CPMS (All Depts.)
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Understanding with the Chalkboard
Students are not always the only ones working in the classroom — award-winning professor Matthew Linford works alongside his students in class.
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Professor Concocts Award-Winning Explosions
Steven Wood’s chemistry class is filled with the sights and sounds of excitement as he conducts various experiments for his students.
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Teacher First, Chemist Second
BYU professor Jennifer Nielson is a chemistry enthusiast, humanitarian, and self-proclaimed ‘nerd’—but first and foremost she is a teacher.
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Bringing the Past to Life
When it comes to family history and earth history, the two may be more related than we think.
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Award-Winning Professor Puts Students First
It’s all about the students for Kent Gee, BYU professor and most recent winner of the Lawrence K. Egbert Teaching and Learning Fellowship.
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Passion, Potential, and Progress
Many of Steven Goates’ students describe him as a goofball — a goofball they love to take classes from.
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Young Scholar Recipient Recognized for Research
For the past five years, assistant professor Dan Ess has used computation and theory to make significant contributions to the field of chemistry.
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Engaging Professor Wins Award
When students enter Jaron Hansen’s classroom, they can expect their minds to be stretched and their hands to get dirty as they work actively in the field.
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Detecting Disease with the Prick of a Needle
While doctors currently perform surgeries and subjective tests to diagnose patients, chemistry professor Steven W. Graves is working to invent a way to predict diseases before they develop.
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President Worthen Honors CPMS
President Kevin J. Worthen honored 10 members of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences during the 2015 Annual University Conference on August 24.
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Seek Truth from All Sources
On August 14, graduates were given sage advice as they accepted their diplomas and started the newest chapter of their lives.
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Opening the Minds of Students
Whether it is in research, new discoveries, or new techniques, there are many rewarding aspects of teaching.
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Women’s Career Conversations
Female students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematical sciences (STEM) are invited to attend the biannual Women’s Career Conversations Luncheon.
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TA Conference
The TA Conference is required for teaching assistants who are new or who were hired during winter 2015 and haven’t yet attended the conference.
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks to speak at BYU’s August 13 Commencement Exercises
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the speaker during Brigham Young University’s Commencement Exercises on Thursday, August 13, at 4 p.m., in the Marriott Center. President Russell M. Nelson, also of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will preside and give remarks. BYU President Kevin J Worthen will conduct the exercises.
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CPMS Announces New Department Leadership
The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (CPMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael J. Dorff as the new chair of the Department of Mathematics.
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