Achievements
Publications and achievements submitted by our faculty, staff, and students.
Faculty Mark Colwell, Katie Raby, Lizzie Feucht Wildlife
Mark Colwell, Katie Raby and Lizzie Feucht published a paper in Wader Study (https://www.waderstudygroup.org/publications/wader-study/), an international journal dedicated to shorebird ecology and conservation. Their paper summarizes the efficiency of plovers breeding at various locations in Humboldt County over the past 18 years, with the aim of improving conservation and management practices.
Submitted: January 10, 2019Faculty Tyler Evans Mathematics
Published, jointly with Alice Fialowski (ELTE, Budapest) a new peer reviewed paper in Linear Algebra and it's applications. The full text of the article is temporarily available at https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1YFcD5YnCXqL3
Submitted: December 19, 2018Faculty Kamila Larripa Mathematics
Accepted to American Insitute of Mathematics research program
https://aimath.org/programs/squares/
Faculty Adam Carter Computer Science
Published book chapter: Carter, A. S., Hundhausen, C. D., & Olivares, D. (2019). IDE-Based Learning Analytics for Computing Education: A Process Model, Critical Review, and Research Agenda. In The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research. Cambridge University Press.
Submitted: December 15, 2018Student Adolfina Savoretti (visiting student from Argentina), Alexander Bippus, Mihai Tomescu (with R.A. Stockey and G.W. Rothwell) Biological Sciences
Peer-reviewed article in Annals of Botany: "Grimmiaceae in the Early Cretaceous: Tricarinella crassiphylla gen. et sp. nov. and the value of anatomically preserved bryophytes"
https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/121/7/1275/4850661
Student Sandra Strayer, Mihai Tomescu (with S. Noetinger) Biological Sciences
Peer-reviewed article in American Journal of Botany: "Origin of Equisetum: Evolution of horsetails (Equisetales) within the major euphyllophyte clade Sphenopsida"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajb2.1137
Student Kassandra Weber Physics & Astronomy
Kassandra Weber (‘19) won 2nd place for the Steven Chu Award for best undergraduate research talk at the annual American Physical Society Far West Section Meeting that took place at CSU Fullerton on October 19-20th.
https://www.aps.org/units/cal/awards/index.cfm
Student Kezia Ramussen Oceanography
Poster presented "Analyzing Taxonomic Diversity of the Human Gut Microbiome Using R"
Submitted: December 15, 2018Faculty Kamila Larripa Mathematics
Published book chapter in Understanding Complex Systems in Mathematics, Springer
Submitted: December 15, 2018Student Kassandra Weber (‘19) Physics & Astronomy
Congratulations to Kassandra Weber (‘19) who won 2nd place for the Steven Chu Award for best undergraduate research talk at the annual Far West Section Meeting of the American Physical Society that took place at CSU Fullerton on October 19-20! Kassandra’s talk concerned ongoing research in gravitational physics that takes place at HSU.
Submitted: December 12, 2018Faculty Jeff Kane Forestry, Fire & Rangeland Management
Dr. Jeff Kane was invited to give a talk entitled "Ecological insights of litter flammability traits in southeastern US tree species" as part of the Carlton N. Owens lecture series at Mississippi State University.
Submitted: December 10, 2018Faculty James Graham Environmental Science & Management
Dr. James Graham was awarded a research grant from the Archaeologocal Research & Supply Company for conducting a study entitled, "Spruce Grove Ethnographic Village Archaeological Study."
Submitted: November 27, 2018Faculty Kelly Pfeiler, Mihai Tomescu Biological Sciences
Peer-reviewed article in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society: "An Early Devonian permineralized rhyniopsid from the Battery Point Formation of Gaspé (Canada)"
https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article-abstract/187/2/292/4939107
Submitted: November 26, 2018Student Brian Murphy Environmental Science & Management
Received NACIS Student Map Award for Research.
Submitted: November 26, 2018Student Thalia Quinn
Schatz Energy Fellow Thalia Quinn presented for a panel discussion on Broadening Access to Solar: Jobs, Careers, and Futures, at the American Solar Energy Society’s 47th annual conference in Boulder, Colorado. Panelists discussed paths for the solar energy field to increase inclusivity and the economic opportunities of underrepresented communities. Thalia shared her recent journey from undergraduate work in chemical engineering into the field of renewable energy. Moderated by Annie Lappé, the panel also included representatives from Grid Alternatives, the American Association for Blacks in Energy, Power52, SolarWorld, and Sandia Labs.
Submitted: November 26, 2018Faculty Jack Murphy Environmental Science & Management
Serves on the City of Arcata's Creeks and Watersheds Committee.
Submitted: November 26, 2018Faculty C.D. Hoyle Physics & Astronomy
Presented HSU gravitational physics research at the American Physical Society Far West Section Meeting on 10/19 at CSU Fullerton.
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/FWS18/Session/B03.2
Submitted: November 26, 2018Faculty Eileen Cashman, Beth Eschenbach, & Melissa Salazar
Presented a worshop entitled "Equality vs. Equity: Using Assets and Cultivating Students" at the Frontiers in Education 2018 conference: Fostering Innovation through Diversity.
fie2018.org
Submitted: November 26, 2018Faculty Adam Carter Computer Science
Presented a paper at CCSC NW 2018: Kinne, J., Misner, E., Carter, A. S., & Tuttle, S. M. (2018). Evaluating the Efficacy of Clicker-Based Peer Instruction across Multiple Courses at a Single Institution. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges.
Submitted: November 26, 2018Faculty Robin Carter Mathematics
Co-editor of "Letters of Martin Fleischmann and Melvin Miles" published 2018.
http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Fleischmanlettersfroa.pdf
Submitted: November 21, 2018