Growing through research at the College of Science and Mathematics.

Research allows students to gain knowledge above and beyond textbooks and lectures. The CSM students within each of our departments - biological sciences, mathematics, chemistry, and physics - are inspired to identify problems affecting our world today and find creative ways to solve them. Students will pursue their interests, push boundaries, take on challenges, and develop creative problem-solving skills.

Research allows students to develop a broader understanding of the world around them, and they will learn from experienced faculty mentors who engage students in faculty-initiated research projects. Ultimately, students will design and develop their own research projects as they progress through their degrees.

Departmental Research: Biological Sciences / Chemistry & Biochemistry / Mathematics / Physics & Biophysics

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Publications

Our faculty's research is at the forefront of today's science and tomorrow's technology. Browse some of their most recent publications.

Publication

Summary of atmospheric characteristics of days with inland penetrating sea breezes from 2015 to 2021

Noble, S., Viner, B. & Wermter, J., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Atmospheric Science Letters.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Distribution of cerebral age-related white matter changes in relation to risk factors in stroke patients

Bruno, A., Prabu, P., Vedala, K., Sethuraman, S. & Nichols, F. T., Dec 1 2023, In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 235, 108018.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Do cardiopulmonary resuscitation real-time audiovisual feedback devices improve patient outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sood, N., Sangari, A., Goyal, A., Sun, C., Horinek, M., Hauger, J. A. & Perry, L., Oct 26 2023, In: World Journal of Cardiology. 15, 10, p. 531-541 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Targeting TREM1 augments antitumor T cell immunity by inhibiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells and restraining anti–PD-1 resistance

Ajith, A., Mamouni, K., Horuzsko, D. D., Musa, A., Dzutsev, A. K., Fang, J. R., Chadli, A., Zhu, X., Lebedyeva, I., Trinchieri, G. & Horuzsko, A., Nov 1 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133, 21, e167951.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

More than just an eagle killer: The freshwater cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola produces highly toxic dolastatin derivatives

Schwark, M., Yerena, J. A. M., Röhrborn, K., Hrouzek, P., Divoká, P., Štenclová, L., Delawská, K., Enke, H., Vorreiter, C., Wiley, F., Sippl, W., Sobotka, R., Saha, S., Wilde, S. B., Mareš, J. & Niedermeyer, T. H. J., 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 40, e2219230120.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Preface

Krantz, S. G., Srinivasa Rao, A. S. R. & Rao, C. R., Jan 2023, Artificial Intelligence. Krantz, S. G., Srinivasa Rao, A. S. R. & Rao, C. R. (eds.). Elsevier B.V., p. xiii-xv (Handbook of Statistics; vol. 49).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingForeword/postscript

Customizable Open-Source Rotating Rod (Rotarod) Enables Robust Low-Cost Assessment of Motor Performance in Mice

Widjaja, J. H., Sloan, D. C., Hauger, J. A. & Muntean, B. S., Sep 2023, In: eNeuro. 10, 9

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Evaluation of Atmospheric Conditions Leading to a Fumigation Event

Viner, B., Weinbeck, S. & Sobecki, C., Oct 1 2023, In: Health physics. 125, 4, p. 305-311 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Stationary status of discrete and continuous age-structured population models

Srinivasa Rao, A. S. R. & Carey, J. R., Oct 2023, In: Mathematical Biosciences. 364, 109058.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Discrimination of Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

Yilmaz, D. & Culha, M., May 24 2022, In: Langmuir. 38, 20, p. 6281-6294 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Cyclic Nucleotides as Mediators of Acinar and Ductal Function

Albers, T. & Sabbatini, M. E., 2021, Cyclic Nucleotides as Mediators of Acinar and Ductal Function. Pancreapedia

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

Characterizing the NADPH Oxidase 1-Evoked Pancreatic Stellate Cell Secretome

Chakraborty, A., Souravi, M., Zhi, W., Csanyi, G. & Sabbatini, M., 2021, In: The Arsenal: The Undergraduate Research Journal of Augusta University. 4, 1, p. 6-6 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Raman spectroscopy of bimagnon and trimagnon excitations and rotonlike points in a distorted triangular lattice antiferromagnet

Li, J., Jin, S., Datta, T. & Yao, D. X., May 1 2023, In: Physical Review B. 107, 18, 184402.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Mapping the Spatial Footprint of Sea Breeze Winds in the Southeastern United States

Bao, S., Pietrafesa, L., Gayes, P., Noble, S., Viner, B., Qian, J. H., Werth, D., Mitchell, G. & Burdette, S., Apr 16 2023, In: Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres. 128, 7, e2022JD037524.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Impact of public sentiments on the transmission of COVID-19 across a geographical gradient

