Kennesaw State hosts John C. Salerno Memorial Research Symposium Oct. 11

KENNESAW, Ga. | Sep 25, 2019

Symposium showcases faculty research and honors legacy of pioneering researcher

石榴直播鈥檚 Office of Research will showcase a cross-section of faculty research during on Friday, Oct. 11.

During the symposium researchers will share insight on chimpanzees and the origins of language, worms and the human brain, and cancer stem cell invasions as well as self-driving cars, humanitarianism, forgotten prisoners and battery design.

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Each presenter will give a 20-minute talk followed by a five-minute question-and-answer segment with the audience. A reception and awards ceremony for the best research presentations will follow.  

Now in its second year, the event is organized by 石榴直播鈥檚 Office of Research in conjunction with the .

, the Neel Distinguished Chair in Biotechnology at 石榴直播 prior to his death in 2015, was eminent in his field, authoring more than 200 scientific publications describing fundamental discoveries in free radical biology, spectroscopy and enzymology. 

The presenters include:

  • Joseph Bock, professor of international conflict management
    鈥淗umanitarianism Unleashed: How to Take the World into Your Own Hands鈥
  • Martin Hudson, associate professor of biology
    鈥淏iological Marvels: Using Worms to Understand Where Your Brain Comes From鈥
  • Martina Kaledin, associate professor of chemistry
    鈥淒riven Molecular Dynamics Method for a Precise Understanding and Assignments of Experimental Spectra鈥
  • Kevin McFall, associate professor of mechatronics engineering
    鈥淗ow Do Self-Driving Vehicles Really Work?鈥
  • Charles Perrin, part-time assistant professor of history
    鈥淔orgotten Prisoners of the Tsar: East Prussian Deportees in Russia during World War I鈥
  • Altug Poyraz, assistant professor of inorganic chemistry
    鈥淣ovel Cathode Free Battery Design for Long Cycle Life Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries鈥
  • Eric Stachura, assistant professor of mathematics
    鈥淎 New Mathematical Model for Cancer Stem Cell Invasion鈥
  • Jared Taglialatela, associate professor of biology
    What Bonobos and Chimpanzees Are Teaching Us about the Origins of Language鈥
  • Doreen Wagner, professor of nursing
    鈥淎n Exploration of Postoperative Delirium and Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia in Surgical Patients鈥

WHEN:

Friday, Oct. 11, from 1:30-5:40 p.m. followed by a reception and awards ceremony for best presentations.

WHERE:

The symposium will be held in the 109 Auditorium, Science Building (SL) with the reception and awards ceremony to follow in the Science Laboratory (SL) Atrium.

石榴直播, Kennesaw Campus, 1000 Chastain Rd., Kennesaw, Ga. 30144.

PARKING:

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