College of Sciences Class of 2023 Andrew Lindgren Loves Getting Dirty in the Mud, in Caves and on Research Vessels Stellar STEM Students Shine at the 2023 Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair at ODU 2023 College of Sciences Faculty, Staff and Student Award Winners ODU’s Ocean & Earth Sciences Ocean Bowl Makes Huge Splash College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Program (COSURP) Awards 2023-2024 ODU Commemorates Dr. Govind S. 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Neither Can These Researchers Forrest “Pat” Clay, Physics Professor Emeritus, Dies at 93 Forrest “Pat” Clay, Physics Professor Emeritus, Dies at 93 ODU Professor Patrick Hatcher’s Quest for Excellence in Chemistry Virginia High School Students Compete in Virtual Blue Crab Bowl Don Ogelsby, Elements of a Science Trailblazer An Overlooked Source to the Quality of Coastal Water Alumna Uses Ph.D. in Physics as a Patent Lawyer Imani Black, Diving Deep into A Career in Marine Biology Newly Discovered Fossil Named After ODU Professor Dr. Waller Discusses Cicadas versus Locusts with the Virginian Pilot Dr. Waller Discusses Cicadas versus Locusts with the Virginian Pilot Psychology Alumnus Reigns as Influencer on Social Media Mitchell Kerver Awarded Fellowship from the Center for Nuclear Femtography Mitchell Kerver Awarded Fellowship from the Center for Nuclear Femtography Q&A: What are the Lasting Side Effects of COVID-19? 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Havey Posthumously Awarded Professor Emeritus Designation ODU Chapter of Society of Physics Students Recognized as "Distinguished Chapter" ODU Chapter of Society of Physics Students Recognized as "Distinguished Chapter" Outstanding Scholar Igniting Passion with a Ph.D. in Chemistry Time is Relative for Physics December 2020 Graduate Double Major, Diversity and December 2020 Graduate Curiosity in Chemistry Led Ph.D. Student to ODU A Love for Squids is a Driving Force to Get More Women in Sciences December Graduate Feature: Persistence is Key in Coding Physics Professor Introduces a New Research Tool at Jefferson Lab Physics Professor Introduces a New Research Tool at Jefferson Lab Voting is Her Way of Using Her Voice ODU Ph.D. Physics Student Selected for Department of Energy’s Science Research Program ODU Ph.D. Physics Student Selected for Department of Energy’s Science Research Program Physics Phenom: Kathy McCormick, Ph.D. Alum Army Vet & ODU Ph.D. Alumnus Pursues His Passion in Physics Army Vet & ODU Ph.D. Alumnus Pursues His Passion in Physics Winner projects of the 1st Raspberry Pi Programming contest–Fall 2020 Winner projects of the 1st Raspberry Pi Programming contest–Fall 2020 Physics Professor Introduces a New Research Tool at Jefferson Lab Supporting Mental Health to Help Monarchs THRIVE During COVID REYES Virtual Science and Engineering Program Is a Global Success for ODU REYES Virtual Science and Engineering Program Is a Global Success for ODU A New Wellness Service for Monarchs in the Math and Science Resource Center An Oceanography Student-Athlete is a Team Player During Summer Internship Little Bundle Supermom Scholarship Little Bundle Supermom Scholarship ODU Ph.D. Physics Student Selected for Department of Energy’s Science Research Program ODU Ph.D. Physics Student Selected for Department of Energy’s Science Research Program Taking Steps to Help Underserved Students Through Mental Health & Education 5K Walk Discovering the Source of Sea Level Rise Since 1900 Army Vet & ODU Ph.D. Alumnus Pursues His Passion in Physics Raspberry Pi Contest - Fall 2020 Raspberry Pi Contest - Fall 2020 Multiple Physics Graduate Students Win Awards Multiple Physics Graduate Students Win Awards Computer Science Ph.D. Candidate Works to Solve the 404 Error Message Biological Sciences Major Maximizes Opportunities in Research ODU Researchers Help Develop Revolutionary Tool to Peer into the Depths of the Ocean ODU Researchers Help Develop Revolutionary Tool to Peer into the Depths of the Ocean To Infiniti and Beyond for ODU Mathematics Alumnus Lindsay Thornton Shines at NASA Langley Lindsay Thornton Shines at NASA Langley Welcome New Faculty Setting the Bar High in Chemistry & Biochemistry Above and Beyond Faculty Award Winners Mark D. 