{"id":73448,"date":"2024-11-18T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=73448"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:55:23","slug":"in-the-spotlight-nov-18-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-nov-18-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Nov. 18-22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">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=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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\">Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (APS) associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cristina Thomas <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was featured in the book \u201cHow to Kill an Asteroid: The Real Science of Planetary Defense.\u201d The nonfiction publication covers the technology and rigorous work that went into NASA\u2019s 2022 Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, which was the first initiative to use kinetic force to deflect asteroids near Earth. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS Chair <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Trilling\u2019s <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">proposal, &#8220;A rapid-response program to characterize Near Earth Objects with LCO&#8217;s MuSCAT instruments,&#8221; was selected by NASA\u2019s Yearly Opportunities for Research in Planetary Defense (YORPD) program. The $556,000 three-year program will support the work of doctoral student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remi Cantelas <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">using Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) telescopes in Hawaii and Australia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Haley Sapers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS assistant professor, visited the University of British Columbia from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 to meet with the students and faculty involved in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphere Science (EOAS) and the Department of Microbiology. Her visit included a special seminar and giving the weekly EOAS colloquium.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergraduate APS student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hunter Brooks <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">co-authored the study \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2411.01378\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Cold Subdwarf Discoveries from Backyard Worlds and a Metallicity Classification System for T Subdwarfs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. The article details the discovery of 25 subdwarfs, each with varying levels of metal deficiency.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS alum <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colin Chandler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, postdoctoral student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Oldroyd<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chad Trujillo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> co-authored the article \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2411.07435\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Volatile Composition and Activity Evolution of Main-Belt Comet 358P\/PANSTARRS<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in The Planetary Science Journal. The research details the scientists&#8217; use of the James Webb Space Telescope to detect water vapor associated with the titular comet, the second time a sublimation product has been detected from a main-belt comet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> They also concluded that the comet&#8217;s dust production has decreased over the last 10 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation officially accredited <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s initial and advanced education programs across the College of Education, College of Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences, College of Health and Human Services and College of Arts and Letters. Accreditation for programs leading to teacher certification or educator licensure will last from Oct. 20, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2031. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visual communication professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rodrigo de Toledo\u2019s <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">art exhibition \u201cKin\u201d will be on display at the Coconino Center for the Arts from Oct. 21 to Dec. 21. De Toledo will also visit the exhibition to host an artist talk on Nov. 21, discussing the motivations and meanings behind the collection\u2019s acrylic paintings, which pull from mythological and otherworldly inspirations to depict fantastical ancestors.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anna Lorena Masini Aleman<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who studies culinary arts and hotel and restaurant management,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Taya Pierce<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who is majoring in hospitality, were two of 18 students nationwide who received the US Foods Scholars scholarship. Due to their outstanding achievements, both scholars will receive $20,000 to further their education and cover correlating expenses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will host the 10th annual conference of the Four Corners Conflict Network, which aims to connect scholars in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah universities specializing in violent and nonviolent forms of political and social conflict, from Apr. 25-26, 2025. The conference will be chaired by politics and international affairs professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maiah Jaskoski <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and is sponsored by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Center for International Education, the Department of Politics and International Affairs and the Martin-Springer Institute. Students and faculty are encouraged to submit presentation proposals for the conference <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/4ccn.weebly.com\/2025--flagstaff-az.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> by Dec. 1.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Caleb Churchill<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an assistant teaching professor for the School of Communication, showcased his photography in the Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff\u2019s group exhibition on Nov. 8. His work will be displayed at additional gallery hours from Nov. 23-24.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> NAU Speech and Debate Team <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">competed in the Robert Barbera Collegiate Forensics Invitational Tournament at California State University, Northridge on Nov. 2-3. Freshman secondary education student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nani Franklin <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">placed first in the oral interpretation portion. Sophomore political science students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Erin Swift <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alton Parker <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">also placed first and third in their respective individual parliamentary debate events, with Swift being bumped up from the novice bracket to the junior division.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" 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=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anthropology graduate student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Romeo Panful <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">published his personal essay, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/allegralaboratory.net\/between-borders-and-ballots\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Between Borders and Ballots<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d on Allegra Lab, a digital anthropology publication. The article describes the weight and significance of the 2024 presidential election for international students, especially those identifying as LGBTQ+, despite the fact that many could not cast votes. Panful specifically discussed how topics like immigration, transgender rights, access to gender-affirming healthcare and protections against discrimination represent broader patterns of identity, security and belonging for international students and others immigrating to the U.S.\u00a0<\/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-nov-18-22-2024\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs.\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0\u00a0 Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (APS) associate professor Cristina Thomas was featured in the book \u201cHow to Kill an Asteroid: The Real Science of&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"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-73448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73448","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\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73448\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}