Science Journal Winter 2019
From Under Sea to Outer Space
From Under Sea to Outer Space
The vast reach of the Eberly College of Science
Science is unabashedly and by necessity globalized. In this issue of the Science Journal, we highlight two of our current efforts to understand Planet Earth and beyond.
![Dean Douglas R. Cavener at his desk.](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/styles/p_extended_quote/public/2019-05/sciencejournalsummer2019fromthedean2_1.jpg?itok=HCKC9D8o)
![Chandra Deep Field-South.](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/2019-10/astro_3larger2columnquicklinkcomponent.jpg)
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![A flaring supermassive black hole form the Toward Comic Insight story in the Winter 2019 issue of the Science Journal.](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/styles/p_cta_tout_with_image/public/inline-images/winter2019SJ_BlazarLR.jpg?itok=EzxX-D7-)
New department heads named for the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Department of Chemistry, and the Department of Statistics.
Three faculty members awarded research grants by the Kaufman Foundation.
Welcome to new faculty and congratulations to the faculty earning promotions.
Department News
Outstanding Alumni
The 2018 Eberly College of Science Outstanding Science Alumni Award.
![Alexandra Heerdt ’85, Fred Allendorf ’71, Nick Hartman ’03, and Danielle Pasqualone ’90 have been honored with the 2018 Outstanding Science Alumni Award.](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/styles/p_content_tout/public/2019-09/sciencejournalwinter2019outstandingalumni3columntout.jpg?itok=pdCcOWqG)
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On the Back Cover
![Composite image of a gibbous moon at 96 percent illumination, resting over the Atlantic Ocean.](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/styles/p_content_tout/public/2019-09/sciencejournalwinter2019backcoverphotohero2.jpg?itok=UH98VdRt)