by Kristen SimpsonGeorgia College & State University alumna Ashley Baena Lampp (’06) is a chemist with LanzaTech Freedom Pines Biorefinery in Soperton, Georgia. The company captures carbon from the air, converts it into ethanol and manufactures a proprietary microbe called Biocatalyst.As a biomanufacturing production lead, Lampp ensures smooth operation through organization and training. She’s also responsible for maintaining manufacturing quality.“The opportunity to work for a company...
by Kristen SimpsonClass of 2020 alumna Nicole Hooks is living her dream as a forensic toxicologist for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. While earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Hooks built her lab experience portfolio by completing original research with her faculty mentor, Dr. Catrena Lisse, and volunteering for the Georgia College Science Education Center.Hooks is certified in blood-alcohol analysis so she can run samples and analyze evidence for the GBI’s Division...
by Kristen SimpsonGeorgia College & State University alumna Kelly Anderson (’15) has been a practicing anesthesiologist assistant for the last six years. Each day starts early in the morning, her work ranging from assisting C-sections to removing appendixes at Northside Hospital in Canton, Georgia. She’s responsible for prepping operating rooms, pre-operative evaluations, managing patient airways, patient advocacy and more. “What I really love about what I do is seeing a patient through...
Allison Lugue became the first student to gain admission in the dual degree Pre-Pharmacy to Mercer University College of Pharmacy program. Allison is excellent, focused, pleasant, hardworking, dedicated, collaborative and fun! Allison's success will be a model that students in the Pre-Pharmacy track can emulate to recruit more students into the program.
Dr. Hasitha Mahabaduge, associate professor of physics at Georgia College & State University, is now the principal investigator in charge of managing two National Science Foundation grants totaling over a million dollars.Recently, the university obtained a NSF EPIIC grant for nearly $400,000. EPIIC stands for “Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity.” Funded through August 2027, the grant supports Georgia College’s future collaboration with Athens State University and...
Dr. Kushan Wijewardena, lecturer of physics and astronomy at Georgia College & State University, is part of a team of researchers who recently co-authored a paper on a popular phenomenon well-known in physics called the “fractional quantum Hall effect” or FQHE.His research, done in collaboration with Professor Ramesh Mani at Georgia State University, was published in the journal Communications Physics. It adds new insight into the behavior of electrons.“The results were fascinating,”...
It’s not a program for loafers or the faint of heart. This one comes with complicated formulas filled with symbols, letters, numbers and shapes. It requires knowledge of Newton’s laws, Maxwell’s equations and Einstein’s relativity. To the casual person walking by—it may all seem like Greek.But to 36 high school students participating in Georgia College & State University’s inaugural astrophysics summer program with SSP International—it’s pure celestial heaven.Pranav Avadhanam, a rising...
It’s not a program for loafers or the faint of heart. This one comes with complicated formulas filled with symbols, letters, numbers and shapes. It requires knowledge in Newton’s laws, Maxwell’s equations and Einstein’s relativity. To the casual person walking by—it may all seem like Greek.But to 36 high school students participating in Georgia College & State University’s inaugural astrophysics summer program with SSP International—it’s pure celestial heaven.Pranav Avadhanam, a rising...
Georgia College & State University is one of three new schools in partnership this summer with SSP International which has provided stimulating and extensive science research opportunities for motivated high school students since 1959.The 5 1/2-week residency program at Georgia College began June 16 and runs through July 24. Thirty-six high achievers signed up from 15 states and five nations. They’ll be given challenging instruction and research projects in astrophysics, including...
In his study of chemicals used to kill insects, weeds, rodents and other pests—Dr. Sayo Fakayode has come to call it: Pesticide on Your Plate. The slogan creates a terrifying mental picture, clearly outlining what’s become a worldwide problem. “We want to see what’s in consumable products, especially food items, that can be problematic for public health. Pesticides are a debilitating challenge for humanity,” said Fakayode, chair of Georgia College & State University’s Department of...
