School of Science and Engineering
News
From groundbreaking research and major funding wins to new leadership and student milestones, the Tulane School of Science and Engineering community is driving discovery at every level. Explore the latest news highlighting the faculty, students, and researchers shaping the future of science and engineering — in the lab, in the classroom, and across the Gulf Coast and beyond.
NTC Junior’s Research Aspirations are Award-Winning
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has awarded Tulane junior Brady Jin-Smith with a Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater Scholarship Program is one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics in the United States. The award seeks to identify, encourage, and financially support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming the nation’s next generation of research leaders in these fields.
Tulane receives $2 million gift to establish faculty chair in AI at School of Science and Engineering
Tulane has received a $2 million gift from alumnus Mark Wheeler and his wife, musician Amelia Archer, to establish a faculty chair in artificial intelligence.
The gift will further position Tulane as a leader in developing AI as a positive force for transforming higher education and solving some of the world’s most pressing problems in fields ranging from health care and finance to climate change and alternative energy.
Congratulations to CMB PhD students
Congratulations to the following Cell and Molecular Biology PhD students:
Adella Guidroz and Shreya Bavishi awarded F31 awards!
Apurva Gahankari, winner of the Bernard Sarnat Award at the 2024 International Association of Dental and Craniofacial Research meeting!
Forging an inclusive physics community at Tulane
In January, undergraduate students from around the Gulf Coast region came to Tulane for the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, or CUWiP, an annual event hosted by the American Physical Society (APS) at university campuses around the country. The next event will be renamed the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics as part of APS’ Gender Inclusive Physics Community initiative.
Tulane celebrates excellence at the State Capitol
Tulane University officials gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge on March 20 for a day of festivities, meetings and proclamations, all designed to celebrate Tulane’s contributions to the state and beyond.
It was Tulane Day at the Capitol, a chance for everyone from President Michael A. Fitts to the university’s legislative scholars to meet with lawmakers and state officials, including Gov. Jeff Landry, Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, to discuss all the ways Tulane and the state can benefit from each other’s support.
Mangroves are ‘just awesome,’ says Tulane researcher
Daniel Friess, the Cochran Family Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Tulane University, keeps it simple when explaining why mangroves, his area of study, are so special. “They’re just awesome.”
Mangroves, which are plants known for their large, exposed roots and which typically grow in salt water, are found along coastlines in tropical and subtropical environments around the world, from Southeast Asia to Madagascar to right here in Louisiana, but they’re expanding north as temperatures increase.
Dr. Fadok Featured on Psychology Today Blog
Dr. Fadok was recently featured on the Psychology Today Blog. Check out the post on PTSD here:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cant-stress-this-enough/202403/…
Tulane mathematician named 2024 Sloan Foundation research fellow
A Tulane University mathematician working to understand fluid mechanics has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation research fellow, one of the most prestigious awards available to young researchers.
The foundation recognizes exceptional early career researchers from across the U.S. and Canada whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next-generation leaders.
Tulane EES graduate student's work featured in the Washington Post
Guandong Li, a graduate student in the Tulane Earth and Environmental Sciences department, was featured in a Washington Post article for his group's recent study on Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The article is titled "A ‘collapse’ is looming for Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, scientists say." Read the article here.
