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Kristin McQueen, left, a relationship manager with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, congratulates MTSU WISTEM Center Director Judith Iriarte-Gross for earning the 2022 TSIN Excellence in Advocacy Award Tuesday, May 10, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. An MTSU faculty member since 1996, Iriarte-Gross has been recognized for many awards throughout her career. (Tennessee STEM Innovation Network photo by Tina Gionis)
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Cheryl Torsney, left, MTSU vice provost for faculty affairs, congratulates Judith Iriarte-Gross for receiving the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network Excellence in Advocacy Award, presented Tuesday, May 10, at the TSIN annual awards at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. Iriarte-Gross is director of the MTSU Women in STEM (WISTEM) Center, director of the Tennessee Girls in STEM Conference for 25 years and chemistry professor. (MTSU photo by Allison McGoffin)
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| MTSU's Iriarte-Gross Earns Statewide Award for STEM Advocacy for Underrepresented Groups
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MTSU chemistry professor and Women in STEM Center Director Judith Iriarte-Gross is the 2022 recipient of the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network Excellence in Advocacy Award.
Iriarte-Gross received the honor Tuesday, May 10, during the organization’s annual awards at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, recognizing individuals for their efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics. A Facebook posting by the organization thanked her “for all you do for underrepresented groups in STEM education.”
The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network’s mission is to promote and expand the teaching and learning of STEM education in Tennessee’s K-12 public schools.
The Tennessee STEM Excellence Awards are designed to promote effective teaching strategies by recognizing and rewarding quality STEM teachers, highlight effective advocacy partnerships at the local and state levels and share strategies for creating an innovative STEM culture within a school building, district and region.
“I am honored to be recognized as an advocate for STEM by the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network,” Iriarte-Gross said. “I advocate for STEM every day as a professor of chemistry and director of the Women in STEM Center.
“After all, where we would we be today, in our changing world, if we do not include everyone, including girls and other underrepresented groups, in protecting our environment, developing new medicines, or designing energy efficient vehicles?”
Iriarte-Gross said she “advocates for STEM by collaborating with others to promote best practices in gender equity in STEM professions. We support women STEM professionals in their academic and career growth. … What this award means to me and to the WISTEM Center is that we are on the right path to success when we utilize the knowledge and skills of women and marginalized groups in STEM. Iriarte-Gross attended the event with Greg Rushton and Kevin Ragland from the Tennessee STEM Education Center at MTSU, where Rushton is executive director and Ragland is associate director.
Ragland said among Iriarte-Gross’ “most notable accomplishments was starting the first Expanding Your Horizons Conference in Tennessee in 1996. Through hands-on activities, this conference introduces middle and high school girls to STEM careers and mentors. This conference has served more than 10,000 girls.”
Now called the Tennessee Girls in STEM Conference, the 26th annual event will be held in September. “We invite role models to show the girls that they can succeed in STEM and be an engineer, chemist or microbiologist,” Iriarte-Gross said. “We provide opportunities for girls to explore STEM education and careers by talking with women in different STEM disciplines.”
Cheryl Torsney, MTSU vice provost for faculty affairs and a WISTEM Center advisory board member, said Iriarte-Gross has paved the way for girls and women working in and studying the STEM fields.
“She is a force of nature, whose superhuman advocacy lets girls know that they belong in the lab, in the science classroom and at the table whenever STEM is under discussion,” Torsney added. “We at MTSU are beyond proud of Judith for this recognition.”
Iriarte-Gross is nationally known for her advocacy for encouraging girls and women in the sciences. She is involved in local and national programs supporting the recruitment, retention and graduation of girls and women in STEM education and careers.
Among numerous honors in a distinguished career, Iriarte-Gross, an MTSU faculty member since 1996, received the MTSU Foundation Career Achievement Award, the William E. Bennett Award, an American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, and Women of Achievement-Tennessee by the Women in Higher Education Tennessee statewide organization. ~Randy Weiler
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Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 Day on the Hill meeting with TN State Legislators
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MTSU Aerospace Pro-pilot Becomes 6th in Family to Join Marine Corps
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One of the newest members of the U.S. Marine Corps has a proud family history in this military branch.
Recent MTSU graduate Isaac Wehner of Medina, Tennessee, near Jackson, was commissioned as a second lieutenant recently in a special ceremony at the Donald McDonald Hangar at MTSU’s Flight Operations Center at Murfreesboro Airport.
