Author: snowell

  • Faculty Spotlight: Julie Bartley

    Faculty Spotlight: Julie Bartley

    Julie Bartley (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences) presented a lecture to the Minnesota Geological Society titled “Stromatolite morphology and diversity–How did (mostly) brainless pond scum build large, complex structures?”

  • Faculty Spotlight: Tom Huber

    Faculty Spotlight: Tom Huber

    Tom Huber (Physics) co-authored a presentation and proceedings paper, “Simulating scanner- and algorithm-specific 3D CT noise texture using physics-informed 2D and 2.5D generative neural network models” at the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers conference on Medical Imaging in February. The goal of this project is to develop AI Deep Learning models to better understand the…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Tiffany Grobelski

    Faculty Spotlight: Tiffany Grobelski

    Tiffany Grobelski (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences & Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies) published a research article entitled “Changing the coal status quo through scalar practices: The anti-smog movement’s contributions to Polish energy transition” in the journal Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Dario Sanchez-Gonzalez

    Faculty Spotlight: Dario Sanchez-Gonzalez

    Darío Sánchez-González (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) taught a virtual guest class at the Julliard School in Shana Komitee’s course “Vibrant Legacies in Theater.” The class, centered on Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca’s essays on performance and his tragedy “Blood Wedding,” was titled “Federico García Lorca: Half a Load of Bread in a Wooden Basket.”…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

    Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) spent two days at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, Massachusetts, leading workshops and participating in an all-school assembly as part of the school’s Reading in Common program. This year’s book was Philosophers at the Table: on Food and Being Human, which Heldke co-authored.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez

    Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez

    Carlos Mario Mejía Suárez (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) received an honorable mention in the 2025 Plentitudes Fiction Prize for his short story “Ants at Rest.” Plentitudes is a quarterly international literary journal based in New York.

  • Kate Aguilar, 2024-25 Humanities and Arts Scholarship Award Winner

    Kate Aguilar, 2024-25 Humanities and Arts Scholarship Award Winner

    Kate Aguilar (History) was selected as the 2024-25 recipient of the Humanities and Arts Scholarship Award. This award recognizes a Gustavus faculty member for an outstanding peer-reviewed publication that contributes to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College.

  • Kelle Nett, 2024-25 Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award Winner

    Kelle Nett, 2024-25 Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award Winner

    Kelle Nett (Psychological Science) was selected as one of two 2024-25 recipients of the Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award. This award, supported by behavioral scientist and alum Gordon Mansergh ’84, recognizes select Gustavus faculty members for outstanding peer-reviewed publications that contribute to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College.

  • Shu-Ling Wang, 2024-25 Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award Winner

    Shu-Ling Wang, 2024-25 Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award Winner

    Shu-Ling Wang (Business and Economics) was selected as one of two 2024-25 recipients of the Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award. This award, supported by behavioral scientist and alum Gordon Mansergh ’84, recognizes select Gustavus faculty members for outstanding peer-reviewed publications that contribute to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College

  • Robert Shoemaker, 2024-25 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Winner

    Robert Shoemaker (Biology) was selected as the 2024-25 recipient of the Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching. The award honors the memory of two Gustavus students and members of the Student Senate, Greg Swenson and Holly Bunn, who were killed in a car accident in 1989. This is the only award given to faculty by students.