School of Science and Mathematics Fall 2017

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SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:  2018 CASM Banquet Welcome to the latest issue of the The Citadel School of Science  2017 Total Solar Eclipse and Mathematics' newsletter. The fall semester is nearing its mid-  Department Spotlights point, and there is already much to celebrate. As you will read in the pages ahead, we started the semester with a total eclipse of  CURE/SURE the sun, and the Physics Department hosted a campus-wide gath- ering on the parade ground for viewing. Our computer science and INSIDE THIS ISSUE: cybersecurity programs continue to advance. This fall, we wel- 2017 CASM 2-3 comed two new faculty members to the Department of Math and Awards Banquet Computer Science. Dr. Jonathan Sun, a computer scientist with expertise in security, privacy, and quantum computing, joins us Biology 4 from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Bo Li, a statistician, joins us from Texas Tech, where he recently received his Ph.D. Dr. Chemistry 5 John E. Weinstein, PhD Li’s expertise is in multiple comparisons in gene expression analy- Swain 6 sis. Our national designation as a National Center of Academic Department of Nursing Excellence in Cyber Defense Education has led to one of our sophomore students, Cadet Elizabeth Spoehel, being awarded a Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship with a guaranteed job upon graduation with Physics 7 SPAWAR. We hope to have more students being awarded these scholarships in the future. Health, Exercise and 8 Sports Science Our nursing program continues to grow. Our evening degree completion program welcomed its second cohort of students this fall. We also welcomed our first cohort of cadets and Veteran students into our day program. Two Mathematics and 9 Computer Science new faculty members joined our staff. Dr. James Pelletier, our Adult Health expert, brings over 10 years of nursing experience from the U.S. Navy. Ms. Ruth Henderson, our Human Simulation Laboratory Manger and Instructor, Where are they now? 10 joins us from the College of Nursing at MUSC. Construction on our state-of-the-art Human Simulation Laboratory in Byrd Hall has been completed, and students will soon be using the high fidelity mannequins to supplement their SSM Highlights 11 clinical instruction.

2017 Total Solar Eclipse 12 I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our outstanding inductees to the Citadel Academy of Sci- ence and Mathematics. The Distinguished Alumni inductees are Mr. David Swain (Class of 1980), Dr. Christopher President’s List/New 13 Swain (Class of 1981), and Dr. Michael Johns (Class of 1972). The Distinguished Emeritus inductee is Dr. James Duck- Faculty ett (Class of 1932 and 14th President of The Citadel) (posthumous award). The Distinguished Faculty inductee will SSM Gold Stars 14 be Dr. Isaac “Spike” Metts (Class of 1965), and our Early Career Award inductee will be Dr. Mary Katherine Zanin (Department of Biology). SSM Dean’s List 15 I would like to congratulate all of our alumni, faculty, and students on their great accomplishments, and I’m looking SURE 16 forward to another exciting year.

CURE 17 Warmest Regards,

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Physician, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist.

Dr. Swain attended the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and completed his OB/GYN resi- dency training at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He demonstrated a lifelong passion and commitment to improving women’s healthcare and safety including solo practice, group practice, public health, medical education and hospitalist services guiding the development and growth of OB Hos- pitalist Group from 2006-2017. With his brother David, Chris provided the resources to establish the Swain Nursing Department at The Citadel. Chris, and his wife Debora, also provided funds for revitalizing The Citadel Boating Center and have provided a merit-based scholarship for students majoring in biology and chemistry.

Dr. Christopher C. Swain ‘81

Computer scientist, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist.

Mr. Swain earned an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of South Carolina (1986). He served as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of OB Hospitalist Group Inc. (OBHG) and Chairman of the Board from 2007 to 2015. In this position, he oversaw all operations of the OB Hospital- ist ensuring client hospitals received the highest quality of care from OBHG physicians and support staff. The OB Hospitalist Group has received awards and recognition for being among the 25 Fastest-Growing Companies in South Carolina (2012-2016), among the Best Places to Work in South Carolina (2013- 2015), and one of the 40 Best-performing Companies in South Carolina in 2014. Prior to joining OBHG, David served as president of two technology companies principally providing custom IT solutions for Cisco Sys- tems and AT&T. David also served 10 years as a USAF officer where he was hardware chief for a $5.5B life -cycle technology upgrade implemented at USAF bases worldwide. With his brother Chris, David provided Mr. David C. Swain, Jr. ‘80 the resources to establish the Swain Nursing Department at The Citadel.

