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By Ian Wesselhoff Five chemistry students at Georgia College & State University were accepted to present their research from August 31 to September 4 at the highly competitive International Sol-Gel Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.  Research is different here. Dr. Catrena Lisse and her Sol-Gel research students discuss their work in the lab and how Mentored Undergraduate Research at Georgia College leads to invaluable opportunities outside the classroom.All five students in Dr. Catrena...

By Gil Pound Georgia College & State University physics and mathematics double major Jude Doredant was research-ready when he arrived at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program this summer. The National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program gives undergraduate students 10 weeks of full-time mentored research, in a field of their choosing, at large research-intensive universities...

By Margaret Schell Addison Stuart is a junior physics major in Georgia College & State University’s dual-degree program where she’ll pursue a civil engineering degree from Georgia Tech. This summer, Stuart participated in the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Clemson University. During her REU, Stuart researched improving the mixture design of 3D printed concrete used in housing construction components and larger buildings. As technology improves,...

By Ian WesselhoffUntil he left for college, Dakota Warren had lived in Milledgeville his whole life. His mom, Dr. Talecia Warren, is a professor at Georgia College & State University, and Dakota himself attended Georgia College Early College from eighth grade through high school. When it came time to choose a college, he wanted to spread his wings beyond what he was used to, and he decided to move to Atlanta. Now a chemistry major at Georgia College, he says he accomplished more in...