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Havey, Distinguished Physics Professor and Eminent Scholar, Dies at 68 ODU Physicists, Students Unlock the Mysteries Within the Atom ODU Physicists, Students Unlock the Mysteries Within the Atom Using Math Data to Predict the Number of New COVID-19 Cases Ph.D. Student Research Sheds New Light on Eating Disorders ODU Psychology Professor Tackles Poor Cyber Hygiene Yasith Jayawardana Receives Sigma-Xi Grant ODU Psychology Professor Tackles Poor Cyber Hygiene Physics Alum has 147,000 YouTube Followers Physics Alum has 147,000 YouTube Followers ODU Physics Professor Published in Nature Chemistry Journal ODU Physics Professor Published in Nature Chemistry Journal Jeremiah Still Named Fellow Congratulations to Jeremiah Still Jeremiah Still Named Fellow Congratulations to Jeremiah Still COS Awards Kelly Romano Receives NIH F31 Grant Kelly Romano Receive NIH F31 grant Kelly Romano Receives NIH F31 Grant Kelly Romano Receive NIH F31 grant Studying the Proton and Neutron Studying the Proton and Neutron Dr. Charles Hyde Publishes New Findings in Nature Physics Dr. Charles Hyde Publishes New Findings in Nature Physics Research Spotlight: Dr. Erin B. 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Using Ocean Sediments to Reconstruct Past Changes in El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Variability College of Sciences Alumni-Faculty-Staff Basketball Party Alumni-Faculty-Staff Basketball Party Fred Dobbs confers with his former PhD student US GEOTRACES Expedition Planning Meeting OES -Assistant Professor of Practice Michelle Covi OES -Prof. Zimmerman Research OES Professor Harvey Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award Cutter Lab participating in the US GEOTRACES Arctic Expedition The latest event in Old Dominion University's innovative Science Pubs OES Chappell Lab Southern Ocean Cruise ODU Geobiologist Nora Noffke Chosen as AAAS Fellow OES Graduate Student - Amanda Laverty OES Summer Intern takes First Place at Tidewater Science Fair: OES Professor Jennifer Georgen NSF Funding Cholera in the Time of Ebola Sophie Clayton has co-authored a published paper Peachy Oceanography OES Researcher to Lead NASA Sea Level Change Team The 2015 ODU OES REU Students in the News! Dr. Wells promoted! Prof. Larry Atkinson appointed Chair of OOI Facility Board How Low Can You Go? Dr. Cutter leads latest US GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean - from Alaska to Tahiti OES -Prof. Dobbs & Post Doc Despoina Lymperopoulou GEODE: Google Earth for Onsite and Distance Education Mulholland Lab has been busy! OES - Hidden Figures Prof. Fred Dobbs Published Paper OES -Graduate Student Selected as Fellow for NSF Measure the Muck with Mulholland Cutter Lab US GEOTRACES Arctic Expedition Update! ODU BLAST was very successful! OES 106 -Undergraduate Students "Go To Sea" OES -Assistant Professor of Practice Michelle Covi OES -Prof. Zimmerman Research OES Professor Harvey Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award Professor Eileen E. Hofmann has been elected President of the Ocean Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union. National Academy of Sciences Committee - Cynthia Jones OES Chappell Lab Southern Ocean Cruise ODU Geobiologist Nora Noffke Chosen as AAAS Fellow David Burdige was recently appointed as a co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. OES Department Chair - Fred C. Dobbs OES Professor Jennifer Georgen NSF Funding Cholera in the Time of Ebola Fred Dobbs confers with his former PhD student US GEOTRACES Expedition Planning Meeting OES Researcher to Lead NASA Sea Level Change Team The 2015 ODU OES REU Students in the News! Dr. Wells promoted! Cutter Lab participating in the US GEOTRACES Arctic Expedition The latest event in Old Dominion University's innovative Science Pubs Dr. Cutter leads latest US GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean - from Alaska to Tahiti OES -Prof. Dobbs & Post Doc Despoina Lymperopoulou OES Graduate Student - Amanda Laverty OES Summer Intern takes First Place at Tidewater Science Fair: OES - Hidden Figures Prof. Fred Dobbs Published Paper Sophie Clayton has co-authored a published paper Peachy Oceanography Cutter Lab US GEOTRACES Arctic Expedition Update! ODU BLAST was very successful! OES 106 -Undergraduate Students "Go To Sea" Prof. Larry Atkinson appointed Chair of OOI Facility Board How Low Can You Go? Professor Eileen E. Hofmann has been elected President of the Ocean Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union. National Academy of Sciences Committee - Cynthia Jones GEODE: Google Earth for Onsite and Distance Education Mulholland Lab has been busy! David Burdige was recently appointed as a co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. OES Department Chair - Fred C. Dobbs OES -Graduate Student Selected as Fellow for NSF Measure the Muck with Mulholland Local Radio Show asks Planetarium Director to Guest Host Local Radio Show asks Planetarium Director to Guest Host Three-Minute