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Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• Kristi St. Clair Receives Highest Honors
• Georgia Southern professor elected president of the GES
• Patricia Humphrey receives MAA Southeastern Section Service Award

Mathematical Sciences News, Georgia Southern University

Mathematical Sciences News (2007-2021)

• Patricia Humphrey receives MAA Southeastern Section Service Award

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The Inkwell

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Assessment Of Catalytic Function Of Gold Nanorod-Bound Tempo Under Nir Irradiation, Kristi L. St. Clair

Honors College Theses

Gold nanoparticles are of interest to a number of fields due to their size-dependent optical properties, high stability, and large surface area. The combination of these properties allows for a variety of uses including photothermal therapy, drug delivery and catalysis. Gold nanorods (GNR) absorb light of a given wavelength which stimulates the oscillation of electrons on the surface and is known as the surface plasmon resonance effect. The localized heating of rods via irradiation may cause enhanced effectiveness of an attached organic catalyst which allows the oxidation of alcohols to occur at room temperature. Previously, similar catalytic systems required high …

Honors Research Symposium Program Spring 2018, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

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Points of Pride (2013-2023)

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Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium, Georgia Southern University- Armstrong Campus

GS4 Student Scholars Symposium

Program for the 2018 Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium

The 1492 Jewish Expulsion From Spain: How Identity Politics And Economics Converged, Michelina Restaino

Honors College Theses

In 1492, after Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand defeated the last Muslim stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula, they presented the Jewish community throughout their kingdoms with a choice: leaving or converting to Catholicism. The Spanish kingdoms had been anti-Jewish for centuries, forcing the creation of ghettos, the use of identifying clothing, etc. in an effort to isolate and “other” the Jews, who unsuccessfully sought peaceful co-existence. Those who did not accept expulsion, but converted, were the subject of further prejudice stemming from a belief that Jewish blood was tainted and that conversions were undertaken for financial gain. The government’s dramatic …

An Area Based Fan Beam Projection Model, Richard E. Steele, Jiehua Zhu

Honors College Theses

Area based projection models for computed tomography mitigate raw data errors by treating X-Rays as beams, whereas traditional line based projection models treat an X-Ray like a line, thus generating significant error. In an existing area based fan beam projection model, a rotation matrix, Q, simulates the rotation of the emitter detector pair to reduce computational load, but this introduces approximations by using an approximated rotation matrix. We eliminate approximations by deriving an exact formula for the entries of Q. Using a rotation of axes and by considering the neighboring cells' contributions to the area, the result has formulations for …

April 16, 2018 Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University Faculty Senate Minutes, Armstrong State University

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April 16, 2018 Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University Faculty Senate Minutes

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Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Google, Georgia Southern University's Center for Applied Cyber Education to offer free training, One-on-one help from Google Staff April 25
• Department of Mathematical Sciences announces David R. Stone Distinguished Lecture Series
• MBA Open House Scheduled on Armstrong Campus
• MBA Open House scheduled on Armstrong Campus

Mathematical Sciences News, Georgia Southern University

Mathematical Sciences News (2007-2021)

• David R. Stone Distinguished Lecture series

Quantum Chemical Analysis Of Stable Noble Gas Cations For Astrochemical Detection, Carlie M. Novak

Honors College Theses

The search for possible, natural, noble gas molecules has led to quantum chemical, spectroscopic analysis of NeCCH+, ArNH+ ArCCH+, and ArCN+. Each of these systems have been previously shown to be a stable minimum on its respective potential energy surface. However, no spectroscopic data are available for laboratory detection or interstellar observation of these species, and the interstellar medium may be the most likely place, in nature, where these noble gas cations are found. The bent shape of NeCCH+ is confirmed here with a fairly large dipole moment and a bright C -- H stretching frequency at 3101.9 cm^{-1 …}

Research Express News, Georgia Southern University

Research & Economic Development

• GS Members Receive Research Funding

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Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern to Host No Impact week April 8-15
• Georgia Southern College of Education professor helps students reach for the stars at Isle of Hope k-8 school

Epid 9131 – Infectious Diseases Transmitted Via Inter-Personal Contact, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course covers advanced topics in epidemiology of infectious diseases of direct interpersonal transmission, except sexual and bloodborne transmission. These include infectious diseases that are transmitted via airborne transmission, droplet transmission, or transmission via fomite or touching, etc. Important themes may include emergency preparedness and response (including outbreaks and pandemics), surveillance, as well as interventions that prevent and control transmissions. Computational, mathematical and statistical tools relevant to the practice of infectious disease epidemiology will be introduced.

Bios 9133 - Advanced Statistical Theory For Biostatistics Ii, Hani Samawi

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course is a continuation of Advanced Statistical Inference for Biostatisticians I. The additional topics in this course consists of: sample moments and their distributions, the theory of point estimation, the Neyman-Pearson Theory of testing hypotheses, likelihood ratio test, chi-square tests, t-test, F-test, procedures in hypothesis testing, confidence estimation. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of “C” in BIOS 9131.

