Historically, Ambler Campus has always been tied to nature, forests and gardening. It was founded in 1911 as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, and its horticulture programs have been a hallmark of the campus since Temple acquired it in 1958.While campus may look a bit different these days, its identity remains intact.One of the areas that was heavily damaged by the tornado is the Old Growth Forest, which resides across Meetinghouse Road on the other side of campus. Aesthetically, it might not be as easy on the eyes as it once was as the majority of its trees...
Meet Temple's inaugural cohort of Cecil B. Moore ScholarsThe Scholars are the first to be selected for a new program that creates an academic pathway from hig
Since summer 2020, Assistant Professor Bojeong Kim has been working on a three-year National Science Foundation grant to examine how impurities in hausmannite and manganite—the most common lower valent manganese oxides in the environment—affect the minerals' properties, reactivity and stability."In the natural environment, most minerals contain some degree of impurities," says Kim. "Understanding the role of these impurities is really important to understanding how these minerals behave in nature." So far, Kim's research indicates that impurities in the structure of...
Two College of Science and Technology (CST) professors have developed an advanced artificial intelligence approach able to accurately predict physical properties of inorganic materials.Qimin Yan, assistant professor of physics, and Slobodan Vucetic, professor of computer and information sciences and director of Temple's Center for Hybrid Intelligence, co-authored a paper outlining their research that was published this spring in the prestigious Science Advances journal. The paper, "Structure motif-centric learning framework for inorganic crystalline systems," is the product of...
Two College of Science and Technology (CST) professors have developed an advanced artificial intelligence approach able to accurately predict physical properties of inorganic materials.
Qimin Yan, assistant professor of physics, and Slobodan Vucetic, professor of computer and information sciences and director of Temple's Center for Hybrid Intelligence, co-authored a paper outlining their research that was published this spring in the prestigious Science Advances journal. The paper, "Structure motif-centric learning framework for inorganic crystalline systems," is the product...
Chair's message
During this challenging year, we worked hard to build learning experiences and connections in a virtual environment. New courses, such as the general education course Hidden Figures to Gamergate: Race and Gender in STEM, were built for this new world. Other classic courses were rebuilt. And after a fall of careful separation, this spring we returned to limited in-person instruction and voluntary field trips.
Throughout it all, our scientific work continued in homes, in the lab and in the field. We have designed new concentrations in environmental science...
Professor Rodrigo (Rod) B. Andrade of the Department of Chemistry passed away May 24. Rod was a consummate scholar and teacher to graduate and undergraduate students since he arrived at Temple University in 2006 as an assistant professor. Due to his profound contributions to the area of organic synthesis methods, he earned tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor in 2012, and to full professor in 2019. His dedication to his scholarship and teaching in organic chemistry was always on display to those who were fortunate enough to know and interact with him....
For years, Natasha Rockwell, CST '19, pictured what it would be like the day she donned her first white coat in dental school—a moment that celebrates the academic
A collaborative research effort between two CST research entities resulted in publication in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The paper, titled "Weak selection on synonymous codons substantially inflates dN/dS estimates in bacteria" is authored by Shakibur Rahman, a biology major, Professor Sergei Pond of iGEM and postdoc Andrew Webb and Professor Jody Hey of CCGG.Rahman, a rising senior with a minor in German language and cultural studies, recently shared his thoughts on research, why he chose CST and Temple University and his plans for...
Advisors from the College of Science and Technology earned four Temple University Undergraduate Academic Advisor Awards, nearly sweeping the individual categories for 2021.
"I am very proud of the work CST Advising does to support our students," says Tom Price, director of academic advising. "Our entire team does a tremendous job of empowering students to take ownership of their decisions, choices and goals relating to academic and professional aspirations. This formal recognition from the university is an honor and wonderful accolade."
CST’s winners are:...
Five College of Science and Technology undergraduates have been awarded spring 2021 Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship (CARAS) grants.
They are:
Israel Ben Aron, mathematics & physics, who will be working with Dr. Boris Datskovsky, mathematics
Nicholas Fry, biochemistry, who will be working with Dr. Darius Balciunas, biology
Srikar Katta, mathematics & computer science, who will be working with Dr. David Smith, psychology
Mark Klobukov, physics, who will be working with Dr. Jim Napolitano, physics
Julia McDonnell,...
Trong Garson wanted a career change, but needed to re-educate herself while working full-time and raising children. The solution for her was the College of Science and Technology's online master's in Information Science...
Trong Garson wanted a career change, but needed to re-educate herself while working full-time and raising children. The solution for her was the College of Science and Technology's online master's in Information Science...
In a paper recently published in Nature Communications, a team of Temple University physicists describe a new method for measuring the charge radius of neutrons that represents a substantial advance over previous methodologies dating back to the 1990s.Together with protons, neutrons constitute the nuclei of atoms and, as such, are cornerstones in the depiction of the visible universe. "Neutrons are of significant importance, not only for understanding the foundation of nuclear physics but for also understanding cosmology, the science of the creation and development of the...
In a paper published in Nature Communications, a team of Temple University physicists describe a new method for measuring the charge radius of neutrons that represents a substantial advance over previous methodologies dating back to the 1990s.Together with protons, neutrons constitute the nuclei of atoms and, as such, are cornerstones in the depiction of the visible universe. "Neutrons are of significant importance, not only for understanding the foundation of nuclear physics but for also understanding cosmology, the science of the creation and development of the universe,"...
Chair’s message:
Our students, faculty and staff faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 with Temple Made dedication, grit and resilience. Together, we made a rapid transition to remote instruction and worked diligently to implement best practices for online learning. We celebrated as students became graduates, moving forward in their careers at Comcast, Vanguard, Google and many others.
Over the past year, CIS faculty explored research that addresses important societal issues, such as using augmented reality to provide enhanced computing education for those with atypical...
What seemed an unassuming start to the day resulted in a historic moment for two Temple University students and At Your Service interns. Biology major Moraine Kisenda,
Four College of Science and Technology faculty members have been honored by Temple University: Shohreh Amini, Department of Biology, Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award; Daniel Szyld, Department of Mathematics, Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award; Carl Williams, Department of Computer...
The annual Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics Day for Girls (SK Day) was held Saturday, March 20, its first virtual production. In its ninth year, the event attracted 52 mathematically interested girls in grades 5 to 8. The students attended online sessions on cryptography, graph theory and coding (grades 5 and 6) and geometry, infinity and permutations (grades 7 and 8) as well as hands on activities on mathematics and art, Jeopardy, and active mathematical games."I loved that, even though we were virtual, we were still able to connect by learning and doing math together," said one...
