From the Desk of the Dean
Fall 2020 Issue
From the Desk of the Dean
The 2019/2020 academic year was one of great challenges here at 淫性视频 as no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic was for everyone鈥檚 lives. The year started out with great expectations for another stellar season for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Our faculty welcomed Dr. Matthew Olson, assistant professor of Forestry in Environmental Science, Dr. Jennifer Martin, assistant professor of Biochemistry in Chemistry and Ms. Melanie Schroer, instructor in Biology to full-time, tenure-track positions. In addition, we celebrated the granting of tenure to Dr. Erin Brown of Chemistry, Dr. Steven Kalman of Chemistry, Dr. Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert of Marine Science and Dr. Melissa Zwick of Biology, all of whom were recommended for promotion to associate professor. Dr. Daniel Moscovici was promoted to professor of Environmental Science and Dr. Patrick Hossay was promoted to professor of Sustainability.
The Hal Taylor Observatory underwent significant rehabilitation by Dr. Joe Trout and his students and was rededicated in a November ceremony that marked the reopening for public telescope viewing. With the final opening of Unified Science Center 2 facilities, the F-Wing laboratories, our base of operations and home for over 45 years, were decommissioned and released for new uses. The F-Wing labs will always hold a special place in the heart of generation of NAMS students. NAMS faculty and the Coastal Research Center continued to compete for and continue work on internal and external, state and national, grants that found 淫性视频 playing significant roles in the study of beaches, state forests, forest fire management, oysters, seagrass, tooth whitening compounds, geological formations, yeast genes, microbiomes, catalysis, photochemistry, marine debris, organic farming, fungal disease in snakes and maple syrup production, among many other topics and despite the many restrictions imposed by the pandemic as the year progressed.
The Spring 2020 semester began as any other but events soon overtook us. Classes and laboratories were transitioned to remote learning due to the N.J. Governor鈥檚 health pandemic executive order. Most offices and administrative functions moved to work from home to empty the campus.
Faculty and students worked together to finish out the semester while keeping everyone
safe. Summer courses were converted to online only. Conferences, study abroad, travel,
and in-person student research were canceled or converted to online. Many time-honored
events were canceled including the NAMS Research Symposium and Poster competition
were moved to a virtual space. Through all this, the staff worked tirelessly to provide
students and faculty administrative support and to maintain the animals, plants and
infrastructure of the laboratories.
We look forward to the 2020/2021 academic year which will be a mixture of online,
hybrid and face-to-face held within strict health guidelines to 鈥淢ask up, Back up,
Wash up鈥 when in-person events occur. NAMS is also happy to introduce three new faculty
members for 2020/2021: Dr. Lauren Seyler, assistant professor of Microbiology in Biology;
Dr. Philip Eaton, assistant professor of Physics and Ms. Shannon Keough, instructor
of Mathematics. The challenges moving forward, enhancing virtual learning, maintaining
safe and healthy in-person experiences and dealing with uncertain financial conditions
remain but we are hopeful that they can be met and surmounted by working together
to provide a quality 淫性视频 education for our students.
Dr. Peter Straub
Dean, The School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
