{"id":71782,"date":"2024-03-25T11:10:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=71782"},"modified":"2024-03-25T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T23:45:32","slug":"in-the-spotlight-march-25-29-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-march-25-29-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: March 25-29, 2024\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Spotlight: March 25-29, 2024<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fE-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\">.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">NAU students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Trevor Johnson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Connor Mayon<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Connor Swingle<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brandon Mack<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and faculty member <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alexander Shenkin<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> were awarded the $100,000 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10across.com\/10xprize\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">grand prize<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in the 10X Clean Cooling Student Competition to advance their SmartFan project, which aims to provide a renewable and sustainable replacement for traditional air conditioning. The team\u2019s community partner, Habitat for Humanity, will receive an additional $50,000 to support implementation of the solution in 40 starter homes in Flagstaff.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biological sciences student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anneliese Brown <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was selected for the University of Minnesota\u2019s Undergraduate Physiology Research in Medicine and Education program, a paid summer opportunity that trains undergraduate students in biomedical laboratory research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The College of Arts and Letters has selected three students for their McKenzie Fellowship, which provides financial support to seniors whose capstone or independent study projects address aspects of politics and citizenship. These students are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Spanish major <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adrian Barrett<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, whose project focuses on the legal background and history of Spanish translation services in Arizona. Barrett is working with faculty mentor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yuly Asencion Delany<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u200c\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interdisciplinary humanities major <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Angela Brauer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, whose research centers around the political leanings of surrealist artists. Brauer\u2019s <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">faculty mentor is<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Kent Linthicum<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creative writing major <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isabella Ferrero<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, whose work will feature a collection of poems illustrating the experiences of children from the Venezuelan Diaspora. Ferrero\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> faculty mentor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Candi Corral<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nico Young<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Madeline Wilson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> were named the first Big Sky Outdoor Track Athletes of the Week of the season following Young\u2019s record-breaking 10,000-meter run at The TEN meet and Wilson\u2019s 100-meter and 200-meter event wins at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta. Young\u2019s time of 26:57.72 made him one of five American men to break the 27-minute mark for this event.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Honors College sophomore <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Isabella Necoechea <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">was selected to participate in the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) at the University of California Los Angeles. The summer learning program provides fully funded programs at 12 institutions across the country where students can explore their interests in medicine, dentistry, nursing and other health professions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many members of the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference last week in March: undergraduate students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Greta Freeman <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Emily Clark; <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ph.D. students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anna Baker<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nicole Ozdowski<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laura Lee<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Natalie Jones<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ana Morgan<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">; and postdocs <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cheng Ye<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chris Wolfe<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Associate professor Cristina Thomas co-authored an article in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2403.02804\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Planetary Science Journal<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> based on results from the DART mission. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The NASA DART mission successfully hit the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system, shortening its orbit by about 33 minutes, slightly changing its shape and orbit, and possibly making it less circular or more chaotic after the impact, according to observations made from July 2022 to February 2023.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Professor David Trilling co-authored <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2403.04927\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">a paper on the New Horizons extended mission<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, published in March; itdiscusses efforts spanning 10 years, using ground-based and space telescopes, to discover and analyze Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs), resulting in the identification of 89 KBOs, including 11 targeted for observation by the New Horizons spacecraft and Arrokoth, the first post-Pluto fly-by destination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">BP Blakley<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Will Grundy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jennifer Hanley<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anna Engle<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Steve Tegler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gerrick Lindberg<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shae Raposa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kendall Koga<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cece Thieberger<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> are co-authors on \u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">T<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2403.09917\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">he Equilibrium Vapor Pressures of Ammonia and Oxygen Ices at Outer Solar System Temperatures.<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">This study explores the vapor pressures of ammonia and oxygen ices at very low temperatures, indicating they are more stable than previously believed, potentially lasting longer and existing in greater quantities on airless bodies in the outer solar system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mark Loeffler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has been awarded at NASA Solar System Workings award titled: The Stability of Organosulfur and Organic Compounds in Solar System Ices.\u00a0 The project investigates how stable amino acids and astrophysically-relevant organosulfur compounds may be in icy environments found on extraterrestrial surfaces.\u00a0 The results will have implication for what compounds scientists may be likely to find when observing surfaces of icy moons that have been chemically altered over time.\u00a0 The award is for $458K over 3 years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-march-25-29-2024\/\">In the Spotlight: March 25-29, 2024\u00a0 Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u202f\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u202f\u00a0\u00a0 \u202fE-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 NAU students Trevor Johnson, Connor Mayon, Connor Swingle and Brandon Mack and faculty member Alexander Shenkin were&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}