To help them prepare for these conditions, an interdisciplinary research team at Rowan University is developing a virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence system designed to keep military personnel safe, during both combat and training. Read more.

To help fill the gap, Rowan University’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) and the Center for Research & Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES) are recruiting a diverse pool of 13 civil engineering doctoral fellows. Read more.

Designed with world-renowned architects and “experience” design firms, the $73 million, 44,000-square-foot Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum in Mantua Township was inspired by the deep-time perspective that the fossil record offers. Read more.

Rowan University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is developing a next-generation engineering education module to meet the demand for a new kind of power infrastructure called a smart grid. The three-year project is funded by a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Read more.

Now, a major federal grant will enable physician faculty from Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) to provide this life-saving treatment to those who couldn’t otherwise afford it. Read more.

Rowan University, in collaboration with San Diego State University, has been awarded a $278,068 grant from the National Science Foundation to study a new kind of protective material—auxetic foams. Read more.

Christensen, founding chair of the Department of Environmental Science and a professor in the School of Earth & Environment, was lead author of a study that published Sept. 7 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. Read more.

In that study, climate scientist Andra Garner in the School of Earth & Environment at Rowan University analyzed more than 35,000 computer-simulated storms. To assess likely storm outcomes in the future, Garner and her collaborators compared where storms formed, how fast they moved and where they ended from the pre-industrial period through the end of the 21st century. Read more.

The paper examines the efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy, a minimally invasive procedure consisting of removal of the occlusive clot from within the vessel to treat patients with acute stroke. Read more.

The Rowan University Sustainable Facilities Center has received a six-year, $6 million boost from its longtime funder, the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to conduct energy audits and map state-owned military structures. The facilities include 153 military buildings with more than 2 million square feet of space. Read more.

Offered in collaboration with researchers at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, the School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, the interdisciplinary degree program in the College of Science & Mathematics prepares students to create and analyze new drugs, understand how they work in the body, and study their effectiveness. Read more.

LCGC names Grinias ‘Emerging Leader’

The award recognizes the achievements and aspirations of a talented young separation scientist who has made early career strides toward the advancement of chromatographic techniques and applications. Read more.

That’s the question Dr. Cheryl Bodnar from the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering is exploring in an immersive new way through the virtual simulation game, “Contents Under Pressure.” Read more.

A team of Rowan University researchers, led by faculty and including students and volunteers at the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park in Mantua Township, have deployed high-resolution technology to resolve one of the oldest of mysteries–the precise geometry of an ancient, regional bonebed. Read more.

“The TechConnect conference is a matchmaking opportunity for researchers who can showcase their innovations and meet potential investors,” said Dr. Tabbetha Dobbins, Rowan University’s interim vice president for research. “Presenting at TechConnect is a good way to get exposure and network. Researchers and innovators can greatly broaden their reach with one event.” Read more.

The National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded program gives researchers valuable insight into how their discovery or technology meets customers needs or addresses key challenges. Read more.

Dr. Cheryl Bodnar, Experiential Engineering Education, was selected to be a part of the KEEN Inaugural Leadership Council. This council consists of 12 individuals from across the KEEN partner institutions and will have a part in guiding how KEEN partner institutions engage and lead in the KEEN network, assist with activities that will help with growing the KEEN network, and provide input on promoting entrepreneurial mindset.

Dr. Mikkel Dack, History, received a research fellowship with The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies which will support the research for a global study of post-WWII, American-led, anti-fascist campaigns in Europe and Asia. Dack, who will conduct research at archives in Vienna, Salzburg, Linz and Washington D.C., is director of research at the Rowan Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights.

Dr. Jenny Rich, Sociology, and the Rowan Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights co-wrote “How best do we teach kids about Holocaust horrors? Show them what it was like,” in the Hechinger Report.

Dr. Debbie Sharnack, History, co-wrote an article for History News Network about the history of rights and protest in the Olympics. She also has a forthcoming book, “Of Light and Struggle: The International Histories of Human Rights and Transitional Justice in Uruguay” with University of Pennsylvania Press.

Dr. John Shjarback, Law & Justice Studies, won the 2021 Division of Policing’s Early Career Award from the American Society of Criminology.

Dr. Lawrence Markowitz, Political Science & Economics, received $100,500 from the U.S. Department of Education to support the study, “Global Security and International Studies: Integrating Health, Environment, and Emergency Response.”

Dr. Jeanna Mastrocinque, Law/Justice, won a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the project, "2021 OVC FY 2021 Advancing Hospital-Based Victim Services."

Dr. Jim Haugh, Psychology, won a $101,132 grant (total potential funding over project: $303,396) from the U.S. Department of Education for the project, "Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need; Clinical Psychology."

Dr. Helga Huntley, Mathematics, won a $19,943 grant (potential award over the life of the project: $146,963) from the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) for the project, "20-BIODIV20-0053, The size, trophic and spatial-temporal scaling of environmental selection in pelagic species."

Dr. Xiao-Yang Mou, Chemistry & Biochemistry, won a $100,000 grant from Guava Medicine LLC for the project, "Novel inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 as effective COVID-19 therapeutics."

Dr. Vojislava Pophristic, Chemistry & Biochemistry, won a $172,920 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project, "Computer Led Design of Helical Arylamide Foldamer for Selective Water Transport."

Dr. Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, CMSRU Multicultural Affairs, won a $98,210 grant from The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the project, "Educational Opportunity Fund – PULSE Supplemental Health Professions Scholars Program."

Dr. Annette Reboli, CMSRU Dean, won a $399,908 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the project, "Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Training Primary Care Champions."

Dr. Mohammad Jalayer, CREATES, won a $194,936 grant from the N.J. Division of Highway Traffic Safety (Prime Sponsor: US DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) for the project, "A Novel Approach to Identify Distracted Drivers in the State of New Jersey: Phase II."

Dr. Yusuf Mehta, CREATES, won a $505,660 grant (total potential funding over full project: $1,516,980) from the U.S. Department of Education for the project, "GOSTARS: Graduate Opportunities in Safe Transportation And Resilient Systems."

Dr. Daniel Chandler, Cell Biology & Neuroscience (GSBS/School of Osteopathic Medicine), won a $253,700 grant (potential total award: $448,850) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the project, "Stress-induced locus coeruleus dysfunction as a mediator of opioid abuse."

Dr. Esther Deblinger, CARES, won a $32,230 grant (potential funding over five years: $164,174) from the Allegheny-Singer Research Institute (Prime Sponsor SAMHSA) for the project, "Allegheny General Hospital Center for Traumatic Stress in Children & Adolescents."

Dr. Richard Jermyn, Rehabilitation Medicine, won a $727,130 grant from the N.J. Department of Health (Prime Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for the project, "COVID-19 Vaccination Program Activity B 2022."

Dr. Brian Weiser, Molecular Biology, received $304,290 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the study, “RPA-Directed DNA Repair Mechanisms.”

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