Alex Plumadore ’21 is spending the summer as a contractor intern with the NASA Ames Research Center, working on a project looking at how nitrogen in the atmosphere interacts with a spacecraft during its re-entry to Earth.
Unit: Physics
Solar Car Team takes on the American Solar Car Challenge
Team Mercury, the all-volunteer, student-led solar vehicle team from Illinois State University, will tackle the American Solar Challenge from August 3-7.
Rivadeneyra appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra has been appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, effective July 1, 2021.
A Day in the Life: Learning and teaching during COVID-19
The 2020-2021 academic year will be remembered as a time when flexibility and patience were essential to fulfilling the University’s mission.
Dr. Sally E. Parry, professor of English and associate dean, to retire June 30, 2021
Professor of English and Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Affairs Dr. Sally E. Parry will retire after 33 years of service to Illinois State University. A retirement reception will be June 23.
2021 University Research Symposium open
The online University Research Symposium opens Friday, April 9, on ISU ReD. The Symposium is a university-wide showcase of research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Can uranium snowflakes explode a star?
Dr. Matt Caplan co-authored a new paper for Physical Review Letters that theorizes uranium snowflakes forming the core of white dwarfs could ignite a supernova explosion.
Redbird media: Latest #RedbirdScholar books
Here are the latest books by #RedbirdScholars.
$1 million estate gift creates Dale M. Shulaw and Gladys G. Shulaw Presidential Scholarship in Physics
A gift totaling more than $1 million from the estate of Gladys G. Shulaw has created the Dale M. Shulaw and Gladys G. Shulaw Presidential Scholarship in Physics.
Making STEM fun: Noyce scholars host online science workshops for children during the pandemic
Illinois State Noyce Scholars used fun activities to teach middle school-age children STEM lessons last summer as part of an online series organized by the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology and the University of Illinois Extension Office.