{"id":68777,"date":"2023-03-28T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=68777"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:13:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T17:13:00","slug":"in-the-spotlight-march-27-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-march-27-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: March 27-31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Construction Management Student Organization <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">built a house for a family in Mexico over spring break. Thirteen students along with one faculty adviser <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cF5oR81uMoQ\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">traveled to Puerto Pe\u00f1asco,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Mexico to help build a house for a family in need. This house for the Torress Medina family was built in partnership with 1Mission and was sponsored by the West Coast Partitions.\u00a0<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Over the course of four days, the CM students helped to roof, stucco, build interior partitions, install electrical, hang drywall and install windows. The group consisted of students and alumni <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Landon Waymire<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Grace Falk<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Angela Esparza<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jon Raben<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gabby Acosta<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ryan Whitmire<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chris Grace<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nick Osika<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jonah Graham<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jaren Geis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gilbert Rios III<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sam Wong <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Charlie Register <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">alongside <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rob Bruner<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, faculty adviser and associate professor of practice of civil engineering, construction management and environmental engineering (CECMEE).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visar Farhangi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, assistant teaching professor of CECMEE, won the &#8220;Excellent Reviewer Award 2022&#8221; among the 785 reviewers, in recognition of his valuable contributions to one of the most prestigious geotechnical engineering journals in 2022, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrmge.cn\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate clinical professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy (OT), and OT students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abbey Monroe<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Camryn Cupp<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are co-authors on the published research article, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/eprint\/S7KAY7JXUEEEETIKSAW2\/full?target=10.1080\/19411243.2023.2192206\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Motor Milestones: Sensory Motor Trends of Young Children with Classic Galactosemia(CG)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d The findings of this research support the need for occupational therapy services during early intervention to minimize or prevent long-term motor and sensorimotor delays in infants with CG.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cristina Thomas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, assistant professor of astronomy and planetary sciences, and collaborator Andy Rivkin presented on behalf of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aaas.confex.com\/aaas\/2023\/meetingapp.cgi\/Session\/30833\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">DART<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.aaas.org\/program\/science-breakthroughs\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Science Breakthrough Session<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The DART mission is NASA&#8217;s demonstration of kinetic impactor technology, impacting an asteroid to adjust its speed and path. DART is the first space mission to demonstrate asteroid deflection by kinetic impactor and was one of the runners up for science breakthrough of the year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new study, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/acc17c\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Comet-like Activity Discovered on Quasi-Hilda Asteroid 2009 DQ118<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d was recently published. Authors include associate professor of APS <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chad Trujillo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; current postdoc and former Ph.D. student<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Will Oldroyd<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; former Ph.D. student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colin Chandler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; former research experiences of undergraduates (REU) student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Burris<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; former undergrad <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jay Kueny<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; current Ph.D. student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kennedy Farrell<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; and current undergrad <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jarod DeSpain<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This paper reports evidence of comet-like activity on asteroid 2009 DQ118, a quasi-Hilda object near the 3:2 interior mean-motion resonance with Jupiter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christopher Edwards<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, current postdocs <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aurelien Stcherbinine<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chris Haberle<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and data scientists <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nathan Smith<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Kezman Saboi <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are authors on the recently published article, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2303.08328\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diurnal and Seasonal Mapping of Martian Ices with EMIRS<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d This paper discusses how data from the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) onboard the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) was used to monitor the diurnal and seasonal evolution of the ices at the surface of Mars over almost one Martian year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steve Tegler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, professor of APS, published an article in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AAS)<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This paper details the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/aca663\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">partial disintegration of active centaur\/comet P\/2020 MK4<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-march-27-31-2023\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0 The Construction Management Student Organization built a house for a family in Mexico over spring break. 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