Univeristy of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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Updates & Announcements for the UW-Green Bay Community

Author: betancus

  • Dr. Islam Receives NASA-Funded Grant to Advance Space Robotics Research, Leading UWGB’s Robotics Research and Teaching.

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    Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Md “Rasedul” Islam has been selected as a 2024-2025 Early-Stage Investigator Grant award recipient, funded by NASA through the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC), to support his robotics research. The selection process is highly competitive, engaging a statewide pool of applicants and awarding only one recipient in this category. This $11,064…

  • UW-Green Bay’s Phoenix Phoenoms Rocket Team Takes Second Place

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    The Phantastic Phoenoms from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay have won second place in the 2024 Collegiate Rocket Launch Competition, presented by NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium at Carthage College!   Each year, WSGC assists in training the next generation of aerospace professionals by challenging student-led teams to design, construct, and fly high-powered rockets. The…

  • Malone finds Wisconsin’s oldest known rock

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    Dr. Shawn Malone (Geology) and two student coauthors, Kristal VandenElzen-Benson (Geoscience major) and Bruce Bilgreen (Geoscience ’23 graduate), presented at the 2024 Geological Society of America Conference on April 23, 2024. Their poster entitled “THE OLDEST ROCK IN WISCONSIN? SINGLE GRAIN ZIRCON U/Pb AND Lu/Hf DATA FROM WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY GNEISSES HELP CHARACTERIZE THE ANCIENT…

  • Carney and Luczaj present poster at Geological Society of America Conference

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    Eryn Carney (Geoscience major) and Dr. John Luczaj (Geoscience) as well as other colleagues from Trinity University (Texas), China, New York and Arizona, presented a poster at the 2024 Geological Society of America Conference on April 23, 2024. Their NSF-supported research project entitled “Styles of dolomitization observed in the Great Bank of Guizhou, Nanpanjiang Basin,…

  • Natural and Applied Science Holding 27th Annual Heirloom Plant Sale

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Natural and Applied Sciences academic unit will be holding its 27th annual Heirloom Plant Sale again this year in support of student research. Due to the success of online ordering, the plant sale website (https://www.uwgb.edu/heirloom-plant-sale/) will again be used to pre-order plants that can be picked up on Friday or…

  • Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Student Grant Applications – Due May 8th.

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    Applications for the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity’s Student Grants are now being accepted. This is an annual student grant opportunity that provides funds to students to gain experience in the fields of ecology, biology, geology, water science, environmental policy, engineering, exercise fitness, photography, art, history, First Nations studies, education, and inclusivity/diversity/equity. Funds awarded to undergraduate…

  • Cofrin Student Grant Symposium on April 8th

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    The UW-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity invites you to attend our annual Cofrin Student Grant Symposium in which students present on their research or a project they’ve been working on over the last year. In many cases, projects funded through our Cofrin grants are the first or one of the first independent projects students…

  • Professor William Jacobson publishes article in the journal of Cold Regions Science and Technology

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    Dr. William Jacobson has published an article in the journal of Cold Regions Science and Technology entitled “A magnetic fabric study of the origin of englacial debris bands at Fláajökull, Southeast Iceland”. The objective of his study was to further understand the importance of microstructures and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) on ice kinematics.

  • Mechanical Engineering student Ellyssa Purdy showcases project at the AAS John Glenn Memorial Symposium

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    Ellyssa Purdy, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, showcased the term project titled “Effect of Parachute Deployment on the Descent Phase of a Dual-Deployment Rocket” at the esteemed John Glenn Memorial Symposium held from July 17th to 19th at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. This national symposium, hosted by the ‘American Astronautical Society’ and ‘NASA…

  • Professor Mohammad Upal Mahfuz Recieves Senior Member Status within IEEE

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    Electrical Engineering Associate Professor Mohammad Upal Mahfuz has recently been elevated to the rank of Senior Member of IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, website: https://www.ieee.org/). IEEE is the world’s largest professional organization with more than 400,000 engineering and technology professionals all over the world. “IEEE Senior Membership is an honor bestowed only to those…