Toxicologist, environmentalist, risk assessor, entrepreneur.

Dr. Johns obtained a M.S. in Zoology and PhD in Oceanography from the University of South Carolina in 1972 and 1980, respectively. He also received an MBA from the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Johns developed national guidance for remediation of chemically contaminated environments for the U.S. Envi- ronmental Protection Agency and is nationally and internationally recognized for his program management and leadership skills in resolving complex multidisciplinary chemical pollution problems. Dr. Johns, and several partners, created Windward Environmental LLC, a small business specializing in identifying scientifically sound, environmentally sustainable remediation solutions. Today, Windward has two offices (Seattle, WA and Syracuse, NY), about 40 employees, and revenues of $7-8 million. Dr. Johns scientific accomplishments include over 35 peer-reviewed publications, several ASTM methods, national guidance Dr. D. Michael Johns ‘72 documents, and hundreds of technical reports.

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Teacher, mentor, scholar, visionary.

Maj. Gen Duckett earned a MS in Chemistry from the University of Georgia and a PhD from University of North Carolina. He joined the Chemistry Department faculty in 1934 where he would begin a distinguished career at The Citadel. During his tenure, Maj. Gen. Duckett held eleven faculty and administrative positions including Dean of Admissions, Administrative Dean, and the first Citadel Vice President (now Provost). He became President of The Citadel in 1970 and served as the 14th President from 1970 to 1974. Duckett Hall was named in honor of Maj. Gen. Duckett.

James W. Duckett ‘32

Educator, scholar, mentor, administrator.

Dr. Metts obtained a MA in Mathematics and PhD in Applied Mathematics from Vanderbilt University in 1967 and 1969, respectively. He devoted 43 years to The Citadel as a mathematics professor, administrator, and mentor to students, faculty and staff. He has held numerous administrative positions including the As- sociate Provost for Academic Affairs, Interim Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics, and Head of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Dr. Metts has served seven college presidents and played a major role in the transition of the campus from the old mainframe computers to the complex information network of today. While he was a Department Head, the Department of Mathematics became the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and added a master's degree in Mathematics Educa- tion. He also made important contributions toward defining the roles of faculty and Department Heads in college governance, setting academic standards, and developing the core curriculum. Dr. Metts received the Dr. Isaac “Spike” Metts, Jr. ‘65 faculty Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in 2005 for excellence in character and service to humanity, and the Palmetto Medal in 2013.

Superior teacher, mentor, scholar, collaborator.

Dr. Zanin received a PhD from the Medical University of South Carolina. She is a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher who engages and supports students. Dr. Zanin serves as the Pre-Health adviser and sponsor of the Pre-Health Professions Society. In these roles, she established a mentorship program for students seeking healthcare professions with distinguished alumni and other healthcare professionals. She has been a major contributor to establishing and maintaining the high acceptance rate of Citadel students into medical school. Dr. Zanin is respected and recognized as a valued asset to the Biology Department and The Citadel by students, parents, faculty, administrators and alumni. She received Medberry Award for Dedication to Teaching in 2009. Dr. Zanin also maintains an active research program in cell biology that includes cadets involved in the Citadel Undergraduate Research Program. She has 10 peer-reviewed publications.

