Rams Shape Science
Meet outstanding members of the College of Natural Sciences community who are shaping the future of science, our society, and the world.
Meet outstanding members of the College of Natural Sciences community who are shaping the future of science, our society, and the world.
“The most rewarding part of my experience at CSU is the people that I learned from and grew with. The people I served, the people I advocated for, the people who helped me along the way, the people who challenged me to grow, and the people who were my biggest cheerleaders.”
DeLuca was named as an ASCB fellow in part due to her research on the biomolecular underpinnings of human diseases, like cancer.
Finke was selected to receive the Arthur C. Cope Late Career Scholar’s Award for his exceptional and scholarly efforts distinguishing homogeneous from heterogeneous catalysis of organic reactions.
Josh Johnson, a United States Air Force veteran who recently graduated from the Department of Psychology, sees opportunities and dives in headfirst. In every group Johnson joins, he stands out as an earnest, devoted leader. As such, new doors and opportunities open along every path he walks.
Hunter Ridgeway is an active advocate for systemically marginalized people, a future educator, a nonbinary scientist, and an agent of change.
Glenn Swanson, a recent graduate from the Applied Statistics Master’s Program, recently won first place in the Harmonized Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Hackathon, a competition to create statistical models that could potentially help in a health care setting.
Ernie Chavez, a professor in the Department of Psychology has dedicated his professional and personal life to serving historically minoritized students and supporting their success. “My legacy is people,” he said. “The people who are out there doing the work.”
Colorado State University’s College of Natural Sciences will recognize the achievements of its outstanding faculty members at this fall’s 2021 Professor Laureate Lecture and Teaching and Mentoring Awards. Robert Wilson, a professor in the Department of Physics, will give a lecture about his research on neutrinos.
Three CSU students of color developed a new peer-led math space, called Inflection Point, that hopes to improve student support through community and shared learning.