Pejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, was awarded a $204,085 grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on June 18, 2021 to study "RUI: Asymptotic and Numerical Techniques in Mathematical Modeling of Membrane Filtration."

Yusui Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, published an article entitled “Dynamical quantum phase transitions in the spin-boson model” in Optics Express on July 13, 2021. This research work discovers dynamical quantum phase transitions in the few-body quantum systems in a strong non-Markovian environment.

Amanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, Department of Humanities, was invited to join the International Advisory Board for the Modernist Archives Publishing Project (MAPP), on July 1, 2021.

Sophia Domokos, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, presented a poster about her research at Strings 2021, The Premier International String Theory Conference, on June 25, 2021.

Jonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, published the essay "Modernism and the Avant-Garde" in the volume Tom Stoppard in Context, published by Cambridge University Press on June 24, 2021, and edited by David Kornhaber, University of Texas, Austin, James N. Loehlin, University of Texas, Austin. The chapter traces the influence of early Twentieth Century experimental fiction on Stoppard's plays.

Pejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, had his article, "Flow and fouling in elastic membrane filters with hierarchical branching pore morphology," published in Physics of Fluids on June 18, 2021.

Jonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, presented the paper, "Failing for Joyce: De Oliveira's 'Je rentre la maison'," at The 27th International James Joyce Symposium on June 14, 2021. The presentation continued Goldman's analysis of the way Joyce's Ulysses is used in popular and visual cultures.

Amanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, chaired the roundtable "Modernisms--Xtended: Bringing Extended and Virtual Reality (XR/VR) into a Virginia Woolf Seminar" at the Annual Conference on Virginia Woolf, held virtually by the University of South Dakota on June 11, 2021. The session focused on the work of California State University, Fresno Assistant Professor J. Ashley Foster's advanced undergraduate and graduate students, who created XR/VR exhibitions interpreting modernist texts. The exhibitions are each in rooms, as part of a virtual exhibition hall. Golden, who was invited to one of the class sessions as a guest speaker, also curated a room. The conference is holding virtual receptions when attendees can tour the rooms.

Claude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, had his "Letter to the Editor" titled "DNA Data Storage" published in the Chemical & Engineering News (Volume 99, Number 21) on June 7, 2021. The article discusses the potential of the DNA molecule as a novel way to store huge amounts of computer-based data for commercial and private use.

Kate E. O’Hara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, presented "Relationship Building through High Impact and Engaging Practices" at the Relation-Centered Education Conference on June 7, 2021. In her session, O’Hara explored a variety of approaches for developing positive educational relations with college-level students, including the implementation of engaging, student-centered, high-impact practices (AAC&U, 2008), such as service-learning and capstone courses. The presentation also addressed culturally responsive pedagogy within the context of curriculum design.