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Biology Cadets taking Ecology (BIOL 406) participated in a service-learning activity at the Awendaw Savanna restoration site in the Francis Marion National Forest (FMNF) at the end of the Spring 2017 semester. The USDA Forest Service, who manages the National Forests, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are Row one (left to right) Brian Owens, James Greer, Kyle Lewis, Dalia Martinez. actively restoring longleaf pine habitat to promote Second row Jon Buckland, Thomas Prunty, Ty Hall, Jonathan King, Madyson Riegle, habitat diversity, and by extension species diversity. Robbie Green, Ryan Dolan, Andrew Downs, Ben Barry, and Grayson Carter The longleaf pine ecosystem was our predominant native ecosystem in coastal South Carolina, however yellow trumpet pitcher-plants (fig. 1), hooded pitcher-plants (fig. longleaf pine exploitation, conversion to loblolly pine 3), and dwarf sundews (fig. 2). Fire is an essential natural dynamic plantations, and fire suppression have reduced this in this system and the native species have evolved with fire. By ecosystem to only 3% of its original range. At removing trees that do not respond to fire management, the Awendaw Savanna, the Forest Service has logged Cadets have opened up the habitat and helped restore the site to some of the larger loblolly pines and reintroduced a condition that can easily be maintained through regular, fire to encourage the recovery of this wet savanna controlled burns. habitat. The Ecology class helped this process by selectively removing small loblolly pines and some hardwoods in order to increase light reaching the ground, which promotes the recovery of the species rich wet savanna understory. While in the field, the Cadets observed three species of carnivorous plants:

Fig. 3 Cadets Emanuel (Mario) Geddis and Cynthia Martinez

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speeding this process up can translate into significant production increase and cost savings. Research in the Hunter lab is focused on examining the parameters that impact diacetyl formation and also developing solutions for elimi- nating diacetyl production altogether. Current work is concentrated on the development of a highly porous and reusable polymer-based “filter” for the enzymatic removal of diacetyl precursors in beer, which has the potential to allow for the elimination of diacetyl rest in the brewing process and improve overall beer quality and flavor.

Cadet Dompkowski at Palmetto Brewing Company

Diacetyl is produced by yeast as a natural byproduct of the amino acid synthesis they undergo to continue with the fermentation process, especially when nitrogen levels are low. Diacetyl has a “buttery” flavor, which is undesirable in the vast majority of beer varieties. Further, diacetyl has a very low taste threshold, and therefore extra care must be taken to ensure its elimination below this level before beer can be finished and sold. As each fermentation and subsequent “rest” period to remove diacetyl can take up to four weeks, Cadet Dompkowski at Palmetto Brewing Company

NEW FACULTY & STAFF

Cadet Matthew Lanetti (BS Chemistry and BA French, Honors Program, 2019) from Malvern, PA spent his summer this year interning at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. The research team he joined was studying a novel lithium- containing polymer they had recently synthesized. Cadet Lanetti’s accomplishments as part of this team include a demonstration that this polymer exhibited ionic conductivity when cast from a variety of solvents; he also fabricated a device allowing impedance spectroscopy experiments to be performed on polymer samples at elevated temperatures. In addition to these achievements he gained experience with Schlenk lines, nuclear magnetic resonance MS. TIFFANY FREEDMAN DR. JOHN KNIGHT spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and glassblowing. Lab Safety Manager Visiting Assistant Professor He is looking forward to pursuing of chemical research further in Organic Chemistry graduate school.

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Class of 2021

Sixteen members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets class of 2021 have declared biology as a major with an interest in nursing!

NEW FACULTY SIMULATION CENTER

JAMES PELLETIER, PhD, RN RUTH HENDERSON, MSN, RN Construction on the Human Simulation Center was Joining The Citadel for the Fall 2017 Mrs. Henderson is the simulation lab semester, Dr. Pelletier was previously an coordinator for the Swain Department of completed in July, 2017. Assistant Professor of Nursing at the Nursing. She received her Master of Nursing students are already University of South Carolina Beaufort. Dr. Science in nursing education from using the Center to practice and Pelletier earned his PhD from the Medical Charleston Southern University. She has refine their skills University of South Carolina. His research an extensive background in critical care interests include the experience of male nursing and is a nationally certified nurses during Vietnam. critical care nurse.

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physics

Welcome Dr. Russell Hilleke,

new Department Cadets Alexis Edwards, Christopher Keane, Austin Jowers and Brady Thompson Students from the Physics Department launched two high altitude balloons Head of Physics! (HAB) during the solar eclipse measuring the change in the stratospheric background radiation due to the solar eclipse. Based on initial analysis, they meas- ured a 5% reduction in radiation. Further HAB research will explore the charge of stratosphere radiation levels during a solar minimum. Cadet Thompson is holding the instrument package which ascended 24 miles.