Commissioning ceremonies are a tradition for students in Platoon Leaders Class (the Marines version of ROTC), as they transition from the university to being a member of the military and serving their country. ~ Randy Weiler
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| New Aerospace Campus in the Works! Moving to SYI??
Enrollment in the Professional Pilot Concentration offered through the Department of Aerospace has grown rapidly over the last six years. This has presented both challenges and opportunities for the program.
The flight training program is currently located at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport which has a limited capacity. Increased student enrollment in the flight training program coupled with the high demand for aviation professionals in the industry makes it necessary that the program has the space to expand.
MTSU plans to build an Aerospace campus at neighboring Shelbyville Municipal Airport in Bedford County, TN to accommodate the growth and allow for expansion. $57.2 million of the $62-million relocation plan was approved in Gov. Bill Lee’s Fiscal 2022-23 budget this April. The university will be responsible for raising the remaining balance - about $5 million.
In February, university leaders, including Department of Aerospace Chair, Dr. Chaminda Prelis, attended the annual Day on the Hill at the Tennessee State Capitol. MTSU representatives met with state leaders to discuss the importance of the proposed relocation plan.
“We appreciate Governor Lee’s inclusion of money for our plan in his budget recommendation and will work with our area legislators for its approval by the General Assembly,” said MTSU President Sidney McPhee. Moreover, Dr. Prelis stated that “the generous support from the General Assembly will go a long way in securing the future careers of our students and the economic development of the area.”
Currently, MTSU uses about three acres at the 230-acre Murfreesboro airport, which has a 4,750-foot runway. MTSU plans to occupy about 25 acres at the 600-acre Shelbyville airport, which has a runway that is 5,503 feet long. “Finding an aviation partner that can accommodate our future needs and is willing to work with MTSU to adapt to changing industry demands, is critical for our program’s success,” said Prelis.
Aerospace students make up about 5% of the university's undergraduate population with an annual 11.3% increase in professional pilot students over the past 10 years. The MTSU fleet will grow to 44 total training aircraft after the university takes possession of 10 new planes beginning this summer.
College of Basic and Applied Sciences Dean, Dr. Greg Van Patten, said that the university will make the move to Shelbyville in phases. The transition into the new facility could take as long as three years. “We would continue to work as friends and partners with the city of Murfreesboro during the transition period necessary for relocation of our Aerospace operations,” he said.
MTSU continues to meet with Bedford County leaders, as well as consult with campus planning officials and Aerospace Department faculty and staff to make the transition as seamless as possible for all involved.
- Savannah Richardson
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Block & Bridle Students Win National Awards!
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Ten MTSU Block & Bridle students and their advisor, Dr. Jessica Carter, travelled to Lincoln, Nebraska to attend the 101st National Block & Bridle Convention. The National Block & Bridle organization includes collegiate clubs from all over the United States who are interested in animal agriculture.
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From Left to Right: Erin Coleman, Chair, Dr. Jessica Carter, Lindsey Parsley
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Students participated in industry tours to learn about all aspects of Nebraska agriculture, listened to keynote speakers and livestock industry leaders, toured the University of Nebraska animal science campus and facilities, and attended an awards banquet. For the first time in school history, an MTSU Block & Bridle member was named 1st place Outstanding Senior and 2nd place Outstanding Junior from the National Block & Bridle organization. Lindsey Parsley was the recipient of the senior award and Erin Coleman received the junior award. Congratulations to the Block & Bridle club for their outstanding achievements! ~ Dr. Jessica Carter
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Fermentation Scholarship Awarded to Emily Beavers!
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Emily Beavers Fermentation Major
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The second Terrapin Beer Company Brewing Change Scholarship was awarded to Emily Beavers, a sophomore Fermentation Science major, on April 29, 2022. Emily will receive a total of $9,000 through her senior year and is guaranteed a paid internship (with housing) with Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, GA between her junior and senior years. Emily joins Calvin Hood, who received the first scholarship awarded last year. Calvin will participate in his internship at Terrapin this summer.
~Dr. Tony Johnston
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MTSU Stock Horse Riders Earn Two National Championship Team Titles
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Riding Dunnits Smokin, recent MTSU graduate and horse science major Taylor Meek of Murfreesboro placed eighth overall in the Non-Pro All-Around Division at the Hughes Ranch Traders National Intercollegiate Ranch and Stock Horse National Championship late in the spring semester in Amarillo, Texas. (Photo by High Cotton Promotions)
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As evidenced by two national championships during the same week, riders for Middle Tennessee State University’s stock horse team definitely enjoy competing in Texas.
