Points of Pride - College of Science
- Scott Ishman, professor of geology, was appointed to the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Board of Directors.
- Justin Filiberto and Sally Potter-McIntyre, assistant professors of geology, along with graduate student Jake Crandall, have been awarded a National Geographic grant to investigate magmatic intrusions into sulfur-rich sediments as analogs for Martian exploration and potential habitability.
- Justin Filiberto has been appointed as a Visiting Fellow at the Open University in the United Kingdom to develop international collaborations between the OU and SIU focusing on research in planetary geology, as well as undergraduate education.
- Eric Ferré, professor of geology, recently completed his three-year term on the International Ocean Discovery Program Science Evaluation Panel. He has also been selected to participate in IODP Expedition 368 South China Sea Rifted Margin.
- Each year the Department of Mathematics plays host to Math Field Day, which brings in more than 700 high school students who compete for prizes and scholarships by taking a two-hour mathematics exam.