Faculty Research Notes and Factoids
The latest news on faculty research and awards.
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01, 2022
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01, 2022
New Major Turns Student Into Force of Nature
Protecting the environment is something Chase Austin, one of the CofC's first environmental geosciences majors, is called to do.
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01, 2022
College’s First Crowdfunded Scholarship is Dino-mite
The College's new Paleontology Scholarship is crowdfunded through visitor donations at the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History.
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10, 2021
Volcano Expert Answers Questions About Dual Eruptions
With one volcano erupting in the Atlantic and another in the Pacific, Associate Professor of Geology Cassandra Runyon clears the smoke about all this volcanic activity and shares insight into the fiery spectacle.
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09, 2021
Geology Professor Receives NASA Grant to Study Mars Volcanoes
Through a nearly $400,000 NASA-funded grant, geology professor John Chadwick, along with researchers from other institutions, will study volcanoes on Mars to determine their history and the impact they had on the environment.
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08, 2021
CofC Launches Four New Academic Programs for Fall 2021
Four new programs of study will launch this fall, including majors in electrical engineering and environmental geosciences.
26
07, 2021
Two CofC Professors Receive Fulbright Awards to Teach, Study Abroad
CofC professors Adem Ali and Richard Bodek have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards to travel abroad to learn and lecture in their respective fields for the 2021–22 academic year.
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07, 2021
Geology Professor Explains Cause of Sinkhole Near Campus
Geology Professor Norman S. Levine, who studies natural phenomena like sinkholes and earthquakes, explains what caused a sinkhole near campus.
28
06, 2021
Geology Professor, Student Make Mega Discovery
From a fossil dig at a Summerville construction site, geology instructor Bobby Boessenecker and recent graduate Addison Miller '20 discovered a 25 million-year-old nursery for baby megasharks.
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03, 2021
Archaeology Comes to Life at the College of Charleston
Right on campus at the College of Charleston, archaeology faculty and students recently conducted a dig to investigate a historic site.