Competing late in the semester at the American Stock Horse Association Collegiate and National Show in Sweetwater, Texas — and for the first time in Division 1 — MTSU defeated Texas Tech University to earn the national title.
Earlier in the week in a 10-team field of teams from around the country, MTSU riders earned the Division 2 Reserve Champion national title at the Hughes Ranch Traders National Intercollegiate Ranch and Stock Horse National Championship in Amarillo, Texas. MTSU also received a $1,000 marketing package for its ranch horse program.
“This (Division 1) championship means a lot,” coach and horse science faculty member Andrea Rego said. “It was our first time attempting the Division 1 category … and we had to step up our game in the non-pro division (six riders competing instead of four).
“It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to try for Division 1 and I’m so grateful to have had a team that happily jumped on board. Their determination definitely paid off and becoming Division 1 champions was a bucket list item fulfilled for me.”
The AHSA event
Eight MTSU students competed in the AHSA event held in the Nolan County Coliseum in Sweetwater, Texas, capturing eight individual national awards and the coveted national title. Events included cow horse, pleasure, reining and trail.
“It was hard traveling from one national show to the next, but it felt like the hardest part was already over after Amarillo.” said Jordan Dillenbeck, a senior horse science major and team president. “I made sure to take extra care of my horse and make sure she was prepared for another round of competition.”
Freshman horse science major Jordan Martin of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won the Don Henneke Trainer’s Award for her accomplishments aboard her personally trained mare, Miss Catnic.
A year ago, the Raiders finished fourth overall in Division 2, but earned 10 combined championship and runner-up awards.
Vaughn Coblentz of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Cory Elks traveled to help work the ASHA national show.
“It was a great experience working the show and to see what the judges were looking for in riders and horses,” said Elks, a junior horse science major from Troy, Tennessee. “I also made invaluable connections and will be working two world shows this summer because of those connections.”
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MTSU stock horse team members earned the AHSA Collegiate and National Show’s Division 1 national championship recently in Sweetwater, Texas. They are shown with various individual and team awards they received. (Photo by High Cotton Promotions)
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| Riding Twentyeleventwister in the Non-Pro Cow Horse category, junior JoBeth Scarlett of New Market, Tennessee, competes for the MTSU stock horse team.
(Photo by High Cotton Promotions)
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Action in Amarillo
The Hughes Ranch Trailers-sponsored event featured 115 riders from 14 colleges and universities from seven states. MTSU carried six riders to this event, each competing for individual awards plus national champion and Reserve Champion team honors.
Rego said notable individual all-round awards included:
Taylor Meek, a recent graduate and horse science major from Murfreesboro, winning eighth overall in the Limited Non-Pro All-Around Division.
JoBeth Scarlett, a junior animal science major from New Market, Tennessee, placed ninth overall in the Limited Non-Pro All-Around Division.
“This trip was amazing for me,” said Meek. “It was great to see how much each rider and horse had improved together, and also the sportsmanship and support within our team and with other teams. The competition was fierce, but MTSU was well-represented on a national level.”
Other team members include:
Rachel Petree, a senior horse science major from Maynardville, Tennessee.
Louann Braunwalder, a sophomore fermentation science major from Lascassas, Tennessee.
Kara Brown, a junior horse science major, from Murfreesboro.
Savannah Glinstra, a senior horse science major from Columbia, Tennessee.
Rego and the team are thankful for its supporters.
“We couldn’t have done this without the many clinicians, working cattle and Neal Agee’s Hurricane Creek Ranch, and the experiences gained at the Tennessee Stock Horse Association shows,” Rego said. ~Randy Weiler
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MTSU Biology Professor Wins PrestigiousEllis R Kerley Research Award
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Rutherford Source: Dr. Yangseung Jeong, a member of the Department of Biology and Forensic Science program since 2017, learned earlier this year he is the 2022 Kerley Award recipient, recognizing excellence in the continuing effort to research and develop methods in forensic anthropology.
The announcement was made by the Ellis R. Kerley Forensic Sciences Foundation. Retired MTSU Forensic Institute for Research and Education Director Hugh Berryman received the honor in 2008. MTSU is one of three U.S. universities with multiple Kerley award winners since 2002.
The Kerley Research Award is presented for one paper or poster that best demonstrates excellence in the pursuit of advances in the field of forensic anthropology each year.
“Most of all, receiving this award makes me convinced my research would contribute to the forensic anthropology community, which is one of my ultimate goals as a forensic anthropologist,” Jeong said.
