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Announcement    Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Solar eclipse glasses for viewing the April 8 solar eclipse will be available in limited quantities courtesy of the Georgia College & State University Science Education Center and Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy Kaolin Endowed Chair from one of three options. 1) Students living in campus housing will have access to eclipse glasses as distributed by housing supervisors. 2) Students and staff members not affiliated with GCSU housing may obtain eclipse glasses at the Russell...
Event    Monday, April 8, 2024
A total solar eclipse will happen in parts of the U.S. Monday, April 8 2024. While the total eclipse can be viewed on a path from Texas to Maine, the view from the Georgia College & State University campus will be a partial solar eclipse from 1:47 p.m. to 4:21 p.m. EDT. Maximum sun coverage by the new moon will occur at 3:05 p.m. The face of the sun will be 81% obscured by the moon at that time. Safe viewing of the eclipse will be possible with eclipse glasses or telescopes designed...
An NASA generated image simulating the April 2024 path of the total solar eclipse.
Announcement    Monday, March 4, 2024
Tyler Walters, a senior student set to graduate this May, was recently honored with the prestigious James Manner Award during Pittcon 2024 for his research project titled "Alternative Synthesis of the Pesticide Carbaryl." This accolade was bestowed upon the top three poster presentations, meticulously evaluated based on the poster's content, the eloquence of the presentation, adeptness in addressing queries and the distinctiveness of the research. With aspirations to pursue a career...
Announcement    Friday, February 23, 2024
Dr. Sayo Fakayode, chair of Georgia College & State University’s Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, has a new peer-reviewed publication with the U.S. Foods and Drug Administration. Fakayode was one of 14 scholarly authors from several universities across the United States who collaborated on “Microplastics: Challenges, toxicity, spectroscopic and real-time detection methods.” The paper discusses the “global microplastic (MP) pollution epidemic” caused by increasing amounts...
Announcement    Thursday, January 11, 2024
"Evaluating binding and interaction of selected pesticides with serum albumin proteins by Raman, 1H NMR, mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics simulation, " in the Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics  https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PUB9UBRBXRCZ2CRG7GS8/full?target=10.1080/07391102.2024.2302344  
Announcement    Monday, November 20, 2023
 (Fakayode, S.O.; Walgama, C.; Fernand Narcisse, V.E.; Grant, C. Electrochemical and Colorimetric Nanosensors for Detection of Heavy Metal Ions: A Review. Sensors 2023, 23, 9080). https://doi.org/10.3390/s23229080  in Sensor Special Issue: Nano-Based Electrochemical (Bio) Sensors for Environmental Monitoring.