, the trio want people to reconsider certain plants as beneficial to the environment, thanks to a project housed at Kennesaw State University鈥檚 Field Station.

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Kennesaw State student researcher explores arsenic's medicinal potential

June 26, 2024

Shifa Maherali Jiwani is a freshman biology major who is participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), where she is studying arsenic as a potential medicine. Jiwani is conducting her research, 鈥淪earch for Novel Arsenic Containing Antibiotics,鈥� in the lab of Masafumi Yoshinaga, associate professor of molecular and cellular biology in the College of Science and Mathematics.

Grant will help Kennesaw State math professor analyze electromagnetic waves

June 21, 2024

The stereotype of mathematics and mathematicians involves a solitary pursuit of knowledge, but Eric Stachura knows better. The Kennesaw State University assistant professor of mathematics works on quantitative analysis of electromagnetic waves and keeps a collaborative research practice with colleagues near and far. That partnership has led to a three-year grant worth $223,206 from the Army Research Office, a director of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory.

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Kennesaw State physics major to spend summer at CERN

May 28, 2024

Growing up with an interest in space exploration, Casey Hampson knew physics would take him a long way. The Kennesaw State University rising junior has fulfilled that promise, accepting a research opportunity this summer at CERN in Switzerland, one of 15 students from the United States.

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Kennesaw State graduate brings two worlds together

May 07, 2024

Sometimes, Sarah Chang鈥檚 days started at 8 a.m. with a class and a lecture in the College of Science and Mathematics and ended at 11 p.m. with the sounds of her violin in a practice room at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music. Chang admitted at times the long days wore on her, but she has achieved the goal of her self-designed academic journey鈥攂achelor鈥檚 degrees in biology and music performance from Kennesaw State University.

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