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IMOD Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2023/12/19/imod-summer-research-experience-for-undergraduates/

IMOD Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / December 19, 2023 December 19, 2023 The National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD) focuses on optoelectronic and quantum research in a multidisciplinary manner, with the goal to transform quantum optoelectronics by developing atomically-precise semiconductor materials and additive manufacturing processes. This science and technology center is based at

Munro Research Group Publications and Presentations https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/research/munro/publications-and-presentations/

Publications “Food Chemistry: An Asynchronous Course Designed with Hands-On Experiments for Undergraduate General Education” A. M. Munro Journal of Chemical Education 100, 9, 3347-3354 (2023) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00130 “The Primarily Undergraduate Nanomaterials Cooperative: A New Model for Supporting Collaborative Research at Small Institutions on a National Scale” S. M. Hughes, et al. ACS Nanoscience Au 1, 6-14 (2021). “Synthetic Approaches for Growing Zinc Sulfide and Zinc Selenide

Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/alexa-and-innovation-research-at-amazon/

Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon Posted by: Julie Winters / February 6, 2018 Image: (Photo by Jordan Stead / Amazon) February 6, 2018 By Michael HalvorsonDirector of Innovation StudiesOn Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ).The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations. Interested PLU students get a tour

Kelmer Roe Research Grants and Opportunities https://www.plu.edu/liberal-studies/kelmer-roe-research-grants-and-opportunities/

Kelmer Roe Fellowship Rona Kaufman, English Department Faculty and Kyomi Kishaba ’20 present research from their Kelmer Roe project at University of Washington. The Kelmer Roe Fellowship funds a student to work with a Humanities faculty on a joint scholarly project that “bring[s] the wisdom of the Humanities disciplines to bear on enduring human questions and the contemporary problems of our time.” The Fellowship may cover the summer or work over a regular academic year, but in either case, the

Electronic Undergraduate Statistics Research Conference 2023 https://www.plu.edu/math/news/electronic-undergraduate-statistics-research-conference-2023/

Electronic Undergraduate Statistics Research Conference 2023 Posted by: nicolacs / September 13, 2023 September 13, 2023 Registration and submissions for the Electronic Undergraduate Statistics Research Conference are open! This virtual conference is free, and it will take place on Friday, November 3rd. The conference is open to all students and faculty to attend. You can register here. The keynote speaker is Robert Santos. There will be sessions on statistics careers and graduate school

Research in Interdisciplinary STEM Education (RISE) https://www.plu.edu/math/news/research-in-interdisciplinary-stem-education-rise/

Research in Interdisciplinary STEM Education (RISE) Posted by: nicolacs / February 1, 2023 February 1, 2023 Research in Interdisciplinary STEM Education (RISE) (https://labs.wsu.edu/rise/) is a 9-week residential summer research experience at Washington State University, targeted to undergraduate students in chemistry, education, life sciences, mathematics, or physics. Participants will join interdisciplinary teams mentored by WSU faculty to investigate STEM learning across formal and informal

NMR opens doors for undergrad research https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/03/09/nmr-opens-doors-for-undergrad-research/

spins of the nuclei in a sample, thereby allowing it to be studied. With regards to the magnet, visitors beware. Signs alert visitors to keep their credit cards, blackberries and cell phones at a safe distance. And if you have a pace maker, stay out. It will turn that off too. Getting too close to the machine means all will be erased. Eventually, the group sees not only students using the machine for student-faculty research, but local community and four-year colleges bringing samples over as well

Symposium uplifts collaborative student-faculty research https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2017/04/03/undergraduate-research-symposium/

Symposium uplifts collaborative student-faculty research Posted by: Kari Plog / April 3, 2017 Image: Mackenzie Deane and Associate Professor of Chemistry Tina Saxowsky work in a biology lab at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) April 3, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 3, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University is aiming to increase visibility of student-faculty research across campus with its first Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 8. Previously, an

PLU Psychology’s Artime awarded research contract https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2018/03/15/plu-psychologys-artime-awarded-research-contract/

PLU Psychology’s Artime awarded research contract Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / March 15, 2018 Image: PLU assistant professor Tiffany Artime has been awarded a $249,309 contract for her research from the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program. March 15, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardPLU Marketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (March 15, 2018) – Pacific Lutheran University assistant professor of psychology Tiffany Artime has been awarded a $249,309 contract from the Eugene Washington

Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon https://www.plu.edu/business-economic-history-program/news/alexa-and-innovation-research-at-amazon/

Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon Posted by: halvormj / January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations. Interested PLU students get a tour, free lunch, and the