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Michael Marino, Assistant Dean at the School for Marine Science & Technology, is the recipient of the 2020 Citation for Outstanding Performance from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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SMAST scientists are among 13 organizations and institutions that have assembled to form the New England White Shark Research Consortium, which will enhance coordinated regional efforts to study white sharks.
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Assistant Professor Hangjian Ling to study hydrodynamic interactions in boat propulsion
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Professor Sigal Gottlieb and Professor Gaurav Khanna awarded opportunity to Oak Ridge National Lab's Summit supercomputer
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Researchers from across the globe publish resource that expands known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%
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Groundbreaking research conducted by Dr. Kevin Stokesbury of SMAST appears as this month's cover story in the Ecological Society of America's "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment" journal.
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The latest award is the second in a series of grants from the Office of Naval Research to promote research between university faculty and regional partners
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The University hailed for its cybersecurity teaching and research by federal agencies
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Associate Professor of Mathematics Dr. Heryudono & Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Raessi will collaborate on a project to develop fast and accurate methods to numerically simulate the deposition of eye drops on biomimetic 3D models of human eye.
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Dr. Khanna’s research sheds light on many different aspects of black hole physics.