Archive for August 2020

Brandon Roy ’20 Published in Biosensors

Brandon Roy ’20, biochemistry & molecular biology, was published in Biosensors, a peer-reviewed journal, for work done as an LVC undergraduate. Roy was part of Dr. Michelle Rasmussen’s research group, which also included Julia Rutherford ’18, Anna Weaver ’21, and Kevin Beaver ’19. 

Dr. Lehr Published in National Journal

Dr. Michael E. Lehr, clinical associate professor of physical therapy, published a Case Report, Clinical Reasoning and Use of a Literature Review During the Management of Patellofemoral Syndrome, in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice (Vol. 32, No. 2, March 2020). 

Dr. Pitonyak Awarded NSF Grant for Student-Faculty Research

Dr. Daniel Pitonyak ’08, assistant professor of physics, received a three-year, $164,862 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund his theoretical nuclear physics research. The grant will support ongoing student-faculty research as his team seeks “to map out a 3-dimensional image of the internal structure of visible matter.” Visit here to learn more

Miller ’21 Presents on Internship Research

Joshua Miller ’21, physics and mathematics, presented “AI for Uncertainty Quantification in QCD Analysis” on July 31. The presentation evolved from his research conducted as part of the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. During his summer 2020 internship, Miller worked with physicists from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Va.