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Join a growing network of Briggsies on LinkedIn.com in the Lyman Briggs School & College Alumni group.
LinkedIn.com is a professional network that allows you to re-connect with past and present colleagues. Power your career by looking for a job, or new business opportunity. Once you have joined the free network look for the Lyman Briggs School & College Alumni group. |
| Lab Naming Fund in Honor of Dr. Howard Hagerman and Dr. Mimi Sayed: Honoring These LBC Pioneering Faculty Members |
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Your gift can help us to reach our goal of raising
the $250,000 necessary to name the lab in their honor and repay the remaining debt on the lab renovations completed in 2006.
Gifts can be pledged over a period of 3 years. Gifts of all sizes are appreciated - those over $1,000 receive donor plaque recognition.
Let's reach our goal so that we can celebrate this honor with Drs. Hagerman & Sayed!
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| BriggsWear Store Offers New Designs |
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| Thanks to the talents of Briggs alumn John Miller ('94, Enviro. Science) we have redesigned items in the BriggsWear Store. The new logos feature both Briggs and MSU.
All proceeds help to support the programs and activities of the Student Advisory Group.
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Greetings! ,
Briggsies have got the Spartan Spirit!
Homecoming celebrations brought numerous Briggsies back to campus. Briggsies came to the celebrate the MSUAA Distinguished Alumni Award bestowed on our own Michael VanRooyen ('84), the LBC 'non-float' float in the parade, a large tent celebration before the game, and to cheer the MSU Spartans to a victory over the Northwestern Wildcats.
Now, thanks again to LBC alum John Miller ('94) we have new BriggsWear with an attitude. Check out these new designs backed by the power of CafePress. Remember, all proceeds benefit the LBC Student Advisory Council.
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| Dr. Ken Schepler ('71) Honored as a Fellow of the Air Force Research Laboratory |
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In September 2009, Dr. Schepler, a member of the first Briggs graduating class, was named a Fellow of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The citation he received reads:
Dr. Kenneth L. Schepler, Principal Scientist with the AFRL Sensors Directorate, is an internationally recognized leader in the development of solid-state laser sources for military applications including infrared missile countermeasures (IRCM), eyesafe laser radar for combat identification, and remote sensing with over 30 articles in peer reviewed journals and over 50 conference presentations. He performs leading research on the spectroscopy, lasing efficiency, and optical properties of solid-state lasers and nonlinear materials. He has solved the key infrared laser issues that made active aircraft protection possible. His work produced lasers that can operate anywhere in the 2-5 micron wavelength region, at multiple atmospheric transmission windows simultaneously, at room temperature, at high repetition rates reliably and at low cost, all IRCM requirements.
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MSU Alumni Association Celebrates Briggs' Own Dr. Michael VanRooyen ('84) |
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This is the highest award bestowed by the MSUAA and is presented to MSU graduates who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service and who have achieved the highest level of professional accomplishment including special honors or recognition and who demonstrate personal integrity and character.
Dr. Michael VanRooyen is honored for his internationally recognized reputation for excellence in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. He has worked extensively in humanitarian assistance in over thirty countries affected by war and disaster, including Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Iraq, North Korea, Darfur, Chad and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a physician and policy advisor he has worked with numerous relief organizations including CARE, Save the Children, Physicians for Human Rights and Samaritan's Purse International Relief. He has served as special advisor for the World Health Organization and as a member of the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee's Health Cluster. Domestically, Dr. VanRooyen has provided relief assistance at the site of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11th with the American Red Cross and helped to coordinate the American Red Cross public health response to Hurricane Katrina, sending over twenty physicians from the Harvard system to hurricane devastated regions.
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| LBC Biology Junior Christine Sarikas - Study Abroad in Nicaragua |
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LBC biology junior Christine Sarikas is thrilled to share an experience of a lifetime. Sarikas and a group of students accompanied LBC faculty member Gerald Urquhart to do research in Nicaragua. Undergraduate participation in faculty research is one of the benefits students receive at Michigan State University's Lyman Briggs College, a residential college for the study of science in the context of society. Study Abroad programs help Briggs students gain valuable research experience that makes what they learn in the classroom come to life. Sarikas says that this is one of the reasons why she chose Lyman Briggs: "It gave me a step-up in regards to research. I got to start researching my first few weeks on campus, which very few other schools offer." Christine shares excerpts from her journal >>> |
| LBC faculty member Georgina Montgomery examines the Life and Times of Miss Congo, a Mountain Gorilla |
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"Infinite Loneliness: the life and times of Miss Congo" - is the theme of a recently published paper by LBC faculty member Georgina Montgomery. Appearing in the September 2009 issue of Endeavor, Dr. Montgomery studies Miss Congo, a female mountain gorilla, who was at the center of a early twentieth century curiosity about gorillas in the public and scientific community. Miss Congo arrived in America in 1925, and was the first mountain gorilla to be seen on American soil. Dr. Montgomery shares an appoint with the Department of History. (10/2009)
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| History of Physics: Outing the hidden curriculum: Briggs Faculty Article |
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 The History of Physics: Outing the hidden curriculum? This article written by Briggs faculty members Gerd Kortemeyer and Catherine Westfall, describes the history of physics course that is co-taught by both a physicist and a historian of physics. Dealing with the complicated quantum and relativity revolutions of the early 20th century, the article discusses how these instructors work together to teach the basics of a standard physics curriculum (e.g., laws of motion, electrostatics, magnetism, etc.) and convey an appreciation for the nature of physics. The course has been taught both as an on-campus course and in Europe as a part of a study abroad program. |
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Cool Alumni Event: Harry Potter and the Science Behind the Magic |
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Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic
Sponsored by LBC and the
Mid-Michigan MSU Alumni Association
Featuring LBC assistant visiting professor
Dr. Mark Waddell
Sunday, November 1, 2pm, 104C Holmes Hall
Free to MSUAA members - Free Parking
Reservations Required: midmievents@yahoo.com
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