College of Science and Technology
News Story
Motivated by a compelling need to make a difference in alternative energy, Eric Hunter pursued a bachelor’s degree in physics at Temple. Along the way, he became involved in dark matter research in the lab of Physics Professor C. J. Martoff, which led to a U.S. Department of Energy fellowship at Italy’s Gran Sasso National Laboratory, one of the world’s leading dark matter detection facilities. Following graduation, Hunter will pursue graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
May 14, 2013
News Story
Temple researchers Justin Shi, Nadine Martin and Emily Keshner recently received a $275,000 grant to develop a virtual speech therapist that will provide people with aphasia with more cost-effective access to repetition and practice exercises that are crucial to speech recovery.
May 1, 2013
News Story
Hosted by the College of Science and Technology (CST) Saturday as part of Alumni Weekend, TEDxTempleU explored how scientists investigate the world, embrace uncertainty and discover new knowledge. The event featured two CST students and six CST faculty members, including Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michael Zdilla, who demonstrated the Leidenfrost Effect by putting liquid nitrogen in his mouth during a talk on the uncertain path to renewable fuels.
April 22, 2013
Accolade
Mike Zdilla, an assistant professor of chemistry, has been named a 2013 Naval Young Investigator by the Department of the Navy. A total of $8.2 million is distributed among this year's 16 recipients, chosen from a field of 310 candidates and representing 13 academic institutions throughout the country.
Mike Zdilla, an assistant professor of chemistry, has been named a 2013 Naval Young Investigator by the Department of the Navy.
A total of...
April 3, 2013
In the Media
The recent sinkhole tragedy in Florida has called attention to the fact that Pennsylvania’s geology makes it among the leaders in sinkholes....
March 11, 2013
Accolade
Temple University freshmen Damara McDowell and Cindy Zhang have been selected as recipients of Comcast's Gustave G. Amsterdam Leadership Award, which honors students who graduated from a Philadelphia high school and are continuing their education at a Philadelphia college or university.
Temple University freshmen Damara McDowell and Cindy Zhang were recently selected as recipients of Gustave G. Amsterdam Leadership Award, presented...
February 27, 2013
Michael Klein elected honorary fellow of Trinity College at Cambridge
Accolade
College of Science and Technology Interim Dean Michael Klein has been elected as an honorary fellow of Trinity College, a college of the University...
February 26, 2013
News Story
College of Science and Technology Interim Dean Michael Klein has been elected as an honorary fellow of Trinity College, a college of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
February 12, 2013
In the Media
Archaeologists, historians and other experts at the University of Leicester told the world Monday: The bones of Richard III have been found. Interest...
February 5, 2013
In the Media
The oil industry maintains that dispersants should be part of routine response to deep-water blowouts. But in tests, Erik Cordes, a biologist at...
January 22, 2013
In the Media
A Temple researcher has proved that a salamander may get energy the way plants do it — from the sun. Research by Temple graduate student Erin Graham...
January 18, 2013
In the Media
In Oregon, developers believe they’ve made a major breakthrough that solves two problems holding back the next level of geothermal development:...
January 14, 2013
John Allen Paulos to receive math board's Communications Award
Accolade
John Allen Paulos is the recipient of the 2013 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award. A professor of mathematics at...
January 15, 2013
In the Media
Plans to construct offshore wind farms include an agreement to limit noise that may be harmful to marine mammals. At the Jersey Shore, the concern is...
December 12, 2012
News Story
On Friday, Temple earth and environmental science faculty and graduate students explored areas along a New Jersey beachfront to uncover the geological signature of Superstorm Sandy recorded in the layers of sand. The researchers examined washovers and other geological features for deposits of light and heavy minerals in the sand as evidence of the wave surges that caused so much destruction.
December 10, 2012
PhD candidate Avirup Sil given the 2012 Award for Outstanding Research by a Graduate Student of the College of Science and Technology
Accolade
Avirup Sil, a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, was awarded the 2012 Award for Outstanding Researchby a...
November 21, 2012
Computer and Information Sciences professo awarded excellence in teaching award
Accolade
Alexander Yates, assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, has been awarded "The Steven Petchon...
November 21, 2012
News Story
Leading mathematicians came to Temple Nov. 11-12 for a conference honoring former Temple mathematics professor and researcher Marvin Knopp. A member of Temple’s mathematics faculty since 1976, Knopp was a leading expert in the theory of modular forms and a pioneering figure in the theory of Eichler cohomology, modular integrals, and generalized modular forms. He passed away in December at the age of 78.
November 13, 2012
Chemistry Professor Franklin Davis Receives the 2012 Gassman Award
Accolade
Chemistry Professor Franklin Davis was awarded the 2012 Gassman Award from the American Chemical Society. The $3,000 award is presented...
November 8, 2012
In the Media
So much of our lives revolve around STEM — sciences, technology, engineering and math — yet fewer Americans are entering these fields. Jamie Bracey,...
October 22, 2012
News Story
Initially installed in 2010, a broad-band seismometer that has recorded some of the major seismic events of the past two years was brought back into service last week on the Ambler campus after taking on water and going off-line this past summer.
October 18, 2012
News Story
A $475,000 U.S. Department of Defense grant will enable the purchase of a scanning electron microscope, the third major piece of microscopy equipment acquired by Temple researchers in the past three years. The microscope will be installed in the College of Engineering and available for use by researchers in mechanics, physics, materials engineering, earth and environmental science, biomedical engineering, medicine and chemistry by spring.
September 4, 2012
News Story
To encourage students to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and math, Temple hosted 59 Philadelphia middle school students for a two-week summer science camp.
August 15, 2012
In the Media
High-tech gadgets can be hard on our bodies. Repetitive stress injury affects your whole body, not just the part you've overused, said Mary Barbe, a...
August 1, 2012
News Story
More than 50 school students from throughout the Greater Philadelphia area spent a day learning about beach ecology and clearing plastic debris in the Delaware Bay as part of the two-week ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp hosted by Temple’s College of Science and Technology. Other camp activities included a camping trip to the Poconos, a visit to a coal mine, collection and analysis of pond water samples and a demonstration of the mathematics underlying the Mayan Calendar.
July 24, 2012