~Rutherford Source Staff
| | Dr. Yangseung Jeong photo by Andy Heidt
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MTSU Hosts 44th Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade Wildflower Festival
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MTSU faculty and alumni will once again be involved in the 44th Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade Wildlife Festival at Cedars of Lebanon State Park.MTSU’s Center for Cedar Glade Studies partners with the state park to host the annual event the evening of Friday, April 29, and all day Saturday, April 30. Kim Cleary Sadler, professor of biology education, and biology professor Jeff Walck will be key contributors, along with alumni Melissa Turrentine, Sharon Bracy, Alex Romer and Bekkah Riley. Sadler admits “there will be something for everybody, even if you don’t want to get out and hike” at this year’s festival, formerly known as the Wildflower Pilgrimage. “We want people to come and learn about the cedar glades.” For children of all ages, there will be an owl presentation featuring Orion the owl from Owls Hill — and an activity table for youngsters. “There’s a wonderful native plant garden behind the nature center,” Sadler said, adding that native plants will be available for sale in May, but not at this year’s event. Activities at the festival include three-hour hikes with field botanists for people wanting to learn more about the plants. There’s also shorter, family-friendly programs that include a geology hike to learn more about the rocks and fossils in glades, native plant gardening, and learning stations that teach about some aspect of cedar glades.
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Anna Yuhas, Forensic Science Major, Traveling to France to Excavate a WWII Crash Site
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The reasons that have led me to choose the MTSU Signature Study Abroad Program: Forensic Aviation Archaeology, are the need to understand and experience other cultures and the desire to diversify my educational experiences. This program is not only a way for me to travel internationally and experience a new culture but to also further my experiences in and learning about Forensic Archaeology. The program is a partnership between MTSU and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) that allows students to assist in the international field recovery of an aircraft crash site from World War II. The efforts of the field recovery will be focused on the recovery of evidence associated with unaccounted-for flight crew members, along with the aircraft. This course will provide a training opportunity to learn fundamental skills in the fields of forensic anthropology, archaeology, and applied anthropology, including surveying and identifying an archaeological site, proper field excavation, the recovery of human remains, and handling of evidence. This study abroad program will help to fulfill the requirements for my minor in Anthropology, but it is unique because I believe I will learn lifelong skills for my future profession that I would not have the exposure to elsewhere. It will be an honor to work towards the possible recovery of the fallen soldiers, and excavation of the WWII military aircraft crash site in France. ~ Anna Yuhas
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| Forensic Science Senior Anna Yuhas
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| Department of Computer Science
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Dr. Ryan Otter teaching Data Science
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| MTSU Data Science Master Program received all required approvals and started to accept applicants in early March. As of April 18th, ten students have been admitted for the fall semester of 2022.
To learn more about the MTSU Data Science program. This quote from Prof Ryan Otter sums it up quite nicely: "Our focus is on preparing our students to not just be qualified for the job market, but to be competitive in it.”
The program incorporates computer science, math, information systems, economics, and finance, among other disciplines. It’s a degree that truly makes graduates career-ready through courses and experiences to create data-driven problem-solvers. ~ Jimmy Hart and Allison Gorman
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Tech-driven MTSU Students Use Hack-A-Thon to Bolster Resumes
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Approaching 30, Marie McCord (right) finds herself a nontraditional student to graduate from MTSU in May — and mapping out the next chapters of her life.
McCord, one of 60 students participating in the seventh annual HackMT Jan. 28-30 in the Science Building, has spent the past three years commuting from her Antioch, Tennessee, home to Murfreesboro, where she’s a computer science major, with minors in math and statistics.
McCord’s lined up a summer internship with Asurion, with plans to pursue graduate school at Virginia Tech, the University of Illinois or one of several upcoming offers starting in the fall. She was one of 12 students on a team named Dr. Phillips’ Favorites, creating a communications tool for college students similar to Slack or Discord, and named for professor and event director Josh Phillips.
HackMT, a hack-a-thon and project expo hosted by the Department of Computer Science, brings software developers and visual designers together with computer science and data science students from regional universities.
Teams try to invent new web platforms, mobile apps and electronic gadgets during more than 36 intense hours. Their creations included a way for people to find nonprofits nationally and helping match people with different-sized feet with correct shoe sizes through an app.
“It was really exciting to see everyone’s work. There were a lot of cool projects this year,” McCord said, surveying the seven teams set up in the Liz and Creighton Rhea Atrium. “It looks like everyone finished. That’s awesome.”