The balloon at 40Km (24 miles) altitude

The Physics Department congratulates Drs. Weiss, Barish and Thorne for winning the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on Gravity Waves. Kip Thorne gave the 1987 Distinguished Physics Lecture at Left to Right: Cadets Alexis Edwards, Brady Thompson, Austin Jowers, The Citadel. Christopher Keane and Dr. John Bradham P A G E 8

Welcome Dr. Lori Hicklin, new Department Head of HESS!

Cadet Stephen Churchill (left) tracking a subject's visual acuity

Cadet Stephen Churchill tests subjects by examining their visual tracking abilities. He is working with Dr. Dena Garner, who in addition to overseeing the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, is a nationally respected researcher and faculty member in the Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Science.

“The objective is to test the validity and reliability of applications and products used to assess traumatic brain injury in military service people for the Depart- ment of Defense,” said Churchill.

He says the results could also be used for other populations such as athletes.

“We are comparing the visual tracking abilities between a control, or normal group, and people who have had a traumatic brain injury,” said Garner. “We believe that we can pinpoint areas of the brain that have been affected.” Another lab, in another loca- tion, operated by Citadel alumnus Dr. David Keyser, Ph.D., Class of 1981, tests people with known brain injuries. Their findings will be compared to the control findings from Garner’s team.

“We have several mechanisms we use, including electroencepha- logram (EEG) equipment, that record the electrical patterns of the brain in response to computer programs that our subjects will view while connected to it,” Churchill said. Churchill is majoring in exercise science and hopes his work as a researcher will help him get into graduate school. Tracking eye movement for traumatic brain injury research

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NEW FACULTY EXTERNAL GRANTS

Dr. Deepti Joshi – PI, National Geospa- Dr. Jonathan Zheng Dr. Bo Li is received his PhD in Mathematics tial Intelligence Grant Sun received his with research focus on Statistics from Texas $283,263 Ph.D. in Computer Tech University in 2016. Before joining the “Anticipating Social Science from Citadel faculty, Dr. Li was a visiting professor Unrest using Web- University of in statistics at Montana Tech University. Dr. Li Based Spatio- Temporal Data-driven California at Irvine in will teach statistics courses at both undergrad- Techniques” 2006. Before joining uate and graduate levels. His research focuses

on Rank Statistics, Multiple comparisons, Non- the Citadel, Dr. Sun Dr. Richard Robinson – Co-PI, SC State taught at University parametric statistical Methods, Computational Grant on Improving of Southern statistics, RNAsequencing Data Analysis (Next Teacher Quality Higher Mississippi for 11 years. He will be teaching Generation Sequencing Data Analysis), Micro- Education$172,257 computer science courses at both array gene expres- “Promoting Problem undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, sion analysis, Longi- Solving and Sense Mak- he will be coaching the Citadel programming tudinal data analy- ing: Engaging Teachers in teams to participate in ACM programming sis, Logistic regres- the Mathematical Pro- contest. His research interests are in data sion, and Parallel cess” structures and algorithms and their applications computing. In spare in security, bioinformation and visualization. He time, Bo is actively Dr. Joshi & Dr. Robinson – Co-PI, STEM + has published over 30 peer reviewed papers engaged in sports Computing $1,536,264 and advised many student research projects. and art, such as “Integrating Computing in STEM Curricu- His research has been supported by NSF, HHS, badminton, volley- lum for Middle and High School Teach- ers” and NASA. ball, and paintings.

SPAWAR. CADET ELIZABETH SPOEHEL TO TRAIN AS CYBER-WARRIOR WITH U.S. DEPT. OF DEFENSE The notification letter sent to Spoehel read: Congratulations for having met the high standards required for participation in Citadel’s NSA/Homeland Security academic excellence designation this program. The knowledge and skills you will acquire over the course of your leads to scholarship and job studies will provide you the potential to play an important role in contributing to by Kim Keelor the protection of the National Information Infrastructure.

