Bard Professors Gabriel Perron and Swapan Jain Receive Research Support from Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Bard Associate Professor of Biology Gabriel G. Perron and Bard Associate Professor of Chemistry Swapan S. Jain have received $46,000 from the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture to study the impact of farming practices on the nutritional content and microbial diversity of fermented vegetables, which complements existing funds of $50,000 from Hudson Valley Farm Hub to study soil health.
Bard Professors Gabriel Perron and Swapan Jain Receive Research Support from Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Bard Associate Professor of Biology Gabriel G. Perron and Bard Associate Professor of Chemistry Swapan S. Jain have received $46,000 from the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture to study the impact of farming practices on the nutritional content and microbial diversity of fermented vegetables, which complements existing funds of $50,000 from Hudson Valley Farm Hub to study soil health. “Getting support from such an important organization not only enables us to continue our work on agroecology, but also gives us visibility at the national level,” said Gabriel G. Perron. Both Perron and Jain are also associated with the Center for Environmental Sciences and Humanities at Bard.
The Stone Barns Center funds will be used to study and document the impact of frost on the nutritional value of raw and fermented cabbage. Perron and Jain will also be investigating how frost impacts the microbial communities developing during fermentation, which affects the probiotic qualities of fermented cabbage (e.g. sauerkraut). This project will be conducted in collaboration with farmers at Stone Barns, chefs at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, and Bard College researchers Perron and Jain. Former Bard student Pearson Lau ’19, who recently published his Senior Project on the effect of chlorination on sourdough starter cultures, will also be part of the research team. Professors Perron and Jain plan to involve current Bard undergraduates in their research project. This collaboration has also made it possible to bring students from Bard and Bard NYC to visit Stone Barns and Blue Hill at Stone Barns as part of their respective classes.
“We are very excited about this wonderful collaboration with farmers and chefs in our local community. This work will help us in addressing important questions related to nutrition and the overall health of our food ecosystem,” said Swapan S. Jain.
Associate Professor of Chemistry Emily McLaughlin has been named by the American Chemical Society (ACS) as an ACS Fellow for 2024. ACS Fellows are recognized and honored for their outstanding achievements in and contributions to the science and the profession and for their equally exemplary volunteer service to the ACS.
Professor Emily McLaughlin Named 2024 American Chemical Society Fellow
Associate Professor of Chemistry Emily McLaughlin has been named by the American Chemical Society (ACS) as an ACS Fellow for 2024. ACS Fellows are recognized and honored for their outstanding achievements in and contributions to the science and the profession and for their equally exemplary volunteer service to the ACS. This year, the ACS selected 37 fellows who will be recognized by an award ceremony and reception at the ACS Fall 2024 “Elevating Chemistry” meeting in Denver, Colorado.
Professor of Chemistry Craig Anderson has been awarded a Research in Undergraduate Institutions grant from the National Science Foundation. The proposal will receive $375,699 in funding, and focuses on examining the effects that ligand architecture and metal oxidation state have on the properties of luminescent platinum compounds. This is Professor Anderson’s fourth such grant since 2011, with the four totaling over $1 million for research with Bard undergraduates. The three previous awards have supported the publication of 16 research articles with more than 70 undergraduate coauthorships.
Bard Professor Craig Anderson Awarded $375,699 Grant from the National Science Foundation
Craig Anderson, Wallace Benjamin Flint and L. May Hawver Professor of Chemistry and director of undergraduate research in the Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing at Bard, has been awarded a Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The proposal has been awarded $375,699 in funding, and focuses on examining the effects that ligand architecture and metal oxidation state have on the properties of luminescent platinum compounds. This is Anderson's fourth NSF RUI since 2011, with the four totaling over $1,000,000 for research with Bard College undergraduate students. The three previous awards have supported the publication of sixteen research articles with more than seventy undergraduate coauthorships.
“I am extremely excited as this award provides opportunities for our undergraduate students to participate in research projects,” said Anderson. “I think undergraduate research is one of the highest impact practices that contributes to the success of our students. I would like to thank my students, my chemistry colleagues, Bard OIS, and Bard College leadership for their assistance with this proposal.”
RUI proposals support Primarily Undergraduate Institutions faculty in research that engages them in their professional fields, builds capacity for research at their home institution, and supports the integration of research and undergraduate education.
The NSF is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and US territories. It was established in 1950 by Congress to promote the progress of science, advance the nation’s health, prosperity and welfare, and to secure the US national defense. Its investments account for about 25% of federal support to US colleges and universities for research driven by curiosity and discovery. NSF aims to keep the US at the leading edge of discovery in science and engineering, to the benefit of all, without barriers to participation.
Reem-Kayden Center5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Join our December graduating seniors as they present their senior project research!
Friday, October 25, 2024
Reem-Kayden Center4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Join our summer research students as they present their work!