Agusto, F. B., Numfor, E., Srinivasan, K., Iboi, E. A., Fulk, A., Saint Onge, J. M. & Townsend Peterson, A., Feb 2023, In: PeerJ. 11, e14736.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

DNA Gyrase as a Target for Quinolones

Spencer, A. C. & Panda, S. S., Feb 2023, In: Biomedicines. 11, 2, 371.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Editorial: Current approaches in infectious disease drug discovery

Silva-Jr, F. P., Panda, S. S., Andrade, C. H. & Furnham, N., Nov 30 2022, In: Frontiers in Chemistry. 10, 1102402.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

PREFACE

Panda, S. S., Feb 2023, In: Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry. 20, 1, p. 2 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

Spirooxindole: A Versatile Biologically Active Heterocyclic Scaffold

Panda, S. S., Girgis, A. S., Aziz, M. N. & Bekheit, M. S., Jan 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 2, 618.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

New NSAID Conjugates as Potent and Selective COX-2 Inhibitors: Synthesis, Molecular Modeling and Biological Investigation

Bokhtia, R. M., Panda, S. S., Girgis, A. S., Samir, N., Said, M. F., Abdelnaser, A., Nasr, S., Bekheit, M. S., Dawood, A. S., Sharma, H., Wade, M., Sharma, S. K. & Ghanim, A. M., Feb 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 4, 1945.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Bicyclic 6-6 Systems With One Bridgehead (Ring Junction) Nitrogen Atom: Four Extra Heteroatoms 2:2

Panda, S. S. & Carr, J. A., Jan 1 2021, Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry IV. Elsevier, p. 297-304 8 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Azomethine Ylides—Versatile Synthons for Pyrrolidinyl-Heterocyclic Compounds

Panda, S. S., Aziz, M. N., Stawinski, J. & Girgis, A. S., Jan 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 2, 668.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Modified Curcumins as Potential Drug Candidates for Breast Cancer: An Overview

Flint, A. L., Hansen, D. W., Brown, L. V. D., Stewart, L. E., Ortiz, E. & Panda, S. S., Dec 2022, In: Molecules. 27, 24, 8891.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Preface

Govindaraju, V., Srinivasa Rao, A. S. R. & Rao, C. R., Jan 2023, Deep Learning. Govindaraju, V., Srinivasa Rao, A. S. R. & Rao, C. R. (eds.). Elsevier B.V., p. xiii-xv (Handbook of Statistics; vol. 48).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingForeword/postscript

Enhanced mechanical heterogeneity of cell collectives due to temporal fluctuations in cell elasticity

Zills, G., Datta, T. & Malmi-Kakkada, A. N., Jan 2023, In: Physical Review E. 107, 1, 014401.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Analysis and dynamics of measles with control strategies: a mathematical modeling approach

Peter, O. J., Panigoro, H. S., Ibrahim, M. A., Otunuga, O. M., Ayoola, T. A. & Oladapo, A. O., Oct 2023, In: International Journal of Dynamics and Control. 11, 5, p. 2538-2552 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Investigation of effects of transferrin-conjugated gold nanoparticles on hippocampal neuronal activity and anxiety behavior in mice

Yavuz, Y., Yesilay, G., Guvenc Tuna, B., Maharramov, A., Culha, M., Erdogan, C. S., Garip, G. A. & Yilmaz, B., Aug 2023, In: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 478, 8, p. 1813-1824 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Ursolic Acid Analogs as Potential Therapeutics for Cancer

Panda, S. S., Thangaraju, M. & Lokeshwar, B. L., Dec 2022, In: Molecules. 27, 24, 8981.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Nowcasting of the Short-run Euro-Dollar Exchange Rate with Economic Fundamentals and Time-varying Parameters

Yemba, B. P., Otunuga, O. M., Tang, B. & Biswas, N., Mar 2023, In: Finance Research Letters. 52, 103571.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Ab initio study of spin fluctuations in the itinerant kagome magnet FeSn

Zhang, Y. F., Ni, X. S., Datta, T., Wang, M., Yao, D. X. & Cao, K., Nov 1 2022, In: Physical Review B. 106, 18, 184422.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Nowcasting of the Short-run Euro-Dollar Exchange Rate with Economic Fundamentals and Time-varying Parameters

Yemba, B. P., Otunuga, O. M., Tang, B. & Biswas, N., Mar 2023, In: Finance Research Letters. 52

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Nowcasting of the Short-run Euro-Dollar Exchange Rate with Economic Fundamentals and Time-varying Parameters

Yemba, B., Otunuga, O. M., Tang, B. & Biswas, N., Mar 2023, In: Finance Research Letters. 52

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Novel Curcumin Mimics: Design, Synthesis, Biological Properties and Computational Studies of Piperidone-Piperazine Conjugates