Teammate Myles Chisholm of Clarksville, Tennessee, a computer science major graduating in May and HackMT alumnus from 2020, said the “networking opportunities with mentors and sponsors” from the event and being in the club support all students.
Both McCord and Chisholm said the support from Phillips and HackMT co-directors Sal Barbosa (associate professor) and Rafet Al Tobasei (assistant professor) make it a good experience.
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Dr. Joshua Phillips professor of Computer Science
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Phillips said all competing teams “survived the weekend. That shows their endurance.” He’s hopeful next year’s HackMT will also be in-person.
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College of Basic and Applied Sciences Dean Greg Van Patten said there was “some super diverse problems they were trying to solve … and able to develop finished products so quickly. And, they’re learning people skills, teamwork, product management, communication, networking and more.”
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| Championing success
MTSU’s Data Science Club had a strong contingent. They created a way where nonprofit organizations could be searched nationally, earning them first-place honors from the judges. Data science is a fast-growing, interdisciplinary MTSU program that provides graduates with professional opportunities in a burgeoning field.
A team of MTSU students created “Sole Match” — a way for people with different shoe sizes to obtain the right size for each foot, and earned second-place honors. The idea was suggested by Nashville, Tennessee-based shoe manufacturer and sponsor Genesco.
“Our group members were not familiar with the technologies, but they dug in and figured out what they could and couldn’t do,” said Cory McDermaid, Genesco senior director for enterprise reporting, who commutes to Nashville every other month from his home outside Salt Lake City, Utah. “This is very similar to what we do in the business environment, but you do it in 36 hours.”
Team Bee’s Knees placed third and earned the Hacker’s Choice Award. The team created a scheduling chatbot on the Discord messaging service.
Asurion scholarship recipients
Nashville-based Asurion, a global tech services company, provided four $1,000 scholarships. Recipients, all of whom are MTSU computer science majors, included:
Elijah Atkins, 18, a freshman from Dickson, Tennessee.
Nick Hodge, a senior from Franklin, Tennessee.
Sam Thomas, a junior from Eagleville, Tennessee.
Stephanie Zhang, a sophomore from Hermitage, Tennessee.
Asurion, Bondware, CAT Financial and L3 Harris were the primary sponsors.
— Randy Weiler (Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu)
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| School of Concrete & Construction Management
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Left to right Scott Freeman, Jeff Banta, and Chair, Dr. Kelly Strong
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Concrete and Construction Building Flythrough
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**Fun Friday in the lab alert!!**
We had a great group visit us today, Friday, May 6th, from Creek Wood High School. These awesome construction students broke into teams to make concrete cubes and will compete against each other to see who made the strongest, most cost efficient concrete. We will find out who the winner is next Friday!
Thanks for coming, Creek Wood! We can’t wait to see you back! #mtsuccm #mtsucim #mtsusciences #mtsucbas
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| School of Concrete and Construction Management’s New Building Updates
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Friday, April 15th, Dr. Kelly Strong brought Construction Management Industrial Advisory Board Members, Jeff Banta from Messer and Scott Freeman from Hardaway Construction, to tour the progress on the Concrete and Construction Management building. Currently the building is abuzz with a variety of workers making quick progress on the upcoming construction completion date of August 29th.
The building's site is built where old housing dormitories used to sit. A year ago, these dormitories were torn down to make room for the growing school.
This building will house 8 faculty, 5 staff members and a multitude of classrooms including curing and mix rooms. The classroom space will provide fire rated glass windows for viewing and open spaces for students to gather information on how duct and piping work behind walls and ceilings.
Not only this, but the building will also boast a plethora of concrete to educate the school’s students on the different varieties of concrete and when and how to use the differing types. In addition to these spaces the roof will provide a green space for the college’s other departments to visit and study. A computer lab will be accessible to the school’s students with over 40 computers to utilize while conducting mock projects.
The faculty will have their own student mentoring space that will sit just outside their offices to provide an inclusive environment where students and faculty can build meaningful mentor/student relationships.
~Lindsey Reynolds
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Department of Engineering Technology
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MTSU's Robotics Club Dominates at the NRC
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MTSU SME chapter S239 a. k. a. Robotics Club continued its dominance in the SUMO robot competition at the National Robotics Challenge (NRC). Sumo team won Gold Award (First Place) in post-secondary category with Mr. Matthew Dezemplen as captain. We have won this competition now 4 years in a row. (2017-2019 and 2022). The NRC did not hold competitions in 2020 and 2021 due to pandemic.