Thesis Competition Hones Graduate Students' Skills The "Awesome Award" presented to Gabriel Franke Moskov Amaryan Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society Moskov Amaryan Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society Dr. Cutter leads latest US GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean - from Alaska to Tahiti Dr. Cutter leads latest US GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean - from Alaska to Tahiti Mariana Khachatryan wins Jefferson Lab Graduate Fellowship Mariana Khachatryan wins Jefferson Lab Graduate Fellowship “Our Own” stories: New podcast brings LGBTQ history to life “Our Own” stories: New podcast brings LGBTQ history to life BAND Detector Installed at Jefferson Lab BAND Detector Installed at Jefferson Lab Raul Briceno Selected for Prestigious Department of Energy Research Grant Raul Briceno Selected for Prestigious Department of Energy Research Grant New Chemistry & Biochemistry Building New Chemistry & Biochemistry Building ODU Researchers Explore the Role of Seagrasses in Coastal Carbon Flow State of the College Address Math & Science Resource Center Poster Presentation Virginia Space Grant Consortium Van Norman Travel Grant Award College of Science Dominion Graduate Scholar Recipients Virginia Space Grant Consortium Van Norman Travel Grant Award College of Science Dominion Graduate Scholar Recipients Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter - May 2018 Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter - May 2018 Board of Visitors Appoints Rafia Haq as new Student Representative Board of Visitors Appoints Rafia Haq as new Student Representative Physics Awards at the College of Sciences Awards Ceremony Physics Awards at the College of Sciences Awards Ceremony Larry Weinstein Releases Video Course "Nuclear Physics Explained" Larry Weinstein Releases Video Course "Nuclear Physics Explained" 30th Physics Olympics 30th Physics Olympics Dr. Sara Maxwell on NPR's "With Good Reason" Dr. Sara Maxwell on NPR's "With Good Reason" Gulf Stream affect on flooding in Hampton Roads Gulf Stream affect on flooding in Hampton Roads Dr. Cong Wang receives the Mark Weiser Best Paper Award Local High School Student Authors Research Paper Physics Open House Breaks Records Dr. Cong Wang receives the Mark Weiser Best Paper Award Local High School Student Authors Research Paper Physics Open House Breaks Records Dr. Wayne Hynes awarded grant to study Babesia species in Virginia ticks Dr. Wayne Hynes awarded grant to study Babesia species in Virginia ticks Dr. Leposava Vuskovic and Dr. Emelia L. 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Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter - October 2017 Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter - October 2017 Featured Student: Devin Haslam Featured Student: Devin Haslam New Monarch Extra Features the Pretlow Planetarium New Monarch Extra Features the Pretlow Planetarium Featured Student - Devin Haslam Featured Student - Devin Haslam New technology keeps tabs on the fascinating behavior of Carmel Valley woodpeckers. New technology keeps tabs on the fascinating behavior of Carmel Valley woodpeckers. 2,000 People Visit ODU to View the Solar Eclipse 2,000 People Visit ODU to View the Solar Eclipse Planetarium Director Talks Solar Eclipse on Local Radio Show Planetarium Director Talks Solar Eclipse on Local Radio Show Dr. Raul Briceno Joins the Physics Department Dr. Raul Briceno Joins the Physics Department Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter - June 2017 Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter - June 2017 JLab Particle Detectors Delivered to ODU for Refurbishment JLab Particle Detectors Delivered to ODU for Refurbishment Delicia Malin Named the May Employee of the Month Delicia Malin Named the May Employee of the Month Featured Student: Fotis Drakopoulos Featured Student: Fotis Drakopoulos Ian Balitsky Appointed as Eminent Scholar Ian Balitsky Appointed as Eminent Scholar Gail Dodge Appointed Dean of ODU's College of Sciences Gail Dodge Appointed Dean of ODU's College of Sciences Planetarium Director Excited about Implications of NASA’s Recent Planetary Discovery Planetarium Director Excited about Implications of NASA’s Recent Planetary Discovery Featured Student: Ryan Florin Featured Student: Ryan Florin President Broderick's Op-Ed Mentions Physics Department President Broderick's Op-Ed Mentions Physics Department Dr. Godunov selected as 2017 University Professor Dr. Godunov selected as 2017 University Professor Annette Guzman-Smith Named December's Employee of the Month Annette Guzman-Smith Named