Youssef, M. A., Panda, S. S., Aboshouk, D. R., Said, M. F., El Taweel, A., GabAllah, M., Fayad, W., Soliman, A. F., Mostafa, A., Fawzy, N. G. & Girgis, A. S., Aug 19 2022, In: ChemistrySelect. 7, 31, e202201406.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Synthesis of Potential Antiviral Agents for SARS-CoV-2 Using Molecular Hybridization Approach

Wyman, K. A., Girgis, A. S., Surapaneni, P. S., Moore, J. M., Abo Shama, N. M., Mahmoud, S. H., Mostafa, A., Barghash, R. F., Juan, Z., Dobaria, R. D., Almalki, A. J., Ibrahim, T. S. & Panda, S. S., Sep 2022, In: Molecules. 27, 18, 5923.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Development of spiro-3-indolin-2-one containing compounds of antiproliferative and anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties

Fawazy, N. G., Panda, S. S., Mostafa, A., Kariuki, B. M., Bekheit, M. S., Moatasim, Y., Kutkat, O., Fayad, W., El-Manawaty, M. A., Soliman, A. A. F., El-Shiekh, R. A., Srour, A. M., Barghash, R. F. & Girgis, A. S., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 13880.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Targeting tumor microenvironment-associated cells to reverse therapy resistance

Piranlioglu, R., Bradford, J. W. & Arbab, A. S., Jan 1 2021, New Targeting in the Reversal of Resistant Glioblastomas. Elsevier, p. 115-144 30 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Recovery of the unknown coefficients in a two-dimensional hyperbolic equation

Mehraliyev, Y. T., Yang, H. & Azizbayov, E. I., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Label-Free Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Cancer Detection

Avci, E., Yilmaz, H., Sahiner, N., Tuna, B. G., Cicekdal, M. B., Eser, M., Basak, K., Altıntoprak, F., Zengin, I., Dogan, S. & Çulha, M., Oct 2022, In: Cancers. 14, 20, 5021.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A longitudinal analysis of the effects of age on the blood plasma metabolome in the common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus

Hoffman, J. M., Tran, V. L., Wachtman, L. M., Green, C. L., Jones, D. P. & Promislow, D. E. L., Apr 1 2016, In: Experimental Gerontology. 76, p. 17-24 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Invariance and plasticity in the Drosophila melanogaster metabolomic network in response to temperature

Hariharan, R., Hoffman, J. M., Thomas, A. S., Soltow, Q. A., Jones, D. P. & Promislow, D. E. L., Dec 24 2014, In: BMC Systems Biology. 8, 1, 139.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Development of a SERS based cancer diagnosis approach employing cryosectioned thyroid tissue samples on PDMS

Mert, S., Sancak, S., Aydın, H., Fersahoğlu, A. T., Somay, A., Özkan, F. & Çulha, M., Aug 2022, In: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. 44, 102577.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Effects of age, sex, and genotype on high-sensitivity metabolomic profiles in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster

Hoffman, J. M., Soltow, Q. A., Li, S., Sidik, A., Jones, D. P. & Promislow, D. E. L., Aug 2014, In: Aging Cell. 13, 4, p. 596-604 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Canine hyperadrenocorticism associations with signalment, selected comorbidities and mortality within North American veterinary teaching hospitals

Hoffman, J. M., Lourenço, B. N., Promislow, D. E. L. & Creevy, K. E., Nov 2018, In: Journal of Small Animal Practice. 59, 11, p. 681-690 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Reproductive Capability Is Associated with Lifespan and Cause of Death in Companion Dogs

Hoffman, J. M., Creevy, K. E. & Promislow, D. E. L., Apr 17 2013, In: PloS one. 8, 4, e61082.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The companion dog as a model for the longevity dividend

Creevy, K. E., Austad, S. N., Hoffman, J. M., O’Neill, D. G. & Promislow, D. E. L., Jan 2016, In: Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine. 6, 1

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Dynamic Equations

Otunuga, O. M., Karna, B. & Lawrence, B., 2014, In: American review of mathematics and statistics. 2, 2

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Research News

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Funding Opportunity

Supporting Student Research

Thanks to an endowment established by Robert and Katherine Reese Pamplin, the College of Science and Mathematics is able to provide funding to support undergraduate and graduate students’ engagement in support of research mentored by faculty. Faculty who are actively mentoring College of Science and Mathematics majors engaged in a scientific research project may submit proposals on behalf of their student(s).

A call for proposals is issued in two cycles each year: fall semester and spring/summer semesters. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to receive this funding. Priority for funding will be given to projects which are likely to yield a peer-reviewed publication and/or a grant proposal.

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The College of Science and Mathematics provides students with strong foundations in the sciences as well as preparation for careers, citizenship, and a life-long love of learning. We are committed to providing experiences promoting scientific inquiry and discovery and dedicated to creating opportunities for intellectual growth and community involvement.