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  • Assistant Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | lnervo@plu.edu | 253-535-7376 | My discipline of interest is developmental biology, which is the study of the processes needed for animals and plants to grow and develop.  Developmental Biology is an excellent field that intersects, genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and comparative anatomy to answer key organismal growth questions.

    and adhesion molecules while shaping epithelial tissue architecture. During embryonic development, tissue establishment is made possible by cell shape changes and migration. Defects in these processes are the cause of disruption during developmental processes like neural tube closure, disfiguring skin diseases and congenital defects of the ear, vasculature and palate (ex: cleft palate). Currently, my research has focused on defining the molecular machinery that drives how cytoskeletal

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  • Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | louie@plu.edu | 253-535-7653 | My research interests are plasma etching issues, carbon nanotubes and scanning probe microscopy.

    . "Nanomanipulation and Lithography: The Building (and Modeling) of Carbon Nanotube Magnetic Tunnel Junctions." NASA Contractor’s Report 2002: Barry, K.A.; Bush, M.G.; Fain, S.C.; Louie, R.N.; Pittenger, B. "Measuring Average Tip-sample Forces in Intermittent-Contact (Tapping) Force Microscopy in Air." Applied Physics Letters Vol. 76, 2000: 930-932. Buhrman, R.A.; Louie, R.N.; Katine, J.A.; Myers, E.B.; Ralph, D.C. "Current-Induced Switching of Domains in Magnetic Multilayer Devices." Science Vol. 285, 1999: 867

  • High school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that had arrived in the…

    complete and utter pivot for everyone.” Summer brought time to breathe for all three teachers. Brizuela and Lord prepared for fall classrooms with virtual options, while Zwang entered a Montessori teacher-training program.  Sarah Lord's children doing school work on the kitchen table. School Year 2020-2021: New Approaches By the fall of 2020, Brizuela felt more comfortable teaching music in a virtual classroom and encouraging students in conversation and interactions. Although students often turned off

  • College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers. The Sista Circle group at PLU offers that opportunity to female students. It’s a place where women…

    The Power of Female Mentors Posted by: vcraker / December 9, 2020 Image: Barbara Gilchrist ’20 and Nicole Jordan ’15, Coordinator for The Center for Gender Equity, pose for a photo, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Lakewood. Both were involved with the Sista Circle event. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) December 9, 2020 College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers

  • Will Reichel ‘20 knew what he wanted to major in even before stepping foot on a college campus. But even with a strong desire to pursue Kinesiology as his major, he still needed help to make that dream a reality. Fortunately for Reichel, he found…

    The Strength of Faculty Mentorship Posted by: vcraker / December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020 Will Reichel ‘20 knew what he wanted to major in even before stepping foot on a college campus. But even with a strong desire to pursue Kinesiology as his major, he still needed help to make that dream a reality. Fortunately for Reichel, he found a mentor with Dr. Mallory Mann, assistant professor of Kinesiology. “I feel like having a close relationship with our professors here opens up a lot of doors of

  • 52% of this year's first-year class identify as a student of color. 42% of all PLU students are students of color.

    Student of Color Overnight (SoCO) October 13-14, 2022 The PLU Office of Admission is partnering with PLU’s Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability to outline the unique opportunities and resources that exist for students of color on campus. Connected to our Lute Life Day, SoCO will include an overnight experience, lecture/class with a PLU professor, a campus tour, a student experience panel, community building with current students, financial aid and application workshops, food, and

  • Many of these stories begin in the 1990s, a decade that, for queer Lutes, was symbolically ushered in by the joint decision of two professors—Beth Kraig and Tom Campbell—to come out of the closet

    “A Queer History of PLU” follows the experiences of four queer PLU community members and three of their allies.Many of these stories begin in the 1990s, a decade that, for queer Lutes, was symbolically ushered in by the joint decision of two professors—Beth Kraig and Tom Campbell—to come out of the closet in The Mast in 1993. Their coming out, and the student activist groups that were coalescing simultaneously, helped shift the campus climate for queer folks. PLU Pastor Jen Rude also speaks to

  • PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D.

    PLU School of Business IMPACT Awards PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D. worked together with colleagues, industry leaders, alumni, and students to create and build the School of Business at PLU.  Zulauf and King also stood at the helm of leadership as the first two Deans (respectively) for the school. During both tenures, Zulauf and King set the standard of

  • PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D.

    PLU School of Business IMPACT Awards PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D. worked together with colleagues, industry leaders, alumni, and students to create and build the School of Business at PLU.  Zulauf and King also stood at the helm of leadership as the first two Deans (respectively) for the school. During both tenures, Zulauf and King set the standard of

  • The PLU M.B.A. program offers two tracks: a general M.B.A. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. in Management Science & Quantitative Methods.

    253.535.7252 www.plu.edu/mba/ plumba@plu.edu Mark Mulder, Ph.D., Dean Juanita Reed, M.Ed., Associate Dean AdmissionThe PLU M.B.A. program offers two tracks: a general M.B.A. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. in Management Science & Quantitative Methods. Aspirants may apply for admission to either of the two tracks. The PLU M.B.A. program is competitive. Selection is based on several criteria including work experience and potential contribution to the classroom experience. The Graduate