Central College Students Explore Passion for Research
Central students conducted research in biology, chemistry, genetics, kinesiology and musical theatre over the summer.
Central students conducted research in biology, chemistry, genetics, kinesiology and musical theatre over the summer.
Central College joins Iowa universities and an undergraduate institution in research a $20M grant award to position Iowa as a national leader in biomanufacturing.
Central’s World Food Prize Lecture to feature Madhura Swaminathan, professor and head of the economic analysis unit at the Indian Statistical Institute in Bangalore, India.
Central College had a lot to celebrate in 2021. As we look ahead to a new year with optimism and purpose, we look back at some of the most impactful Central stories of 2021.
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Award of $235,000 for academic research.
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central, has been awarded the Organic Syntheses, Inc. Grant for Summer Research. Amy Philavanh, Class of 2022 and a biochemistry major from Ankeny, Iowa, will help Wackerly conduct research this summer.
Central College has received a $145,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to replace and upgrade its nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer.
Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, was the primary author of research published in “Chemistry — A European Journal” earlier this year.
Assistant professor of chemistry Jay Wackerly was awarded funding by the American Chemical Society to create “molecular donuts” with the help of chemistry majors.
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