{"id":70236,"date":"2023-10-10T08:28:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=70236"},"modified":"2023-10-11T15:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T22:07:41","slug":"in-the-spotlight-oct-9-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-oct-9-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Oct. 9-13, 2023\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> 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-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><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=\"none\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Josh Emery,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> professor in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (DAPS), <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Grundy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, adjunct faculty, and sabbatical visitor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">John Stansberry<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> recently authored <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2309.15230\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">an article<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">on their astrophysics spectral resolution investigation on dwarf planets Sedna, Gonggong and Quaoar. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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 in DAPS, coauthored<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2306.05908\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">an article<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">on a report of observations on Didymos-Dimorphos binary asteroid system measurements of spectral emissivity, to support observations for future spaceflight missions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">School of Forestry professors <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kristen Waring<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rich Hofstetter<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, along with seven other scientists, were recipients of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management award, for their investigation on developing new and sustainable integrated pest management strategies for invasive insect issues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">atherine Lockmiller<\/span><\/b>, h<span data-contrast=\"none\">ealth sciences librarian, authored an article, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jmla.pitt.edu\/ojs\/jmla\/article\/view\/1724\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Decoding the Misinformation-Legislation Pipeline: an analysis of Florida Medicaid and the current state of transgender healthcare<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Her article highlights the health science <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">librarians\u2019 role in identifying and opposing the spread of harmful misinformation on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Misinformation &#8211; Legislation Pipeline<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lori Rubino-Hare<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, research associate in the Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL), <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nena Bloom<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, assistant director in the office of Vice President for Research (OVPR), and co-principal investigators <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mark Manone<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, assistant professor of practice in the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">James Sample<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, professor in the School of Earth and Sustainability, co-authored an article, &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/tea.21904\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The impact of Geospatial Inquiry lessons on student interest in science and technology careers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d Their article is the result of an NSF-funded project which explores the student characteristics and geospatial technology lesson factors that result in student interest in science, technology, and careers in those fields.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>CEIAS professors<strong> Christopher Doughty, Marco Gerosa, Alex Groce, Scott Goetz, Bruce Hungate, Kiona Ogle, Andrew Richardson, Benjamin Ruddell, Igor Steinmacher, Peter Vadasz <\/strong>and <strong>Venkata<\/strong> <strong>Yaramasu <\/strong>were listed in the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com\/datasets\/btchxktzyw\/6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8221; article <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">as the top 2 percent of scientists above in their sub-fields and c-scores for their groundbreaking work and contributions to pressing problems at global levels. Richardson, Goetz, Hungate, Groce, Vadasz and Yaramasu<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">were also listed as the top 2 percent of scientists based on their career-long publications.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Three bioengineering Ph.D. students received awards for their presentations at the 2023 Brain Aneurysm Foundation event in Charleston, South Carolina, in September.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sophia Robertson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> presented and was awarded $40,000: <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Development of a Novel Biocompatible Polymer Coating for Aneurysm Treatment Devices.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Husain Sodawalls<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> presented and was awarded $30,000: <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Development of an FDA-Approved Benchtop Model for Delayed Aneurysm Suture (DAR) Studies.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Omid Asgari<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> presented and was awarded $45,000: <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Development of a Novel Balloon-Mesh Device to Improve the Embolization of Aneurysms.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-oct-9-13-2023\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0 \u00a0Do 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\u00a0 Josh Emery, professor in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (DAPS), Will Grundy, adjunct 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