She entered The Citadel with the goal of developing a “This excellent scholarship and career opportunity is one of career working to defend the U.S. in cyberspace and that is the benefits of The Citadel’s National Security Agency and exactly what Cadet Elizabeth Spoehel will be doing when Department of Homeland Security designation as a Center of she graduates in a couple of years. Spoehel is a sophomore Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. Only stu- from Florida majoring in computer science. She was re- dents who have demonstrated potential for academic success cently selected to receive the Department of Defense from designated colleges and universities can apply,” said Information Assurance Scholarship, meaning that the re- Professor Shankar Banik, head of The Citadel’s NSA/DHS CAE mainder of her studies at The Citadel will be funded by the cyber defense education program. Banik, who is also The Department of Defense. Additionally, upon graduating in Citadel graduate program director of computer science, co- May of 2020, Spoehel will move to Patuxent River, Mary- director for Citadel Center for Cyber, Intelligence and Security land, to work with the Dept. of Defense Space and Naval Studies and a network security researcher, will oversee Spoe- Warfare Center (SPAWAR). hel’s work while she is a cadet.

“I believe that expanding our nation’s expertise in cybersecurity is critical to safeguard the growing information being Spoehel says her interest in computer science was sparked conveyed and stored electronically as technology contin- early on in elementary school. “We all took computer classes ues to advance,” said Spoehel. “It is a privilege and an a couple times a week. In those classes we learned HTML honor to be selected for the Department of Defense Information Assurance programming as well as a little bit about robotics. I was Scholarship Program and rewarding to know where I’ll be headed after gradua- amazed and very interested in what I was learning as it was so logical and had a tion.” kind of beauty about it.”

After graduation, the award requires Spoehel to receive security clearance Spoehel is originally from Florida, but also lived in McLean, Virginia. She attend- prior to moving the Maryland to begin her work as a civilian employee at ed high school at The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut. P A G E 10

This past Spring the Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Former Cadet Aaron Overton, now enrolled in The Citadel’s Mas- Science (H.E.S.S.) collaborated with the Commandant’s Depart- ter of Science program, had the opportunity ment and the Krause Leadership Center to pilot a program aimed to work alongside Dr. Bornstein in scientifical- at improving the cadets’ mandatory physical training (PT) program. ly evaluating the efficacy of the PRO pilot Called the Physical Readiness Officer (P.R.O.) training program, the program. Bornstein and Overton demonstrat- program is designed to provide cadets with academic coursework ed that cadets who had their PT led by a PRO and practical experiences that prepare them to lead their compa- valued PT for its impact on their current fit- ny’s PT program. Developed by exercise scientist Dr. Daniel Born- ness and their future fitness more so than stein of the H.E.S.S. Dept. and Mr. Chris Duke of the Comman- cadets who received standard PT. Results dant’s Dept., the program prepares PROs for graduate education from this pilot program and research study and/or employment in exercise science-related fields, while will be presented at regional and national providing the cadets they serve with a higher-quality PT experi- conferences later this year. Based on having ence. Mr. Isaac Rodgers, now enrolled in a Master of Science pro- demonstrated efficacy through its pilot phase, gram in strength and conditioning became The Citadel’s first PRO, the PRO program is now in a growth phase having said this about his experience “Not only do I believe that where an increasing number of cadets will be the PRO program allowed me to grow as a future strength coach trained as PROs. and leader, I also believe that the opportunity put me in a better position when taking my Certified Strength and Conditioning Spe- cialist exam and in applying for graduate school.” Mr. Isaac Rodgers ‘17

After a six-hour spaceflight, Citadel alumnus and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik ‘89 is back in space! (1) 2LT Andrew Fayed ‘17 is now at Parsons Corporation as a Sys- tems Engineer Col. Bresnik and his crewmates launched from the Baikonur Cosmo- (2) Newton McCollum ‘17 now works for The Johns Hopkins Ap- drome in Kazakhstan, orbited the Earth four times, and docked at the plied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland International Space Station on Friday, July 28, 2017. (3) Anthony Zovich ‘17 is employed with General Dynamics The new Expedition 52 crew members will spend more than four months conducting approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development. Photo Credit: @AstroKomrade From left to right: Cadet Gibson, Andrew Fayed, Newton McCollum, They are scheduled to return to Earth in December. Cadet Sullivan, Anthony Zovich New Laboratory

