Penn State Schuylkill's Faculty Research Series provides an opportunity for faculty to discuss their current research projects. Seminars will be held monthly and meet in person.
Fall 2021
Chemistry and Bioactivity of Some Organic Heterocycles Containing Sulfur and Nitrogen
Presented by Dr. Lee Silverberg, associate professor of chemistry
Wednesday, October 13
12:20 to 1:10 p.m.
101 Classroom Building
Dr. Lee Silverberg, associate professor of chemistry, has recently conducted research centered around organic compounds called 2,3-diaryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiaza-4-ones. In this research, he and a team studied the synthesis, structure, reactions, and with his collaborators, the bioactivity of these compounds. They have devised a novel method for making these compounds and demonstrated some interesting chemistry of them, including some of compounds that have shown activity against disease-causing parasites and human pathogenic fungi. In this presentation, Dr. Silverberg will review various aspects of this research.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Humanities with Award-Winning Short Film Sanitize This!
Presented by Cathy Fiorillo and Dr. D.J. Higgins
Tuesday, November 9
12:20 to 1:10 p.m.
Morgan Auditorium
Description to come. Read more about Fiorillo and Higgins' collaboration >
Save the date! Spring 2022 seminars
Recovering Astrophysical Signals Lost in Noise: Custom Aperture Photometry and Light Curves of Background Objects
Presented by Rebecca Bolton, lecturer of mathematics and physics
Monday, January 24, 2022
12:20 to 1:10 p.m.
201 Health & Wellness Building
Astrophysical targets of interest are specified by photometric missions, but crowded pixels can result in detection of variability that becomes mis-attributed to these selected target objects. By specifying custom apertures (intentionally selected collections of pixels) and applying detrending algorithms and centroid analysis, Bolton obtains light curves that reveal the presence of variable signatures and center-of-light indications of which astrophysical object is truly variable.
Dr. Harold Aurand, associate teaching professor of history
Monday, February 21, 2022
12:20 to 1:10 p.m.
201 Health & Wellness Building
Dr. Darcy Medica, associate professor of biology and director of academic affairs
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
12:20 to 1:10 p.m.
201 Health & Wellness Building