Friday, September 20, 2024
Donna G. Blackmond, The Scripps Research Institute Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Reaction progress kinetic analysis streamlines pharmaceutical process development by exploiting the extensive data sets available from accurate in-situ monitoring of global reaction progress under practical operating conditions. This methodology involves the graphical manipulation of a critical minimum set of carefully designed experiments that permits rapid extraction of key information about the reaction’s driving forces and its robustness. While classical kinetic analysis can provide concentration dependences, RPKA provides the only in-situ method readily available for probing catalyst deactivation. Professor Donna Blackmond will speak about her research on the RPKA process and its advantages, as well as how studies of RPKA may help inform the direction of further reaction optimization.
Professor Donna Blackmond is the John C. Martin Department Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Scripps Research. She is an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, and has received the Chemical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists. Professor Blackmond was honored with the 2023 James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry “for fundamental investigations of complex organic reaction mechanisms in practical organic synthesis and breakthrough studies of the emergence of biological homochirality.”
Supported by the Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Award
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Donna G. Blackmond, The Scripps Research Institute Olin Auditorium4:45 pm EDT/GMT-4 The single chirality of the amino acids and sugars that make up the building blocks of life has fascinated scientists and laymen alike since Pasteur’s first separation of the enantiomorphic crystals of a tartrate salt over 150 years ago. In the past several decades, a number of theoretical and experimental investigations have helped to delineate models for how one enantiomer might have come to dominate over the other. Professor Donna Blackmond will speak about how her research hilights mechanisms that include either chemical or physical processes, or a combination of both. While much of the scientific driving force for this work arises from an interest in understanding the origin of life, research focusing on mechanisms for the enantioenrichment of chiral molecules has the potential to impact a wide range of applications, most notably in the synthesis and formulation of pharmaceuticals.
Professor Donna Blackmond is the John C. Martin Endowed Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Scripps Research. She is an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, and has received the Chemical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists.Professor Blackmond was honored with the 2023 James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry “for fundamental investigations of complex organic reaction mechanisms in practical organic synthesis and breakthrough studies of the emergence of biological homochirality.”
Supported by The Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Award.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Clark Leadership Chair in Science, Distinguished University Professor, and Regents Professor at the University of Maryland Blithewood5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 In 1995 Edward Witten, described by Brian Greene as “a million times smarter than we are,” proposed a solution to the “quantum gravity problem” that evaded Stephen Hawking. Until 2020, no solution consistent with Richard Feynman’s view of quantum theory had been found. Einstein believed “...science and art tend to coalesce,” and following this connection the speaker and two PhD students found the first such solution. This talk describes how artwork solved a mathematics problem. Reception to follow
The inaugural MathScape combines an international workshop on cutting-edge research in mathematics with a public lecture linking to the arts and humanities. MathScape 2024 features the mathematics used by the physicists in their quest to create a “theory of everything”.
MathScape 2024 is supported by Chuck Doran, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Mathematics and Physics
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Monday, May 20, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:45 pm – 9:45 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
RKC Chemistry Egg7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Monday, May 13, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:45 pm – 9:45 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Thursday, May 9, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Monday, May 6, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:45 pm – 9:45 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Monday, April 29, 2024
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Monday, April 22, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:45 pm – 9:45 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
RKC Chemistry Egg7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 A great place to study chemistry, meet with your study group, and consult with a chemistry tutor.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Geillan Aly, Compassionate Math Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 The field of STEM offers many personal and professional rewards. However, emotions may stand in the way of such rewards. In this workshop, we will explore imposter syndrome and other socioemotional phenomena which may affect one’s ability to engage with and succeed in a field as competitive and demanding as those in STEM. Participants will have an opportunity to explore and reflect on their feelings towards studying STEM. Participants begin by reflecting on and sharing their previous learning experiences to place these experiences in context, learning that: (1) they are not alone; (2) their experiences are likely not tied to them as an individual, but are a result of sociohistorical forces. This allows students to think deeply and critically about how they approach their studies. Participants then reorient themselves based on these new realizations and their motivation to succeed. This reorientation includes strategies and tips for studying, focusing on learning mathematics in particular. Finally the workshop gives participants an opportunity to work on a mathematical problem, setting the stage for a positive opportunity to engage with mathematics and their other studies. All participants are encouraged to participate in small-group and whole session discussions throughout the program, reducing the “I’m alone” stigma and forming bonds with others in the group. They are also encouraged to continue working and studying together after the workshop is completed.
Dr. Geillan Aly, the Founder of Compassionate Math, is a math educator who centers the socioemotional factors that contribute to success in mathematics. She holds the fundamental assumption that learning math is both an emotional and cognitive endeavor. A former award-winning Assistant Professor who has taught for over fifteen years, Dr. Aly transforms math classrooms through engaging professional development and student-focused workshops that center emotions while establishing a culture of engaging with rigorous mathematics. She received her PhD in Teaching and Teacher Education and Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Arizona. Underlying Dr. Aly’s work is a dedication to equity and social justice. She enjoys traveling and seeing live music and is an avid chef, wife, and mother to a beautiful boy.