Epid 7230 - Social Epidemiology And Health Equity, Jessica Smith Schwind

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course will focus on understanding the social determinants of health. The course will provide an analysis of major social variables that affect population health: poverty, social class, gender, race, family, community, work, behavioral risks, and coping resources. Readings and discussion center on understanding the theories, measurement and empirical evidence related to specific social conditions and experiences such as socioeconomic position, discrimination, social networks and support, work conditions, ecological level neighborhood and community social conditions, and social and economic policies. Biological and psychological mechanisms by which social conditions influence health will be discussed. Methods are introduced to operationalize each construct …

Pubh 6533 - Epidemiology, Jessica Smith Schwind

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course provides an introduction to many important topics in epidemiology for public health practice, including but not limited to the evolution of the discipline, causal concepts in the natural history of disease, critical features of infectious and chronic diseases, elements of public health screening, basic measures used in epidemiology, design of epidemiologic investigations, consideration of random error and systematic bias, calculation and interpretation of confidence intervals and p values, discussion of confounding and interaction, criteria for evaluation of cause and effect relationships and the implications for ethical public health practice. Students are expected to gain a foundation in epidemiologic …

Pubh 7890a – Independent Study: Infectious Diseases Transmitted Via Inter-Personal Contact, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course covers advanced topics in epidemiology of infectious diseases of direct interpersonal transmission, except sexual and bloodborne transmission. These include infectious diseases that are transmitted via airborne transmission, droplet transmission, or transmission via fomite or touching, etc. Important themes may include emergency preparedness and response (including outbreaks and pandemics), surveillance, as well as interventions that prevent and control transmissions. Computational, mathematical and statistical tools relevant to the practice of infectious disease epidemiology will be introduced.

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A City Of Feuds: Competitive Spirit, Architecture, And Brunelleschi’S Individual Renaissance In Florence, Landen Kleisinger

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Landen J. Kleisinger is a student of History at the University of Regina. After graduation, He plans to pursue graduate study in Soviet technological history.

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Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Exercise is Medicine On Campus names Georgia Southern Gold Level Campus
• Georgia Southern students help restore oyster reefs in South Carolina
• Biologists describe eight new species from the Georgia Southern Statesboro campus
• Jody Langdon wins second Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award

An Introduction To Using Geographic Information Systems (Gis) In The Classroom, Lisa K. Millsaps

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This interactive session will focus on examples of using GIS in multiple K-12 classroom setting, including but not limited to teaching climate change, history, natural hazards, and literature. Geographic information systems, or GIS, is an online mapping tool, used globally in a variety of professions (e.g., emergency management, city planning, engineering, scientific labs) – that is accessible and beneficial to use in the K-12 classroom! GIS helps us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret real data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends. Participants will not only walk through a demonstration of GIS’ use and potential, they will partake in and practice …

Augmented Reality Chemistry: Transforming 2d Molecular Representations Into Interactive 3d Structures, Derek Behmke, David Kerven, Robert Lutz, Julia Paredes, Richard Pennigton, Evelyn Brannock, Michael Deiters, John Rose, Kevin Stevens

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

Spatial reasoning is defined as the ability to generate, retain, and manipulate abstract visual images. In chemistry, spatial reasoning skills are typically taught using 2-D paper-based models, 3-D handheld models, and computerized models. Research has shown that increased spatial reasoning abilities translate directly to improved content knowledge. The recent explosion in the popularity of smartphones and the development of augmented reality apps for them provide, a yet to be explored, way of teaching spatial reasoning skills to chemistry students. Augmented reality apps utilize the camera on a smartphone to turn 2D paper-based molecular models into 3D models the user can …

Content And Instructional Practice: A Msp Project, Donna Mullenax, Janel Smith Dr.

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

Since October 2016, Armstrong Faculty have been working with SCCPSS teachers through an MSP-funded project. The CIP project focuses on math and science in 5th, 6th, and 8th grades. Design and implementation of the project will be discussed. Mid-project results will be presented, along with plans for Year 2.

Integrating Lego Robotics Into A 5th Grade Cross Curricular Unit To Promote The Development Of Narrative Writing Skills, Shelli L. Casler-Failing, Mete Akcaoglu, Valerie Woodrum, Valerie Morris, Jay Mcneely

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This unit was designed to promote the development of narrative writing skills among 5^th grade students through the use of LEGO robotics. The students learned how to construct and program robots, write and present a proposal to complete a mission, and connected the learning to their personal experiences with Hurricane Irma. After learning the basics of building and programming robots, they were presented with a scenario similar to the impact of the bomb drop in Hiroshima – a city in ruins with survivors in need of supplies. Students took the role of engineers to work in pairs to create …