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When NASA announced the finalists for its prestigious RASC-AL space design contest, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University had doubly good reasons to celebrate. Both of its entries in the Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concept-Academic Linkage contest were selected in the small lunar servicing and maintenance robot division. A total of 14 teams were selected in three divisions.

Researchers from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics contributed to a global study that found cyanide — a highly poisonous chemical in large doses — plays a major role in the normal functioning of our bodies.

Innovative drone technology proposed by a quartet of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University mechanical engineering students has lifted them to the finals of NASA contest. The team was one of eight schools chosen to compete in the finals of the NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, May 20-21.

In new research from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University, a novel framework for accelerating the speed at which reinforcement learning algorithms are trained has been developed by researchers in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Xufei Yang, a South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University assistant professor and Extension environmental quality engineer, is developing a novel method for assessing surface water quality through drone imagery and smells.

Avian metapneumovirus is a highly contagious virus causing respiratory and reproductive disorders in poultry, leading to significant à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã welfare concerns and economic losses. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research is providing South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University a $150,000 Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research grant to develop a diagnostic tool and vaccine for the virus. SDSU is providing matching funds for a total investment of $300,000.

In a collaborative project with South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's College of Nursing, Phuong Nguyen, assistant professor in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, will help facilitate nursing simulation programming research by utilizing eye-tracking technology.

Sushant Mehan, assistant professor and South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Extension water resource specialist, is conducting a research project that will utilize satellite imagery to assess water quality in eastern South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.

Ice cores analyzed by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University researchers revealed that five major volcanic eruptions occurred in the 13th century, helping trigger a multi-century cooling period known as the "Little Ice Age."

The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Graduate School hosted its 10th annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition Feb. 6. The event challenges graduate students to present their research in just three minutes. Hosting 24 participants from a broad range of disciplines, the event highlighted the impressive research being done by both master's and Ph.D. students while emphasizing the power of clear, engaging communication to relay the importance of their work to the broader community.