Aluminum
Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias, assistant professor of physics, works with Aluminum, Element 13, as part of her research on how light interacts with metals at the nanoscale.
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Calcium
Isaac Skromne, assistant professor of biology, studies Calcium, Element 20, related to bone development.
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Carbon
Della Dumbaugh, professor of mathematics, uses Carbon, Element 6, to teach the Calculus concept of Differential Equations.
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Copper
Julie Laskaris, associate professor of classical studies, has researched how Copper, Element 29, was used in ancient Greek medicine.
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Gold
Mike Leopold, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, works with Gold, Element 79, on a project focusing on incorporating gold nanomaterials as a functional component of sensors for biomedical applications.
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The Halogens
Kelling Donald, associate professor of chemistry, works with elements across the Periodic Table. He can speak in particular to a group of elements known as The Halogens, which he uses in his research as a theoretical and computational chemist.
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Lead
Elisabeth Gruner, associate professor of English, can discuss how elements like Lead, Element 82, play a role in literature.
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Oxygen
Matt Barany, head coach of the Women’s Swimming team, can speak to the importance of Oxygen, Element 8, in sleep.
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Phosphorus
Julie Pollock, assistant professor of chemistry, uses Phosphorous, Element 15, in her research related to preventing, detecting, and understanding cancer.
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Sodium
Karen Hensley, a nutritionist in Dining Services, discusses the role Sodium, Element 11, plays in our diet and lives.
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Sulphur
Carol Parish, professor of chemistry, works with Sulphur, Element 16, as part of her research on alternative energy.
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Titanium
Ryan Coppage, director of introductory laboratories in chemistry, can speak to the role of Rutile, a major mineral source of the Titanium, Element 22, in ceramics.
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