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Viraj Mane, Ph.D., ’00, reflects on the impact TCNJ faculty mentorship had on his career

Viraj Mane, Ph.D., ’00, reflects on the impact TCNJ faculty mentorship had on his career

n the spring of 2000, Dr. Viraj Mane walked through TCNJ’s Science Complex for the last time as a student, reminiscing about the profound impact The College had on his academic, professional, and personal development throughout his time as a TCNJ undergraduate student. 

On October 24, 2023 Dr. Mane returned to the TCNJ School of Science; this time to engage students, faculty, and staff members in a fascinating discussion about his role as co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Lactiga. In a sit down interview, Dr. Mane shared his reflections about his time at TCNJ, in addition to how the College’s unique ability to foster meaningful and collaborative connections between students and professors created a lasting impact on his career.

Biology Department collaborates with the Locust Hill Cemetery Restoration Project in Trenton

Biology Department collaborates with the Locust Hill Cemetery Restoration Project in Trenton

       It is not very often that you hear about a community engaged learning component being integrated into a Biology course. The Locust Hill Cemetery project fit in seamlessly with course-based laboratory activities and fieldwork of Dr. Janet Morrison, Dr. Matt Wund and Dr. Luke Butler this past fall semester. These Biology professors…

Spring 2021 | School of Science Virtual Events

Spring 2021 | School of Science Virtual Events

School-Wide Sessions Undergraduate Research in the School of Science Tuesday, March 23,  6 pm School of Science Student Outcomes Wednesday, April 21, 6 pm   Student-Led Virtual Tours of the School of Science, with Q & A with students Saturday, March 20, 3:00 pm Wednesday, March 24, 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 31, 4:30 pm Saturday,…

Chemistry Professor Abby O’Connor Receives American Chemical Society 2021 WCC Rising Star Award

Chemistry Professor Abby O’Connor Receives American Chemical Society 2021 WCC Rising Star Award

Chemistry Professor, Dr. Abby O’Connor, has been selected to be a recipient of the 2021 WCC Rising Star award for excellence in the scientific enterprise. This year’s award recognized ten (10) exceptional women scientists approaching mid-level careers across all sectors [academic, industrial, government] who have demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to their respective fields. The…

Biology Professor Leeann Thornton Receives $200,000 Two-Year Federal Award For Research on Plant Stress Responses

Biology Professor Leeann Thornton Receives $200,000 Two-Year Federal Award For Research on Plant Stress Responses

Biology Professor, Dr. Leeann Thornton, has received a $200,000 two-year award from the US Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The title of her project was “CYP72A Enzymes as Regulators of Plant Responses as Regulators to Combined Abiotic and Biotic Stresses.” The project focuses on how understanding plant responses to environmental stresses…

The 2020-2021 Novo Nordisk Lecture Series

  The School of Science is pleased to host and sponsor the TCNJ–Novo Nordisk Lecture Series during the 2020 – 2021 academic year. Fall 2020 Lecture “Approaches to Healthcare: The Business Case For Being a Purpose Driven Company” Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 11:00-12:00pm (Lecture) Zoom link to follow Speakers Erin Byrne, MPH, Senior Director, Corporate…

Three School of Science Physics Professors Receive Over $500k in Federal Grants to Study Geology, Optical Microstructures, and Atmospheric Science

Three School of Science Physics Professors Receive Over $500k in Federal Grants to Study Geology, Optical Microstructures, and Atmospheric Science

Three School of Science faculty members in the TCNJ Department of Physics have been awarded grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to support their research programs and engage undergraduate research collaborators in their work. Dr. David McGee, in collaboration with Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Heba Abourahma, received…

Two School of Science Computer Science Professors Receive Funding for Research on Machine Learning and Curriculum Development

Two School of Science Computer Science Professors Receive Funding for Research on Machine Learning and Curriculum Development

Two TCNJ Computer Science faculty members have each been awarded external grants to support their research programs. Dr. Sejong Yoon, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, received an award from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate to conduct a four-year study with his collaborators at Rutgers University. Dr. Andrea…

TCNJ Biology Alumnus Wins Prestigious American Society of Plant Taxonomists Research Award for Undergraduate Scholars

TCNJ Biology Alumnus Wins Prestigious American Society of Plant Taxonomists Research Award for Undergraduate Scholars

Biology alumnus Aaron Lee (Fall 2019) has been selected by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) as a recipient of its 2020 Undergraduate Research Prize. The Undergraduate Research Prize (URP) is the Society’s most prestigious recognition of undergraduate achievement. The URP has been presented annually at the international Botany conference since 2015 for outstanding,…

Tuan Nguyen

Tuan Nguyen

  Mystery, Discovery, and Beauty – How a Physicist Looks at Physics With promises of unraveling the secrets of the universe – the TCNJ Physics Department is a community that sees beauty on chalkboards that are scrambled with equations. Instead of seeing the frustration in the messy erasures of failed attempts to solve a problem,…

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