December's Employee of the Month Anatoly Radyushkin Named a Recipient of the 2017 SCHEV Oustanding Faculty Award Anatoly Radyushkin Named a Recipient of the 2017 SCHEV Oustanding Faculty Award Justin Mason Awarded "Customer Relations Employee of the Year" Justin Mason Awarded "Customer Relations Employee of the Year" Einstein and Sailing presented by Dr. Sebastian Kuhn Einstein and Sailing presented by Dr. Sebastian Kuhn Theoretical Nuclear/Hadronic Physics - Assistant Professor Theoretical Nuclear/Hadronic Physics - Assistant Professor SPS Pumpkin Drop SPS Pumpkin Drop Wayne Morris Receives Award for Distinguished Performance on the Written Qualifying Exam Wayne Morris Receives Award for Distinguished Performance on the Written Qualifying Exam Science Cafe at Slover Library Science Cafe at Slover Library Featured Student: Tunazzina Islam Featured Student: Tunazzina Islam Cybersecurity Faculty Position available Cybersecurity Faculty Position available Physics Annual Cookout Physics Annual Cookout Chemistry & Biochemistry Fall 2016 Professional Seminars Chemistry & Biochemistry Fall 2016 Professional Seminars Town-N-Gown Grant to Support Pretlow Planetarium Film Showing Town-N-Gown Grant to Support Pretlow Planetarium Film Showing Dr. Godunov Places First in ODU Photography Contest Dr. Godunov Places First in ODU Photography Contest Featured Student: Hao Ji Featured Student: Hao Ji Annual Open House is a Smashing Success Annual Open House is a Smashing Success PCTL: Teaching in the Disciplines - Physics PCTL: Teaching in the Disciplines - Physics SCHEV Honors Physicist Charles Hyde in Richmond Ceremony Annual Physics Department Open House - 2016 SCHEV Honors Physicist Charles Hyde in Richmond Ceremony Annual Physics Department Open House - 2016 Gail Dodge Named APS Woman Physicist of the Month Physicist Charles Hyde wins SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award Gail Dodge Named APS Woman Physicist of the Month Physicist Charles Hyde wins SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award The Organic Syntheses Seminar Series-Spring 2016 The Organic Syntheses Seminar Series-Spring 2016 Dr. Todd Egerton will Co-Host the AERS Spring Meeting on Urban Estuaries Dr. Todd Egerton will Co-Host the AERS Spring Meeting on Urban Estuaries Old Dominion Physics Convention Guides Female Students’ Next Steps Old Dominion Physics Convention Guides Female Students’ Next Steps Nebraska Professor Timothy Gay Speaks about the Physics of Football Nebraska Professor Timothy Gay Speaks about the Physics of Football Justin Mason Named as New Planetarium Director Justin Mason Named as New Planetarium Director The Organic Syntheses Seminar Series-Fall 2015 Joint Efforts with the Computer Science Department Wins Award The Organic Syntheses Seminar Series-Fall 2015 Joint Efforts with the Computer Science Department Wins Award Justin Mason Interviewed about Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Justin Mason Interviewed about Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Anatoly Radyushkin has been named co-recipient of the 2015 JSA Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award along with Xiangdong Ji Anatoly Radyushkin has been named co-recipient of the 2015 JSA Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award along with Xiangdong Ji Physics Faculty, Staff and Students Recognized at the 2015 College of Sciences Award Ceremony Physics Faculty, Staff and Students Recognized at the 2015 College of Sciences Award Ceremony Physics Undergraduate Seniors' Day Physics Undergraduate Seniors' Day The Physics Department's Open House is a Success The Physics Department's Open House is a Success Holly Szumila-Vance has been awarded a Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Holly Szumila-Vance has been awarded a Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Gail Dodge receives SCHEV outstanding faculty award Gail Dodge receives SCHEV outstanding faculty award Bad Movie Night Resoundingly Good Bad Movie Night Resoundingly Good "Recent Paper in Physics. Rev. D by Jo Dudek and David Wilson Chosen as Editors' Suggestion" "Recent Paper in Physics. Rev. D by Jo Dudek and David Wilson Chosen as Editors' Suggestion" Subashini wins the Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award Subashini wins the Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award Larry Weinstein & Tom Hartlove Repurposes Old Detectors Larry Weinstein & Tom Hartlove Repurposes Old Detectors Balsa Terzic Receives Office of Research RSFP Funding Dr. Lawrence Weinstein's Connection with Beyonce Balsa Terzic Receives Office of Research RSFP Funding Dr. Lawrence