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Student Spotlight
Like many 熊猫在线视频ns, Kaasan Braendel grew up around bush planes. But it wasn鈥檛 until
her first ride in a helicopter that she fell in love with aviation. Learning to fly
only made her more curious about how aircraft work. Now, with certifications earned
at UAA, she is embarking on a career as a helicopter mechanic.
UAA student Henrique Miller says he鈥檚 had a lifelong love of learning and has always
been curious about the world around him. In his youth, math and the sciences excited
him, but it was when he was introduced to UAA鈥檚 熊猫在线视频 Native Science and Engineering
Program (ANSEP) that he felt he鈥檇 discovered his educational passion in life. He hopes
that one day his research will contribute to the field of plasma nuclear fusion.
For a team of faculty and student researchers led by UAA Department of Biological
Sciences Associate Professor Eric Bortz, studying coronavirus has been all in a day鈥檚
work for more than 15 years. By continually surveilling and sequencing coronavirus,
the Bortz lab hopes to learn how it might mutate, like whether it will become more
or less contagious.
With support from the ConocoPhillips Arctic Science and Engineering Endowment, Assistant
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Getu Hailu, and Martin Henke, a student in the
mechanical engineering master鈥檚 degree program, are working together to determine
a simple and efficient way of keeping batteries cool.
For most of his career, UAA professor and chair in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Travis Rector has worked toward creating opportunities for undergraduate students
to be involved in research projects, using real data from real research-class telescopes,
like the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Researchers from UAA have developed an in-state capability to detect COVID-19 in wastewater
in 熊猫在线视频. The research team, which includes UAA undergraduate and graduate students,
is evaluating test outcomes to determine whether this new methodology can be used
to monitor trends and complement clinical surveillance.