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From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a Wang Center Research… June 12, 2023 AcademicsChemistryMathematicsPLU

Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior to her arrival at PLU. A history major with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies , Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education… May 5, 2023 HistoryResearchServiceStudent/Faculty ResearchTransfer

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory, working some nights between 8… May 20, 2024 AcademicsDiversityPhysicsResearchStudent Voice

Renzhi Cao innovates in the classroom If you search for the CV of Assistant Professor of Computer Science Renzhi Cao, Ph.D., you’ll find a list of published research papers longer than Foss Field. He says it’s a great feeling when a new piece of research is published. But what he finds… June 5, 2022 Computer Science

”, “Narratives of Grieving African Americans About Racism in the Lives of Deceased Family Members”, “A Womanist Legacy of Trauma, Grief, and Loss: Reframing the Notion of the Strong Black Woman Icon”, and is the co-author of the book, “African American Grief”. Her current research agenda include understanding Community Trauma and End-of Life Decisions among older African Americans. She’s also in the process in writing her second book to be entitled, “African American Grief – Revisited”. Dr. Wallace considers

, Sexuality and Race Studies and minoring in History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Their summer research was centered around the experience and narrative testimonies of Molly Applebaum, a Polish-Canadian Holocaust survivor whose diary and memoir were published in 2017 by the Azrieli Foundation in Buried Words: The Diary of Molly Applebaum. Contextualizing Molly’s experience within the broader history of the Holocaust as it happened in Poland, Sarah’s project explores the testimonial genres of diary

Support MediaLabMediaLab is an award–winning, student-run media organization within the College of Professional Studies. Overseen and advised by faculty and staff within Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts, MediaLab is an excellent example of PLU’s commitment to student-faculty research and a primary way in which such activities provide students with “academic pathways to distinction,” while also offering students hands-on learning opportunities. MediaLab specializes in

faculty on research projects applicable to their chosen field. Executives-in-Residence Qualified practitioners are invited to spend up to a week in the classroom offering lectures or relevant short-term seminars. Career Mentor Program This program connects PLU business students with alumni mentors from the professional community to help guide them as they explore career opportunities.Student ExperiencesBrianna Turk (’12) talks about her experience with the Business program at PLU. ×

Facilities/Instrumentation/Lab Safety Facilities The Rieke Science Center supports students and programs with efficient teaching and research laboratories. Instrumentation 500 MHz Bruker solution and solid-state NMR with sample changer and five probes Asylum MFP-3D AFM Perkin Elmer NexION ICP-MS with autosampler and microwave digester Agilent GC/MS with autosampler Schimadzu Prep HPLC Schimadzu Analytical HPLC GPC with Wyatt detector Two Perkin Elmer FTIR Spectrometers Gamry 1010E potentiostat