Weinstein's Connection with Beyonce Gail Dodge Wins SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award Gail Dodge Wins SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award Department of Physics Annual Fall Cookout Thursday, September 18th Department of Physics Annual Fall Cookout Thursday, September 18th Ian Balitsky receives the 30th Annual Faculty Research Achievement Award Ian Balitsky receives the 30th Annual Faculty Research Achievement Award Physics Faculty, Staff and Students Recognized at the 2014 College of Sciences Award Ceremony Physics Faculty, Staff and Students Recognized at the 2014 College of Sciences Award Ceremony Faculty Search in Theoretical Nuclear/Hadronic Physics Faculty Search in Theoretical Nuclear/Hadronic Physics Bayse Selenium Research Takes Aim at Diseases Bayse Selenium Research Takes Aim at Diseases Joseph Newton named Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Joseph Newton named Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Dr. Declan De Paor receives the ODU 2014 Teaching with Technology Award. Dr. Declan De Paor receives the ODU 2014 Teaching with Technology Award. Justin Mason Honored as December Employee of the Month Justin Mason Honored as December Employee of the Month ODU Researchers Write the Book on Energy from Biomass ODU Researchers Write the Book on Energy from Biomass 2013 College of Sciences Award Winners from Physics 2013 College of Sciences Award Winners from Physics COS Doctoral Mentoring Award Winnter COS Doctoral Mentoring Award Winnter Royal Society Invites Bernath to Present His Innovations in Probes for Life on Exoplanets Royal Society Invites Bernath to Present His Innovations in Probes for Life on Exoplanets Mark Havey Named University Professor Stephen Bueltmann Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Charles Sukenik has been Designated as a University Professor Stephen Buletmann Received the Outstanding Undergraduated Research Faculty Mentor Award Doctoral Student Christian Shultz Awarded a SURA Fellowship Charles Hyde Received the Provoist's Leadership in International Education Award Jo Dudek was Selected as one of the Nominees for the SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award Charles Sukenik has been Designated as a University Professor Mark Havey Named University Professor Stephen Bueltmann Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Doctoral Student Christian Shultz Awarded a SURA Fellowship Stephen Buletmann Received the Outstanding Undergraduated Research Faculty Mentor Award Jo Dudek was Selected as one of the Nominees for the SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award Charles Hyde Received the Provoist's Leadership in International Education Award Dudek and Weinstein Help Jefferson Lab Prepare for New Era of Research Dudek and Weinstein Help Jefferson Lab Prepare for New Era of Research Christian Shultz Received the Jefferson Sciences Associates/Jefferson Lab Graduate Fellowship Christian Shultz Received the Jefferson Sciences Associates/Jefferson Lab Graduate Fellowship What’s Hot in Nuclear Physics? Ask ODU’s Jozef Dudek. What’s Hot in Nuclear Physics? Ask ODU’s Jozef Dudek. Physicists Find New Way to Reveal Neutron's Secrets Physicists Find New Way to Reveal Neutron's Secrets Faster Tracks for Particle Accelerators Promoted by ODU Physicists Faster Tracks for Particle Accelerators Promoted by ODU Physicists Nanobiotechnology Researcher Nancy Xu Elected AAAS Fellow Nanobiotechnology Researcher Nancy Xu Elected AAAS Fellow Michael Kunkel Selected to Receive the Best Poster Award Subashini De Silva Awarded a SURA Fellowship Bill Ford and Suba De Silva Awarded JSA Graduate Fellowship William Ford Renewed for SURA Fellowship Jozef Dudek Gets Prestigious DOE Early Career Grant Oguz Er Received Prize at the American Vacuum Society Mid-Atlantic Student Poster Competition Michael Kunkel Selected to Receive the Best Poster Award Saori Pastore Received the ODU Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award Bill Ford and Suba De Silva Awarded JSA Graduate Fellowship Subashini De Silva Awarded a SURA Fellowship Jozef Dudek Gets Prestigious DOE Early Career Grant William Ford Renewed for SURA Fellowship Saori Pastore Received the ODU Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award Oguz Er Received Prize at the American Vacuum Society Mid-Atlantic Student Poster Competition ODU Doctoral Students Win Jefferson Lab Fellowships ODU Doctoral Students Win Jefferson Lab Fellowships ODU Physicists Van Orden, Kuhn and Weinstein Lead Project Taking New Look at Old Data ODU Physicists Van Orden, Kuhn and Weinstein Lead Project Taking