Computer scientist and astroinformaticist Mike Gowanlock, an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University’s School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, was recently awarded a $411,964 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award will support Gowanlock’s research in the emerging field of parallel computing architectures needed to process large volumes of data generated by major astronomical surveys, including the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Read More.
Awards
SICCS Faculty Named Among World’s Top Climate Scientist
Three SICCS Faculty and Affiliates made the Reuters “Hot List” of the world’s top climate scientists; Drs. Goetz, Gurney, and Luo. Hot stuff! Read more.
Berner named a Champion of the Environment by the ARCS Foundation
Dr. Logan Berner was named a 2021 Champion of the Environment by the ARCS Foundation. Berner is an Assistant Research Professor in SICCS and a former ARCS Scholar who’s research focuses on how forest and tundra ecosystems are impact by climate change. The ARCS Foundation is a national nonprofit organization founded and run entirely by women with the goal advancing American leadership, science, and technology. Berner and several other former ARCS Scholars were recognized for leading the way in preserving and… Read more
Ruddell receives 2021 ESA Sustainability Science Award
SICCS Professor Ben Ruddell and a team of scientists associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory were awarded the 2021 Ecological Society of America Sustainability Science Award for their work on the PNAS publication “US cities can manage national hydrology and biodiversity using local infrastructure policy.” The Sustainability Science Award recognizes the authors of the scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences.… Read more
Congratulations to Isaiah Shipley on receiving the Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant 2021!
Isaiah Shipley is a third-year undergraduate in Electrical Engineering working in Dr. Daphne Chen’s group, and conducting the research in emerging non-volatile memory and neuromorphic computing. His proposal has been selected as one of four recipients on Jean Shuler Research Mini-grant (one-year research project). He is highly self-motivated, enthusiastic on doing research, creative, and hopes to continue research with more nanomaterials and in-memory computing at NAU SICCS.
Congratulations Joseph Vargovich, Outstanding Senior in the Computer Science, Spring 2021
Congratulations Joseph Vargovich, selected as the Outstanding Senior in the Computer Science program for Spring 2021. He was selected based on the nomination from your professor Marco Aurelio Gerosa and selected by the chair of your department Ben Ruddell. This accomplishment speaks highly of your academic performance, contributions to your department, involvement within the college, and connections to the university and community as a whole.