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EXCEPTIONAL, ACCESSIBLE FACULTY
Bucknell faculty mentor students and include them in their research
and creative projects. Meet a few of our newly promoted full professors here,
and visit bucknell.edu/ FacultyStories to learn more.
PROFESSOR KARLINE McCLAIN religious studiesStudies the role of ashrams in Mahatma Gandhi’s life and legacy.
PROFESSOR FELIPE PERRONE computer science
Explores the interface between engineering,
technology and sociology.
PROFESSOR KAREN CASTLE chemistry
Investigates the physical and chemical processes in Earth’s upper atmosphere to inform research on climate change.
PROFESSOR MICHAEL JAMES political scienceResearches contemporary political theory, law and the role of race, ethnicity and culture in democracy.
PROFESSOR NEIL BOYD (pictured at top) management
Explores how community experiences within organizations influences
employee engagement.
NEW HUMANITIES CENTER ESTABLISHED Bucknell received a $600,000 grant from the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to renew the humanities curriculum, generate new
interdisciplinary relationships across the humanities, model the integration of teaching and
research, and promote the importance of the humanities across Bucknell.
Initiatives include:
• Summer Humanities Teaching Lab
• Humanities Center workshops
• Faculty Programming Fellow for the Humanities Center
“Learning through the humanities is a central component of a
Bucknell education. While these new initiatives will support the
work of students and faculty in the humanities specifically, they
will also enhance the education of students from all across campus as
they develop their critical thinking, writing and presentation skills in humanities courses.”
— Bucknell Provost Barbara Altmann
ENGINEERING AND GEOLOGY FIELD RESEARCH STATION A National Science Foundation-
funded research project is bringing engineering and geology faculty and students together
to construct a field research station, enabling long-term study opportunities.
The station, which is close to campus, includes an underground vertical barrier. While walls
like this are used around the world to prevent waste and pollution from contaminating
groundwater, how they perform over time remains largely unstudied and this is the first
such wall constructed solely for research purposes.
ACADEMIC INNOVATION
The paths our students take through Bucknell lead them toward their future. Here, find out what’s new at Bucknell and learn more about the people, experi-ences and resources that create a culture of innovation and opportunity.
what’s new
Professor Chris Martine, biology, received the New England Biolabs 2016 Passion in Science Award for his
mentorship of students and advocacy for the life sciences. Check out his YouTube series, Plants are Cool, Too!
Manisha Chase ’16 received a Fulbright grant to pursue her master’s degree in educational assessment at
University College London Institute of Education, where she currently studies.
Professor Angèle Kingué, French & Francophone studies, was awarded a University
Medal by François Rabelais University for her work promoting the exceptional global
education partnership between the French university and Bucknell.
« Nathan Wagner ’17, mathematics, was awarded a prestigious Barry Goldwater
Scholarship for students who intend to pursue research careers in the sciences,
mathematics and engineering.
Professor Jim Baish, biomedical engineering, is a co-investigator on a $2.9 million
National Institutes of Health grant, conferred to Massachusetts General Hospital and
Harvard Medical School to work to improve understanding of the lymphatic system in a project that could
eventually help those whose lymphatic function has been disrupted by cancer treatment
or disease.
» Sharmen Hettipola ’17, environmental studies and economics, was awarded
a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to work with residents to rebuild a school
and initiate green projects in a village in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
BUCKNELL FACULTY & STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:PROFESSOR CHRIS MARTINE, BIOLOGY; MANISHA CHASE ’16; PROFESSOR ANGÈLE KINGUÉ, FRENCH & FRANCOPHONE STUDIES; PROFESSOR JIM BAISH, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; KANDY, SRI LANKA
$20 MILLION PLEDGE Bob Malesardi ’45 and his wife,
Doris, made the largest single
commitment in University history —
$20 million to be used solely for
financial aid.
“This is truly a transformative
commitment to Bucknell, one that
will greatly enhance our ability to
attract outstanding students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to
attend our University.” — Bucknell President John Bravman
COOL CLASSES A sampling of interesting and intriguing Bucknell classes. Learn
more at bucknell.edu/CoolClasses.
Denting the Universe: Creativity and Critique Who teaches it? Professor Alan Cheville, electrical engineering, and Rick Rinehart, director of the Samek Art Museum
“This is an interdisciplinary course in art and engineering. We hope that students
leave the course with an appreciation for how artists and engineers work and how their
creative modes may be applied within any major and in many aspects of life. Artists
and engineers are more alike than you might think. They both work in ways that often
blur the lines between ideas and objects, and between action and theory.”
Masks and Meaning Who teaches it? Professor Elaine Williams, theatre & dance
“Creative process is central to this hands-on studio class
in mask design and mask making. Our goal is discovery
using the mind, eye, hand and body. Students don’t need
to have previous experience, but all use their creative
imagination to learn about mask design, drawing, sculpting
and movement to complement traditional reading, research
and writing.”
Sequence, Society and Self Who teaches it? Professor Emily Stowe, biology
“Students in this class use the genome as a lens to understand what makes humans
human. They study the genetic information publicly available to understand the
inheritance of disease and watch films to explore the potential use of genetic technologies
in dystopian futures. They even have the opportunity to explore their own genetic roots
by isolating and sequencing their own mitochondrial DNA.”
SPEAKERS & PERFORMERSYou’ll have access to all kinds of speakers and performers at Bucknell. Here’s just a sample from 2016:
Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Author, journalist, screenwriter and producer David Simon, creator of the critically-acclaimed HBO drama The Wire
Writer, professor and political commentator Melissa Harris-Perry
Actress and comedian Ellie Kemper, from the Netflix comedy series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and The Office
Leslie Moonves ’71, chairman, president and CEO of CBS Corporation
Pause and Effect, photography exhibition, Bucknell’s Downtown Art Gallery
Student Lectureship Series speaker Brandon Stanton, creator of the blog Humans of New York
Bucknell’s China Institute Town Hall, featuring former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger via live webcast
Grammy Award-winning Vocal Ensemble, Roomful of Teeth
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