College of STEM news

Austin Peay's student-discovered phages entered into national genetic sequence database

More than a dozen Austin Peay State University students who have taken advantage of a unique research opportunity are now seeing their work recognized on a national scale.

APSU Department of Chemistry makes hand sanitizer for campus this fall

The department found a winning recipe for its hand sanitizer using ethanol, hydrogen peroxide and glycerin.

Austin Peay team working on mathematical model to help university's transition back to campus

As leaders at Austin Peay State University work to define what classes will look like when students return to campus this fall, an APSU medical laboratory science professor and virologist is working with his colleagues to build a statistical model to help guide the way.

APSU's mad scientist, Clarksville Fire Rescue, campus police team up to provide virtual science lesson to kids

Austin Peay State University's mad scientist Bryan Gaither - in partnership with the university's Office of Human Resources - gave the school's employees and their children a virtual treat during the last week of the spring semester.

APSU's mad scientist makes lab videos for online students

In March, Bryan Gaither spent a day in front of an iPhone camera, rushing through as many physics experiments as possible.

Professor to host 'Science Story Time with APSU Geosciences'

In order to help provide a fun, educational opportunity for K-5 students and free time for our student-parents to complete their online course materials, APSU Professor Dr. Christopher Gentry will host "Science Story Time with APSU Geosciences" via Zoom at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 29.

Austin Peay professor strives for student success, even using Zoom in a closet at his house

When Austin Peay State University moved spring classes online in response to the coronavirus crisis, Dr. Jiang Li not only had to move three classes online, he had to move his office into a closet at his house.

Meet Javon Dixon: APSU student, shoe customizer focuses 'on my craft' during coronavirus crisis

Meet Javon Dixon. Student, programmer and shoe customizer. Dixon is a computer science major and graphic design minor. He said that his minor helps influence his imagination, and he's learning how to guide a business through a crisis.

Dr. Karen Meisch named dean of APSU College of STEM

Since 2007, Meisch has served APSU as an assistant professor of biology, assistant chair of the Department of Biology, associate dean of the College of STEM and interim dean of the college.

APSU GIS Center develops statewide coronavirus map

The online tool provides information on each county by pulling data from the Tennessee Department of Health's website, which is updated every day at 2 p.m.

Meet Amanda McNair, whose Instagram photos evoked 'Love it!' from Pillsbury

"I came up with the idea to post a photo every day, then I thought, 'Oh, my gosh! That's 365 different posts," McNair said. "If you check it out, I switched out the wigs every single day, but I actually completed it, my New Year's resolution."

Austin Peay adds custom coding camps, classes to Junior Coders offerings

Austin Peay's Department of Computer Science and Information Technology has introduced a new way to experience the popular Junior Coders camps it offers.

Meet Austin Peay's student-discovered bacteriophages: Danno, Otwor and Scumberland

As part of their research, the students named their newly discovered phages and entered them into a global database. We thought it might be neat to ask the students how they picked their phage names.

Coronavirus video: Watch APSU's Science on Tap lecture about the virus and its sinister cousins

Austin Peay State University hosted a special lecture on March 3 about the coronavirus outbreak. In case you missed the lecture - which happened during March's Science on Tap event at Strawberry Alley Ale Works - here's a GoPro recording.

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