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… researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Kristina Lemmer and student Margaret Mooney … and experimental plasma engineering. She teaches courses in thermodynamics; space propulsion systems; advanced and …

… Olympiad to bring some 400 youngsters to campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo credit: michiganso.org … 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in various campus locations, with the awards ceremony from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Bernhard Center … is a national nonprofit organization designed to promote scientific literacy among all students, a goal shared by …

… engineering education through Argonne internships Submitted by Kayla Lambert on During his time at Western Michigan … and development center in Lemont, Ill. In 2024 and 2025, he was a manufacturing engineering intern. As an intern, he … skills but also refined his soft skills by working between scientific disciplines to achieve desired results as a team. …

… geographer honored as WMU's Emerging Scholar Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Globally recognized for … field. Zhu will be recognized with the Emerging Scholar Award during Western's Fall Awards Celebration on  Friday, … of times as well as featured in major news outlets, such as Scientific America and Newsweek. He was also selected as a …

… selects new associate dean for academic affairs Submitted by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Neale Chumbler has … to his commitment to augmenting access for students by building new academic programs, Neale has overseen units … chapters and reports and more than 135 presentations at scientific and health care meetings. …

… researcher to describe U.S. Antarctic efforts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Bob Melville will speak … temperatures of -107 F. He also will describe the scientific work in which he was involved, including efforts to include high school …

… fellowship for brain cell regeneration study Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Erika Calvo-Ochoa is one of 40 researchers in the nation to be awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship … would read and study those every day. I did not come from a scientific family, but I knew this was what I wanted to do." …

… In Memoriam, fall 2023 Submitted by Deanne Puca on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, …

… WMU physics grad tracking gravitational wave event from Australia Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ian Brown KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A … of insights, each of which by itself would count as a major scientific advance." A Process that produces gold and silver …

… In Memoriam, summer 2026 Submitted by Deanne Puca on Alumni Beverly Joan (Fennell) Large , BSN … BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas …