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Materials science professor at Tulane wins CAREER award from National Science Foundation

Matthew Montemore, the Robert and Gayle Longmire Early Career Professor in Chemical Engineering at Tulane University, has received the CAREER award, a prestigious recognition that the National Science Foundation gives to early-career researchers. The award comes with more than $520,000 of funding for Montemore’s research.

Tulane's Provost’s Proof of Concept Fund Propels Innovation: Spring 2024 Cohort Announced

Tulane innovators continue to develop and advance their groundbreaking ideas and technologies through the Provost’s Proof of Concept Fund (PPOC), which announced its third cohort of winners at the Tulane Research, Innovation, and Creativity Summit.
 

Tulane students’ design for innovative lunar rover selected as finalist in NASA contest

A design for a plutonium-powered rover to hunt for water on the icy southernmost-tip of the moon has landed a team of Tulane students among finalists in a NASA contest to develop innovative new concepts for exploring the solar system.

The five Tulane engineering physics students will compete next week as one of 14 teams in the NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition, a yearly competition for undergraduate and graduate students across the United States.

Hridesh Rajan named new dean of Tulane University School of Science and Engineering

Hridesh Rajan, Kingland professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University, has been named the new dean of Tulane University's School of Science and Engineering.

“A distinguished scholar and innovative leader, Hridesh brings an impressive breadth of knowledge and experience to this vital role. Bringing Hridesh to Tulane will elevate the School of Science and Engineering to new levels of excellence,” President Michael A. Fitts and Provost Robin Forman wrote in a message to the Tulane community.

Graduating students honored for commitment to public service with 2024 Runsdorf Award

Both William Bai and Mickey Mickle understood early on in their time at Tulane that to make the most pronounced impact, it’s important to listen, learn and engage directly with community members.

Five fun facts about cicadas, a ‘biological phenomenon to be relished’

Keith Clay, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University, shared some fun facts about cicadas in advance of this year’s emergence, when two groups of cicadas, called Brood XIII and XIX, will emerge at the same time for the first time in 221 years. 
 
1. There are many species of cicadas
 

Tulane faculty to be honored with 2024 university-wide teaching awards

Tulane University will honor dedicated faculty members with university-wide teaching awards during the Unified Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18, 2024. These awards include the Tulane President’s Awards for Excellence in Professional and Graduate Teaching, the Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellowship for Undergraduate Education and the Oliver Fund Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring.

Service an integral part of neuroscience, cell and molecular biology grad’s Tulane experience

Eshan Damle had never stepped foot in Louisiana before he arrived at Tulane from just outside of Dallas, Texas, for his first year. Like many students, he became a Tulanian amid the pandemic, and this experience ended up sparking research interests and volunteer opportunities that have defined his time at Tulane. 

Aspiring physician and teacher hopes to make a difference in the community

When Wilfred Wright was accepted into the College Track program as a student at L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School in New Orleans, he knew it could open doors.

The national college prep program for promising students from underserved communities provides a pathway toward college graduation, and as far as Wright was concerned, this was his ticket to a life he never imagined possible.

Tulane Professor Matthew Escarra and his team of students innovate new solar technology with the "Sunflower Receiver" atop Flower Hall

Blooming high atop Tulane University's Donna and Paul Flower Hall— innovation turns into ‘eco-vation’ via a futuristic-looking solar energy conversion system named the “Sunflower Receiver,” which successfully harvests sunlight to generate electricity and heat.