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Representatives from The Citadel STEM Center of Excellence, STEM+Computing project,” said Jennifer Al- the Zucker Family School of Education, and the School of Sci- bert, Ph.D., director of the STEM Center of ence and Mathematics will work to improve the professional Excellence and the lead researcher on the pro- development of more than 250 middle and high school teachers ject. “Our goal is to design, develop and inves- in North and South Carolina. The collaborative research project, tigate outcomes of professional development to be conducted in conjunction with North Carolina State uni- created to support teachers in integrating versity, is made possi- computing and STEM curricula used in middle and high school ble by two grants from classrooms.” the National Science For this rigorous comparative study, approximately 360 STEM Foundation totaling teachers in North and South Carolina will be recruited to par- $2.4 million! The ticipate in two types of summer professional development award is the largest workshops. The first type will implement a new professional research grant The development model that provides an interdisciplinary, team- Citadel has secured to based approach. In this approach, teams of teachers will have date. the opportunity to work with the investigators to design lesson

plans, activities, and resources that integrate computing into “Computing is integral the classroom. The second type will apply a more traditional, to the practice of sci- single teacher focused method of professional development. ence, technology, en-

gineering and mathe- Work on this project is slated to begin September 2017 and matics which is the estimated to conclude fall of 2020. Dr. Jennifer Albert reason for this

Dr. Shankar Banik, a Mathematics and Computer Science program, Cadet James Andrus was able to receive a stipend for fessor and the Early Career Faculty Award recipient at our 2017 his own research. Cadet Andrus proposed a remodel of the De- CASM Banquet, has re- lay-Variation Bounded Multicast Tree (DVBMT) by implementing ceived the 2017 Research an Interval Multicast Subgraph (IMS) and an Interval Multicast Experiences for Undergrad- Algorithm (IMA) to modify the interval of acceptable delay val- uates (REU) Program Award. ues for paths across the web and computer programs. The South Carolina REU program works to increase student participation in ongoing research during their undergraduate years and thus, increase the number of students pursuing STEM fields in their academics, professional careers and beyond. Through Dr. Baniks “ensuring Fairly Timed and Network Communication” project and the REU pro- Dr. Shankar Banik Cadet James Andrus P A G E 12

On Monday, August 21st, the 2017 total solar eclipse covered The Citadel campus in darkness for approximately one minute and 33 seconds before returning to daylight. The Physics Department conducted measurements during several ground-based and high-altitude balloon experiments monitoring micro-climate changes. They also took photographic and video recordings using astronomical telescopes and telephoto digital single-lens reflex cameras and photographed from the high-altitude balloon to supplement the astronomical and telephoto recordings. A special THANK YOU to advisory board member, Mr. Ste- phen Odendahl and the Goddard Flight Center, and the SC Space Grant Consortium along with Dr. Saul Adelman (physics professor ) for their generous contribution of our solar eclipse glasses!

New Laboratory

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is one of the most distinguished cadet awards presented by The Citadel. It indicates excellence in academics and military duties. The list is a combination of the Dean's List and the Commandant's Distinguished List and is composed of cadets who contribute the most to their companies while maintaining excellent military and academic records. The Spring 2017 President’s list is as follows:

Taylor K. Baucom - Health, Exercise and Sport Science Timothy J. Behnke - Physics Trevor K. Brown - Health, Exercise and Sport Science Carla C. Bruce – Biology Thomas M. Byelick – Health, Exercise and Sport Science Jacob T. Crawford – Biology Hunter M. Foster – Chemistry Grace C. Jenkins – Health, Exercise and Sport Science Tai S. Lum – Mathematics and Computer Science Joshua D. Malott– Biology Bailey E. Richardson - Biology P A G E 14

are awarded to cadets who have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the work accomplished in the Spring Semester of 2017. Members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets who received this honor:

