News & Notes

Outstanding Researchers Named

Five Idaho State University faculty members have received 2013 Outstanding Researcher awards and will be honored at a reception on April 24. One will receive the 2013 ISU Distinguished Researcher Award to be announced at the reception.

Receiving ISU Outstanding Researcher awards are Bruce Finney, professor of biological sciences, with a joint appointment in geosciences; Rex W. Force, associate dean for clinical research in the Division of Health Sciences; Thom Hasenpflug, associate professor of percussion and chair and director of performing arts; Timothy S. Magnuson, associate professor of biological sciences; and Michael A. Thomas, associate professor of biological sciences. (read more...)

Faculty Staff Updates

Three scientists- Kathleen Lohse, Sarah Godsey and Donna Delparte- recently joined departments within Idaho State University's College of Science and Engineering in Pocatello. (read more...)

Lohse is an assistant professor of soil and watershed biogeochemistry in the biological sciences department and holds a joint appointment with the geosciences department.

Delparte, an assistant professor of geosciences who holds a Ph.D. in geography from University of Canada, Calgary, has an extensive background in geographic information systems and remote sensing.

Godsey, an assistant geosciences professor, earned a Ph.D. in earth and planetary science at University of California, Berkeley.

Five Master Teachers Announced

Five Idaho State University faculty members have received 2013 Outstanding Master Teacher awards and will be honored at a reception on April 24. One will receive the 2013 ISU Distinguished Teacher Award to be announced at the reception.

Receiving Master Teacher awards are; Jeff Brockett, associate professor and program director for the Doctor of Audiology program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Paul Link, professor in the Department of Geological Sciences; Diana Livingston-Friedley, professor of voice in the Department of Music; Donna Lybecker, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Rosemary J. Smith, professor, Department of Biological Sciences. (read more...)

BCAL Receives $103,000 in Grants

Idaho State University researchers at the Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory have been awarded grants totaling $103,000 to assist outside agencies with resource management, according to BCAL director and geosciences research professor, Nancy Glenn.

The money is from the Idaho Army National Guard and federal Bureau of Land Management. (read more...)

ISU Researchers Solve Mysteries of Ancient Fish

Using CAT scans and making 3-D virtual reconstructions of the jaws of the ancient fish Helicoprion, Idaho State University researchers have solved some of the mysteries surrounding large spiral fossils of this fish's teeth.

The ISU Museum of Natural History has the largest public collection of Helicoprion spiral-teeth fossils in the world. (read more...)

ISU’s BCAL researchers, partners receive grants to help agencies manage Idaho’s natural resources

BOISE –Idaho State University researchers at the Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory have been awarded grants totaling $103,000 to assist outside agencies with resource management, according to BCAL director and geosciences research professor, Nancy Glenn. (read more...)

ISU geoscientists awarded $320k grant to develop software tools to analyze 3-D data

The National Science Foundation has awarded Idaho State University's Department of Geosciences Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory and its research partners a $320,000 grant to develop software tools to make it easier for scientists to analyze point-cloud or 3-D data. (read more...)

New Idaho State University Geosciences doctoral program approved, begins in August, 2013

Idaho State University is ready to begin enrolling geosciences doctoral students in August after the Idaho State Board of Education approved an ISU Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree in geosciences at its last meeting. (read more...)

Geologic map of Idaho available at Idaho Museum of Natural History gift shop

The new geological map of Idaho, which was created with extensive input from Idaho State University, is available locally for purchase at the Idaho Museum of Natural History gift shop.
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New GIS Program Could Help Wildfire Recovery Efforts

Post-wildfire recovery efforts in Idaho — and then potentially nationwide — could receive a large boost from the results of a prototype GIS-based fire recovery "decision support system" being developed at Idaho State University.

In partnership with the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, ISU and NASA scientists are building and evaluating a computerized decision support system that will be an automatically deployable, site-specific multi-criteria decision aid. (read more...)

ISU Plays Role in New Geologic Map

Map enthusiasts, geoscientists and resource managers this week will welcome the Idaho Geological Survey's first release in 35 years of an all-encompassing geologic map of the Gem State.

Geologic maps - in addition to showing regular features like mountains, rivers, plains,
towns and roads - include details on the distribution, nature and age relationships of
rocks, (read more...)

Three Named Distinguished Faculty

Three Idaho State University faculty members were named as Distinguished Faculty at an award ceremony on April 28 at the Stephens Performing Arts Center, and will be honored at ISU commencement May 8. (read more...)