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CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Honorable Mention
Congratulations to CS major Ben Holmgren, who received Honorable Mention for the Computing Research Associations's (CRA) Outstanding Researcher Award for 2022! Ben works with MSU's Topological Data Analysis group that is led by Dr. Brittany Terese Fasy and Dr. David Millman. [December 2021]
Curiositas Article
Congratulations to computer science majors Elliott Pryor and Nathan Stouffer, who co-authored an undergraduate article entitled Approximating Expensive Distance Metrics in the Fall 2021 Curiositas Journal of Undergraduate Research at Montana State University. [December 2021]
USDA Grant
Dr. John Sheppard and Dr. Bruce Maxwell (Department of Land Resources and Environmental Science) received a three-year multi-institution
grant from the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
focused on Data Intensive Farm Management. The $3M grant is a collaboration with the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, of which MSU will receive $554K to develop
AI-based tools for on-farm experimentation and data analysis. Congratulations! MSU Article. [July 2021]
NSF SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase I Grant
Dr. Laura Stanley and Ph.D. student Apostolos Kalatzis have received funding to conduct research and development for their IntelligHealth platform, which detects the early onset of respiratory diseases using cutting edge
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and remote health monitoring technologies. IntelligHealth
leverages the power of AI coupled with the booming IoT device market to improve patient
health outcomes through a proprietary Human-Artificial Intelligence computing application
for detecting the early onset of respiratory disease. The innovative technology will
serve as a complementary tool that gives healthcare professionals access to the critical
information they need to treat their patients. [June 2021]
Wright Patterson Air Force Grant
Dr. Clemente Izurieta received a $200K grant renewal to continue developing QA solutions for the Air Force.
The grant supports two graduate students, who will develop hierarchical quality models
specific to maintainability and security that potentially tackle weaknesses in the
supply chain. Congratulations! [May 2021]
2021 Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Mary Ann Cummings, who received the Excellence in Teaching Award! [May 2021]
2021 Gianforte School of Computing Awards
- Outstanding Ph.D. Researcher: Lucy Williams
- Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher: Kajia Coziahr, Elliott Pryor
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Reese Pearsall
- Outstanding Undergraduate Course Assistant: David Hamlin
- Student Selected Professor of the Year: Carson Gross
- Outstanding Faculty Researcher: Brittany Fasy
- Outstanding Faculty Service: Mary Ann Cummings
Technology for the Opioid Epidemic
Dr. Laura Stanley discussed in a recent podcast how her work in augmented reality can be used to address the opioid pandemic. Listen here! [April 2021]
Goldwater Scholar
Congratulations to computer science junior Elliott Pryor, who has been awarded a nationally prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. MSU News Article. [March 2021]
NSF CAREER Award
Dr. Brittany Fasy received a prestigious CAREER award entitled CAREER: Topological Descriptors. The five year, $599K award will enable Dr. Fasy and her research group to study topological transforms and develop statistical tools. Congratulations! MSU News Article. [March 2021]
Northwest Virtual Institute for CyberSecurity Education & Research (CySER)
Provost's Distinguished Lecture
Dr. John Sheppard will deliver the Provost's Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, March 9th. The title of the talk is "Safe at Every Speed: Expeditions in System Health". More information. [February 2021]
Awards for Excellence
Three computer science seniors will be recognized as one of 40 outstanding seniors
at the the virtual MSU Alumni Association / Bozeman Chamber of Commerce Awards for
Excellence on February 16th. Recipients excel academically, demonstrate leadership
and engage in service. Congratulations to Arnold Smithson (inspirational mentor: Sharlyn Izurieta), Maddi Tandberg (inspirational mentor: Carmen McSpadden) and Nick Zetterberg (inspirational mentor: John Paxton). MSU News Article. [February 2021]
MSU Academic Advising Award
Sharlyn Gunderson-Izurieta will receive a university-wide award in recognition of her advising excellence at MSU's Spring 2021 Convocation. Congratulations, Shar! [January 2021]