The 2026 joint March and April meetings, now called the APS Global Physics Summit, is a scientific research conference that brings together more than 14,000 physicists from around the world to showcase their work, connect with others and discover groundbreaking physics research. Dr. McGill was able to take his entire research group to the meeting. His research group has both Chemistry and Physics majors. Carlos Lopez-Blackwell, senior Chemistry major, said, “Attending the APS Conference...
Six Chemistry majors represented Georgia College & State University earlier this month in San Antonio, Texas, at PITTCON, the world's largest analytical chemistry conference.Not only did the students successfully present their projects, but also represented GCSU in networking with numerous companies and organizations. One of the companies - LECO Mobile Analytical Labs - is making a special stop in Milledgeville on Tuesday, March 24, from 3 to 4:40 p.m. The LECO Mobile Lab will be parked...
Congratulations to the six Chemistry majors who represented Georgia College & State University in San Antonio, Texas, at PITTCON, the world's largest analytical chemistry conference. The following students presented their original undergraduate research at the conference: Seniors Sophia Meere, Carter Barnes and Bailey DassowJuniors Morgan Collins, Thomas Rice and Camille HodekThe students were mentored in their research by Drs. Lisse, McGill and Rosado. Not only did the students successfully...
By Al Weston When Georgia College & State University alumna Cristalei Polk (‘16) walks into the Georgia State Capitol, she isn’t just representing her profession. She’s representing her patients. A licensed and certified prosthetist-orthotist practicing in Atlanta, Polk helps patients regain mobility after amputation or injury. She fabricates and fits prosthetic and orthotic devices, and provides ongoing care. Over time, Polk noticed a recurring obstacle no amount of clinical skill...
Forensic Night 2025, organized by the forensic chemistry students of Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Integrated Science Complex. The event is focused on elementary and middle school students, but designed to be enjoyed by everyone. Minors should be accompanied by a legal guardian. Walk through the front doors of ISC to join the event. Prior registration is not needed.
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.
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...