Virginia Gracen Barnes Rowan Shira Brooks Taylor Keith Baucom Carla Carin Bruce Stephen Joseph Churchill Grayson Keith Carter Charles Lee Coste Jacob Allen Choppa Robin Dean Cribb II Jacob Tyler Crawford Dylan Colby Driggers John William DeStefano Thomas Stokes Griffith George Dillon Graham Joseph Trammell Hamilton Jonathan Khalil King Paige Lillian Herbst John Paul Kinson Logan Rayvon Miller Joshua Dean Malott Christian Cullen Shave Matthew Glen Miller Dustin Kyle Smith Jr Lucas Matthew Moran Moriah Faith Smith Noah Lee Nawabi Weston Lewis Weber Brian Edward Owens Bailey Elisa Richardson Madyson Sierra Riegel William Ware Shugart Jordan Derek Anderson Nicholas Wayne Shugarts Richard Odis-Bane Honeycutt Briggs Anderson Smith Davis M Jeffords Nicolas Correa Trocha James Logue Andrus Jr Dawson Gregory Bolus Hsin-Yun Ching Hunter Elizabeth Crawley John Cameron Pippins I Ivan Paul Mingarine Dingle Shane Jefferry Hughes Matthew Gordon Lanetti Timothy Jordan Behnke Patrick Andrew Ryan Alexis McKaley Edwards Christopher Robert Keane James Rea Quimby Caricia Rodriguez Jared Wade Turnage

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is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester. In the case of cadets, the medal is worn on the cadet uniform during the following semester. The Dean’s List of Spring 2017 is as follows:

William W. Shugart Matthew E. Frierson John R. Delpizzo Michael J. Akers Nicholas W. Shugarts Aaron T. Geter Richard O. Honeycutt Virginia G. Barnes Briggs A. Smith Mason B. Gibbons Pang J. Hsu Benjamin N. Barry Nicolas C. Trocha Thomas S. Griffith Davis M. Jeffords Jackson D. Boyd Joseph T. Hamilton Tai S. Lum Rowan S. Brooks James L. Hardee John C. Pippins Carla C. Bruce Hunter E. Crawley William F. Hartzog Elizabeth S. Spoehel Rian D. Burris Caleb M. Davis Ralph E. Herzler Grayson K. Carter Tinslee Y. Dilday Grace C. Jenkins Jacob A. Choppa Ivan Paul Dingle James D. Kelley Timothy J. Behnke Jacob T. Crawford Hunter M. Foster Koy A. Mai Alexis M. Edwards John W. DeStefano Shane J. Hughes Kory J. McIntosh Austin B. Jowers John L. Dekle Fauzan A. Khan Thomas W. Miller Christopher R. Keane Brooke Everly Jason A. Kline Zane C. Najdawi Alexander C. Nagel George D. Graham Matthew G. Lanetti Christian C. Shave James R. Quimby Robert H. Green Angela N. Rubino Dustin K. Smith Joshua M. Roides James F. Greer Patrick A. Ryan Moriah F. Smith Jared W. Turnage Hart L. Harley William Michael Smith Weston L. Weber Braxton S. Jeffcoat Tre'von M. White Jonathan M. Johnson Levi O. Williams Sarah E. Kardohely Preston A. Wilson Gus M. Karres Denzel R. Wright Justin M. Kiel Taylor K. Baucom Victoria J. Zeltner Jonathan K. King James M. Bickley John P. Kinson Trevor K. Brown Christian A. Lee Thomas M. Byelick Joshua D. Malott Robert T. Carsten Dalia P. Martinez Stephen J. Churchill Jordan D. Anderson Matthew G. Miller Charley J. Conley James L. Andrus Lucas M. Moran Charles L. Coste Nathaniel A. Ballard Brian E. Owens Robin D. Cribb Andrew S. Becker Bailey E. Richardson Holden K. Culler Matthew B. Blair Madyson S. Riegel Asyria R. Daniels Dawson G. Bolus Caricia Rodriguez Jonathan D. Davis Jamme J. Butler Nicole M. Rothell Dylan C. Driggers Hsin-Yun Ching Elliott A. Scurry Charles W. Evans Timothy G. Clark P A G E 16

Undergraduate researchers are vigorously engaged in discovery and learning at The Citadel throughout the year. Now more are being selected for paid research opportunities. For example, some cadets and students are helping the U.S. Department of Defense

Exercise Science major Cadet Stephen Churchill (left) tracking a subject’s visual acuity

“I found out about the SURE program when I went to our Artifact restoration gel being developed by undergrad researcher at The Citadel. Career Center to look into internships. This is even more exciting than an internship. It’s the kind of thing you come to The Citadel for—to get set up for the future”, Cadet improve methods of identifying traumatic brain inju- Stephen Churchill said. ry. One is looking into the potential results of future earthquake shockwaves in Charleston. Others are innovating a substance to use in the restoration of artifacts and artworks. They began their projects after being selected for Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE). The program provides stipends to the cadets and students, allowing them to be entirely focused on their research.