New Look at Old Data Popovic Gets Top Award from Institute of Physics in Belgrade Popovic Gets Top Award from Institute of Physics in Belgrade Alexander Gurevich, a Physicist of International Renown Joins ODU Faculty Alexander Gurevich, a Physicist of International Renown Joins ODU Faculty Weinstein Physics Paper Reports Advance in Study of Free Neutrons Weinstein Physics Paper Reports Advance in Study of Free Neutrons Ian Balitsky has been Elected as an APS Fellow Ian Balitsky has been Elected as an APS Fellow Charles Sukenik and Lawrence Weinstein were Awarded the College of Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award Former Ph.D. student Dr. Minarni Shiddiq chosen to be Vice Dean for Academics, School of Science, University of Riau, Indonesia Charles Sukenik and Lawrence Weinstein were Awarded the College of Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award Former Ph.D. student Dr. Minarni Shiddiq chosen to be Vice Dean for Academics, School of Science, University of Riau, Indonesia Ciara Covington is the Head of Class and Finds a Place of Belonging at ODU Statistics Doctoral Student Hasika Wickrama Senevirathne Makes Calculated Moves Towards Success ODU Biology Lecturer Receives Grant to Help High School Students Explore Wildlife ODU’s Ocean Bowl: New Name, Same Synergy of Science for High School Students Visit a MATH/STAT class! 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College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Program Gets Ocean and Earth Sciences students immersive field experience
College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Program Gets Ocean and Earth Sciences students immersive field experience
Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences Awarded Commonwealth Health Grant to Study Tick-Borne Diseases
ODU’s Postdoctoral Researcher Uncovers Rapid, Portable Stress Tests Reveal Drivers of Coral Thermal Tolerance Across the Red Sea
International Medical Expert & Activist Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble Reveals Inequities & Reveals Pioneer at the Daniel E. and Helen N. Sonenshine Endowed Lecture Series in Infectious Diseases
Ocean and Earth Sciences Professor to Explore New Way of Understanding Climate Change with Ocean Salinity
ODU Biology Professor Received $7-million Multi-Award Funding for Collaborative Research to Assess Climate Change Impacts on Coral Reefs
Department of Psychology Hosted New Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates from Across the U.S.
Department of Psychology Hosted New Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates from Across the U.S.
Study detects open ocean density changes as a major driver of multi-decadal variations in coastal sea-level rise
Freshwater Wetland Researchers get New Tool for Calculating Water Budgets Needed to Construct New Wetlands
Professor Whittecar works to prepare STEM students to become middle school science and math teachers.
Professor Whittecar works to prepare STEM students to become middle school science and math teachers.
Professor Eileen E. Hofmann has been elected President of the Ocean Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union.
David Burdige was recently appointed as a co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
Professor Eileen E. Hofmann has been elected President of the Ocean Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union.
David Burdige was recently appointed as a co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
Dr. Lisa Horth named as 2018 Entsminger Fellow for College of Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Lisa Horth named as 2018 Entsminger Fellow for College of Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences
Training Needs Assessment and Evaluation of the Overcome Academy: A Collaboration between ODU and Combat Wounded Coalition
Anatoly Radyushkin has been named co-recipient of the 2015 JSA Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award along with Xiangdong Ji
Anatoly Radyushkin has been named co-recipient of the 2015 JSA Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award along with Xiangdong Ji
Charles Sukenik and Lawrence Weinstein were Awarded the College of Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award
Former Ph.D. student Dr. Minarni Shiddiq chosen to be Vice Dean for Academics, School of Science, University of Riau, Indonesia
Charles Sukenik and Lawrence Weinstein were Awarded the College of Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award
Former Ph.D. student Dr. Minarni Shiddiq chosen to be Vice Dean for Academics, School of Science, University of Riau, Indonesia