The combat robots did not win the competition however, students learned a lot from this experience and are eager to improve the design and performance for the next years. We are going to try to expand to more competitions such as Autonomous Vehicles Challenge, Manufacturing Work Cell and Micromouse.
~Dr. Vishwas Bedekar
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| Left to right Brian Johnson, Matthew Jordan, Christopher Bishop, Matthew Dezemplen, Antonious Hanna, and Dr. Vishwas Bedekar
Photo submitted by Bedekar
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Department of Mathematical Sciences
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| Jialin Zhang (Undergraduate left ) and Tingting Sun (Ph.D. student right) presenting their research work at 2022 Scholars Week.
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| Department of Physics & Astronomy
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Hanna Terletska, left, an assistant professor in physics in the MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy, gathers outside Wiser-Patten Science Hall with three outstanding students — DaVonte Lewis, Quinn Wilson and Janelle Valdez — for the just-completed 2021-22 academic year. All three participated in the first-time physics poster session in April. Lewis, who is headed to graduate school at Johns Hopkins University this fall, participated in a National Science Foundation REU at the University of Illinois last summer. Valdez (Boston University) and Wilson (Cornell) will be in REUs this summer. (MTSU photo by Randy Weiler)
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MTSU Undergrad Researchers, Recent Grads Advance to Competitive, Top-tier Graduate Programs
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MTSU’s Undergraduate Research Center and Undergraduate Research Experience and Creative Activity grant offer students the opportunity to conduct hands-on and impactful research that has helped several recent graduates earn top-tier further education and career experience placements.
~Stephanie Barrette
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MTSU Goldwater, Fulbright Recipient Explores Research Initiatives
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Yaseen Ginnab entered Middle Tennessee State University two years ago, planning to study biology and psychology. He never even considered research.
Two years later, thanks to a freshman-year nudge by biology professor Frank Bailey, the now-rising senior is totally into research — a true match for MTSU’s elevated status as a Carnegie R2 (high research activity) university earlier this year.
This year, Ginnab, 20, who is from Nashville, Tennessee, received a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship to pursue research and this summer he is spending three months in Nova Scotia, assisting with a Fulbright Canada project. ~Randy Weiler
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| Dean Van Patten with Yaseen Ginnab photo by Andy Heidt
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Weissmiller Lab Research
Dr. Weissmiller has been awarded a NIH/NCI R15 award to study the basic mechanisms driving N-MYC amplified neuroblastoma. In addition, Cheyenne Jones, whom is a TLSAMP scholar and undergraduate in the Weissmiller laboratory, has been accepted into the 2022 Summer Research Training Program (SRTP) at University of California San Francisco (UCSF). SRTP provides $5,000 stipend, travel support, and paid housing over the summer to complete a 10-week research intensive internship. Congratulations Cheyenne!
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| CBAS Awards & Scholarships
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| CBAS Faculty Publications
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This October is the 6th annual Tennessee STEAM Festival. MTSU has played a major role in the Tennessee STEAM Festival for the last 5 years. “We in CBAS are excited to be partnering again with the Discovery Center, founder of the TN STEAM Festival in 2017” said Greg Van Patten, Dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. “This is an important opportunity to highlight the many ways Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math are important and all around us.”
MTSU’s CBAS faculty and students, in particular, have helped to show the many ways one can engage in STEAM at any age and with any background, whether by offering a STEAM-focused family night, interviewing a famous scientist virtually, offering a tour of the night sky outside a local brewery, or providing hands-on science experiences in a community library.
Alumni, faculty, students and families are invited to be a part of the statewide Tennessee STEAM Festival this October. Join others from across the state as presenters and/or participants! While October may seem far away, what better time than this summer to consider how you can offer YOUR expertise in STEAM in a creative and fun way.
Visit TNSTEAM.org for more information or examples of past programs. Interested in offering a program, tour, funding or an activity? Visit https://www.tnsteam.org/host. Have questions: email: mspainhour@explorethedc.org. Help us highlight the brilliant STEAM-expertise and passion that is a part of MTSU!
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The next TGIS is on September 24!
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The CBAS newsletter is published each semester by the College of Basic and Applied Sciences.
SCI 1020, Box 83
615-898-2613
Greg Van Patten, Dean
Saeed Foroudastan, Assoc. Dean
Marlene Lawson, Assistant to the Dean
Lindsey Reynolds, Executive Secretary
Jennifer Danylo, Advising Manager
Eric B. Miller, Pre-professional Health Advising Manager
Jared Bryson, Director of Development
Gary Wallace, Instructional Technology Specialist
Back issues are available here.
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