College of Science and Technology
College of Science and Technology, Sbarro co-host D.C. conference
Type: Accolade
The College of Science and Technology joined the Sbarro Health Research Organization, the National Italian American Foundation and the Giovan Giacomo Giordano Foundation in co-hosting “Current Advances in Medicine, Surgery and Biotechnology.” The one-day conference was held Oct. 25 in Washington, D.C.
October 30, 2013
Social media assists in new licensing agreement for a Temple technology
Type: News Story
The use of the social media platform LinkedIn has led to the licensing of a Temple-created technology for the cleaning of water used in hydro-fracking for natural gas extraction.
September 27, 2013
Robot opera results from art and science collaboration
Type: News Story
An unconventional collaboration between Boyer music professor Maurice Wright and computer sciences professor Rolf Lakaemper has yielded a new form of opera that will be presented this weekend at the Conwell Dance Theater.
September 18, 2013
STEM programs are focus of summer camp programs for youth
Type: News Story
Temple held a variety of programs and experiences this summer to help build interest and enhance STEM skills among middle and high school students.
August 30, 2013
Temple mathematicians honored
Type: Accolade
Two Temple mathematicians have been honored for their research in traffic flow theory.
August 7, 2013
Temple chemist receives Kaufman New Investigator Award to support research
Type: News Story
William M. Wuest, an assistant professor of chemistry at Temple University’s College of Science and Technology, has been named a recipient of one of the first new investigator awards from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation. The award will support his research on drug resistance in bacteria.
July 26, 2013
Klein appointed dean of Temple's College of Science and Technology
Type: Announcement
Temple University President Neil D. Theobald has announced the appointment of Michael L. Klein as the dean of the College of Science and Technology (CST) at Temple, effective July 1. Klein, a renowned computational scientist, has served as interim dean of CST since July 2012.
June 18, 2013
Department of Energy fellowship propels physics grad
Type: 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.
May 14, 2013
Aphasia patients may soon get help using a virtual speech therapist
Type: 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
TEDxTempleU brings science with style to Alumni Weekend
Type: 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.
April 22, 2013
Temple students receive Comcast's Gustave G. Amsterdam Leadership Award
Type: 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.
February 27, 2013
Michael Klein elected honorary fellow of Trinity College at Cambridge
Type: Accolade
February 26, 2013
Michael Klein elected honorary fellow of Trinity College at Cambridge
Type: 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
Temple grad student proves that salamander species is solar-powered
Type: In the Media
January 18, 2013
Wind turbine builders agree to limit construction during whale migrations
Type: In the Media
December 12, 2012
Researchers dig into Hurricane Sandy’s geological legacy
Type: 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
Type: Accolade
November 21, 2012
Computer and Information Sciences professo awarded excellence in teaching award
Type: Accolade
November 21, 2012
Mathematics conference honors late Temple professor Marvin Knopp
Type: 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.
November 13, 2012
Scientists re-install seismometer at Temple Ambler
Type: 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