Grants & Research

Dr. Darci Gardner, associate professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Darci Gardner
Jan 25, 2024

Dr. Darci Gardner, Associate Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and CulturesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring ...

Ethan Barber '22

SAFE Student Spotlight: Ethan Barber '22
Jan 23, 2024

Ethan Barber '22Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2023Project: "Research Presentations and Instrument Training at the NOAA ...

Dr. Beth Davison, professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Beth Davison
Jan 18, 2024

Dr. Beth Davison, Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary StudiesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2023Project: "Everybo...

The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund

Spring 2024 SAFE Fund Application Open
Jan 17, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — The College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University is accepting applications for the Student and Faculty Excellence (SAF...

Dr. Adam McKay, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy

Dr. Adam McKay Contributes to New Study Detecting Carbon Dioxide in Centaurs
Dec 8, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Adam McKay, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the co-author of a new...

Dr. James Sherman, professor in App State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, checks cables and connections on the Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR) tower while Ethan Barber ’22, an engineering physics graduate student from Durham, center, and Shawn Beekman ’22, an engineering physics graduate student from Cary, far right, hold the ladder below. Sherman, Barber and Beekman are part of the research team that received a three-year, $531,902 grant from the National Science Founda

App State faculty awarded $531,902 National Science Foundation grant to study aerosols’ effects on the climate
Dec 8, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — This fall, the National Science Foundation has awarded three faculty at Appalachian State University a three-year, $531,902 grant to s...

Michaela Moon, senior physics secondary education major from Pfafftown, is the recipient of a 2023-24 STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholarship.

Physics Secondary Education Major Michaela Moon Awarded NASA Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholarship
Dec 6, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Michaela Moon, senior physics secondary education major from Pfafftown, is the recipient of a 2023-24 STEM Pre-Service Teacher Educati...

Ryan Whitfield

SAFE Student Spotlight: Ryan Whitfield
Dec 5, 2023

Ryan Whitfield, B.S. PsychologyStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022Project: "HPLC Column Chromatography for Identification ...

Dr. Elizabeth Perego, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of History

Dr. Elizabeth Perego Authors New Book on History of Political Humor in Algeria
Dec 1, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Elizabeth Perego, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of History, is the author of a new book explo...

Dr. Melissa Stone

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Melissa Stone
Nov 28, 2023

Dr. Melissa Stone, Assistant Professor, Department of EnglishStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022Project: "The Technology o...