Natural Sciences

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Frozen in Stone

At Maine's Pemaquid Point, Associate Professor Bill Sullivan studies past—and future—tectonic activity
computer simulation of helicopter crash

When the Body Deceives

Students’ Mathematical Simulation of Bryant Crash Highlights Spatial Disorientation Risks
Zoom meeting on laptop

Office Culture Goes Virtual

Evan McGee and SignalWire make digital workday feel pre-pandemic
Cacophonic Choir exhibition

Something Doesn’t Compute

Using art and computer science, Hannen (Hannah) Wolfe reveals tech’s shortcomings
Margaux LeBlanc

All Charged Up

Powered by liberal arts, GM’s Margaux LeBlanc ’15 works for a sustainable future
Assistant Professor of Biology Suegene Noh (back) with Emily Larson ’21 in the lab.

The Mystery of Infection

Suegene Noh’s new study seeks to uncover how and why amoebas react differently to the same bacteria
Duncan Tate

Physicist Duncan Tate to Develop New Techniques for Plasma Physics Experiments

National Science Foundation grant to fund cutting-edge Colby research on ultracold plasmas
Will Johnson ’22 at Colby men's soccer game being hugged by teammate

Pathfinder

Will Johnson blazes a trail
A photo of Bess Koffman in her lab at Colby College.

Koffman Awarded NSF Grant to Develop a New Approach to “Fingerprinting” Atmospheric Dust

A team of scientists led by Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to develop a new approach for “fingerprinting” atmospheric dust in ice cores using geochemical processes.
Associate Professor of Biology Bruce Fowles, circa 1996

Colby Remembers Professor and Botanist Bruce Fowles

Colby is remembering the life of Bruce E. Fowles, associate professor of biology, emeritus, who passed away June 23, 2020, in Washington, Maine.