Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Expertise:
Ornithology, Ecology, Urban Ecology, Wildlife Ecology, Biodiversity, Climate change
Bio:
Laughlin teaches a wide range of Ecology courses, and researches how animals respond to environmental change, with a focus on birds.
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor of Molecular
and Chemical Biology
Expertise: Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Drug Design, Antibiotic Development, Adjuvant Development, Pharmacodynamics, Natural Product Discovery and Isolation, Undergraduate Mentoring, Scientific Writing
Bio: Wolfe is an expert in medicinal chemistry and drug design who specializes in antibiotic discovery and development. Her work, performed in collaboration with her undergraduate research students, contributes to the global scientific effort to develop new antibiotics to treat multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections that are prevalent in hospital settings.
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Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, CTL Faculty Fellow
Expertise: Cell and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Higher Education, STEM education, Interdisciplinary STEM Learning, Project-Based Learning, Inclusive Learning, Digital Learning, Online Education, Course Design, Faculty Development, Academic Writing & Coaching, Graphic Design, Women in STEM, LGBTQ in STEM
Bio: Kaur is engaged in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning with a focus on high-impact practices in undergraduate STEM education in a liberal arts environment with a particular interest in pedagogical innovation to increase student engagement and learning.
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Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Expertise: Galaxy Evolution, Intergalactic Medium, Cosmology, Quasars, Black Holes, Data-intensive Research and Education
Bio: Lundgren is an observational astronomer studying distant galaxies and quasars (active supermassive black holes). Her research primarily focuses on understanding how galaxies grow and evolve over billions of years through gaseous processes such as accretion and large-scale outflowing winds.
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Interdisciplinary Distinguished Professor of the Mountain South
Expertise: Southern, Appalachian, and North Carolina history and culture, Moonshine, NASCAR, Environmental history, The National Parks and public lands
Bio: The author or co-author of seven books, some consider Dan Pierce as UNC Asheville’s “Resident Professional Hillbilly.” His books focus on such diverse topics as the Great Smoky Mountains, moonshine, NASCAR, and America’s public lands.
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