Ahmad Z. Qamar is the 2018 recipient of the Gower Fellowship. Qamar, a research assistant in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, received the award…
Author: Tim Crosby
SIU really rolls out the welcome wagon for students each and every fall. Here’s a quick look at some of the events planned for the first few days of the…
There’s a lot of talk about carbon these years: How it gets into the atmosphere and its potential impacts on climate. But some estimates say just 10 percent of all…
Sustaining human life in the desert is a challenge. Sustaining it for thousands of people requires constant planning and study, especially in the face of climate change. A researcher and…
An institution as big as SIU is going to have some environmental challenges. Think of its vehicle fleet alone. Even though the university makes great use of electric vehicles wherever…
Video games can be fun, but an undergraduate researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is finding they also can potentially help young children with certain types of autism. Ashley Robinson,…
Walk through your typical grocery store’s produce section and you’ll often see rows and rows of delectably pre-sliced and pre-packaged fruits. But while the preparation makes the fruits more convenient…
Methanol fuel cells are used in a variety of applications. But the cleaner, renewable technology has its limitations, mostly owing to efficiency. And its efficiency is closely related to the…
Few events strike terror into the human heart like the thought of a bite from a venomous snake. But a student researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is working on…
Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers this weekend received what is believed to be the largest specimen of the invasive fish species black carp ever brought in for scientific analysis. The…