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- - Women in Data Science Blacksburg event brings together students, faculty
    The Virginia Tech College of Science and its Computational Modeling and Data Analytics Program recently hosted the inaugural Women in Data Science Blacksburg Conference to discuss the role of women in the growing field of data science and analytics.
- - Cornell mathematician kicks off J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series for College of Science
    The Virginia Tech College of Science begins its 2018-19 J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series Oct. 30 with mathematician Steven H. Strogatz. His visit is co-sponsored by the Department of Mathematics.
- - College of Science launches first of its kind nanomedicine major for undergraduates
    The College of Science is launching the new major nanomedicine under its Academy of Integrated Science, and already student interest is strong.
- - Eric de Sturler takes helm of Department of Mathematics in College of Science
    De Sturler begins his tenure as department leader on Aug. 10.
- - College of Science’s Gary Long receives Sally Bohland Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award
    The Sally Bohland award was established in 2011 to recognize a faculty member who is a model for others and whose leadership fosters a culture of access and inclusion.
- - Virginia Tech graduate becomes first African-American woman to earn degree in nanoscience
    Ginai Seabron credited the support she received from the Black Cultural Center throughout her time at the university.
- - Class of 2018: Kyle Kirkpatrick helps to crack long-sought key to make quantum computing a reality
    Graduating senior Kirkpatrick of chemistry may have found a new key to make the path toward quantum computing a reality.
- - Statistics’ Leah Johnson seeks to improve quantitative models for fighting diseases in humans, trees
    Johnson, an assistant professor in the College of Science, will use a $700,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to help fight deadly diseases by using mathematical and statistical modeling.
- - Biological sciences' Frank Aylward awarded 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in Ocean Sciences
    Recipients of 2018 Sloan Research Fellows will receive an award of $65,000, which Aylward will use to fund personnel in his lab and to purchase a server for computational genomic research.
- - Chemistry researcher plans to layer nanofibers over glass to ease energy consumption in buildings, vehicles
    Guoliang "Greg" Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, will use a five-year, $585,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award to create super-thin nanofibers that can cover windows in buildings and cars in a multi-prong effort to cut energy consumption and reduce the often bright, blinding glare of the sun.
- - Lara Anderson, Marc Michel named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellows
    The Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowships were established in the College of Science by the estate of Luther J. and Alice Hamlett.
- - College of Science lab instructor Craig Tollin fulfills lifelong dream with appearance on 'Jeopardy!'
    Tollin will appear as a contestant on the game show, airing Thursday, Dec. 14.
- - Frank Aylward named assistant professor of biological sciences in College of Science
    Aylward is also an affiliate faculty member of the systems biology program, part of the Academy of Integrated Science within the College of Science. He focuses his research on microbial ecology and diversity, and genomics and metagenomics.
- - Nanoscience students find opportunities for internships, jobs on visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Recently, 24 students majoring in Virginia Tech’s nanoscience degree program visited the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to meet scientists at the federal lab and explore opportunities for future internships and careers.
- - Geosciences faculty member seeks to advance crystallization research to boost multiple fields
    With a five-year, $560,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, F. Marc Michel seeks to conduct innovative research on how the smallest minerals, known as nanoparticles, crystallize.
- - Inaugural College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund provides support for faculty research
    The first alumni-endowed Virginia Tech College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund, started by Sally C. Morton, supports vital research advances ranging from cancer treatment to a neutrino detector.
- - Robin Panneton named associate dean for undergraduate programs at College of Science
    In this new position, Panneton will provide the college leadership on all matters concerning undergraduate programs related to curriculum, instruction, recruitment, and advising.
- - Nobel laureate Arthur B. McDonald is third speaker in the J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series
    The Virginia Tech College of Science concludes the lecture series April 27 with McDonald, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
- - Michel Pleimling named director of inclusion and diversity for College of Science
    Michel Pleimling has been named director of inclusion and diversity in the College of Science.
- - Virginia Tech teams with Colorado School of Mines to help success rates of minerals explorations
    Virginia Tech researchers are working with the Colorado School of Mines to use earth science and mining expertise to create data sets and 3-D software models that better locate, categorize, and visualize mineral resources.

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