Cadets and students selected for the SURE program receive stipends of $2500 for a 5-6 week program, and $4000 for a 8-10 week experience. Faculty members also receive a stipend for working with the students. The funding comes from a combination of grants and support from the Office of the

Provost. Chemistry major Cadet Tinslee Dilday (right) with Professor Rebecca Hunter in the Citadel chemistry lab

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In April 2017, nine Citadel senior chemistry majors—the largest number in department history—presented the results of their research projects at the 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco, CA. ACS National Meetings are among the largest scientific conferences in the world and this one was no exception with almost 19,000 attendees. The student authors, their research advisors, and the title of their posters are given below: Senior Dominique Williams

Student Advisor Project Sean Brennan, BS Chemistry, 2017 Dr. Rebecca Hunter Minimizing Diacetyl Formation in Beer by Controlling Fermentation Parameters Daniell Dils, BA Chemistry-Teaching, Dr. Lisa Zuraw Educational Study on the Use of Models to Teach Molecular Shape 2017 Connor Downing, BS Chemistry 2017 Dr. Michael Dorko Stabilization of Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine Through Addi- tion of Alkyl Functional Groups Samantha Espy, BS Biochemistry, 2017 Dr. Michael Dorko Determination of the Mechanism for Trihalomethanes and Nicotinamide in Basic Medium for a Water Disinfection Device Nicholas Haddad, BS Chemistry, 2017 Dr. Holly Bevsek Investigation of the Reaction of Formamide on Pyrite

Pongvisit Intravichit, BS Chemistry, 2017 Dr. Blakely Adair Analysis of Heavy Metals in Livers and Fillets of Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) Alexander Ortiz, BS Biochemistry, 2017 Dr. Michael Dorko Electronic Signatures of Nucleobase Codons in Single-Walled Car- bon Nanotubes for Rapid Genome Sequencing Hao-Ping Syu, BS Chemistry, 2017 Dr. Suzanne Mabrouk Effect of Online Homework on Students’ Performance in Introductory Chemistry Dominique Williams, BS Biochemistry, Dr. Lisa Zuraw Weight of Fatty Acids: An Examination of a High-Fat Diet and 2017 Cognition

Senior Hao Ping Syu Senior Nicholas Haddad

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a rising junior in Sport Management This year’s entrants were: Jeff Bag- tradition of excellence seen here received the highly competitive and well, Ivan Rodriguez, Tim Raines at The Citadel. We are most prestigious Ozzie Smith Scholarship Sr., Bud Selig and John Schuerholz. proud of her high profile to study at the National Major It speaks very highly that a Citadel achievements. This semester, League Baseball’s Hall of Fame in student was so integral in such a Cagney will participate in the Cooperstown. This internship was high profile event that was seen by study abroad program offered in a full time position that exposed millions of baseball fans nation- Athens, Greece (American Col- the student to very high profile de- wide. Cagney truly represents the lege of Greece). partments at the MLB Hall of Fame. A number of her duties ranged from membership development, inside sales to event management of high profile productions. Cagney was instrumental in the development and execution of the 2017 Hall of Fame weekend Induction Ceremony. This is where legends of the game were enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

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portunities of renewable energy and other environ- a senior from Kingstree majoring in biology, was one mental matters. of twelve gifted South Carolina college students who spent 10 weeks rotating through three environmen- Kellahan said, “It has been great getting to know all of tal areas within Santee Cooper . the employees I have worked

with and seeing what it is they He spent his do.” Kellahan developed an summer en- appreciation for how im- hancing his un- portant each position at San- derstanding of tee Cooper is to the overall an electrical success of the company. “All utility’s role in of these experiences, I be- balancing the lieve, will help me grow as a generation, person and increase my pro- transmission fessionalism.” and distribution

of electricity Santee Cooper is South Carolina’s largest power pro- while consider- vider, largest Green Power generator and the ultimate ing the chal- source of electricity for 2 million people across the lenges an op- state.

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