Research

  • Lissa Leege, Georgia Southern ecology professor with students in local wetlands.

    Part of the Solution

    BLOOMING IRISES ANNOUNCE SPRINGTIME in Statesboro, Georgia, making it the ideal time of year for Lissa Leege, Ph.D., to introduce visitors to her backyard, where she’s restoring 12 acres of wetlands to serve the local ecosystem and community. Most often, the biology professor’s visitors are her undergraduate research students from Georgia Southern University. They arrive…

  • Mark dela Cerna, Ph.D., observes one of the world’s largest spectrometers.

    Georgia Southern Researchers Identify Promising Molecules to Target Cancer Metastatis

    The American Cancer Society reports that an estimated 63,000 Georgians were diagnosed with cancer for the first time last year. Those numbers inspired Georgia Southern University researchers to make a breakthrough oncology discovery. Mark dela Cerna, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry, and his students developed a method to inhibit cancer-causing proteins. This stops the spread…

  • Researchers in earthquake prevention; Cemil Yavas, Christopher Kadlec, Ph.D., Yiming Ji, Ph.D., and Lei Chen, Ph.D.

    Georgia Southern Researchers Break New Ground in Earthquake Prediction

    Researchers with the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing are now able to predict earthquake magnitude more than a month away. Yiming Ji, Ph.D., Lei Chen, Ph.D., Christopher Kadlec, Ph.D., and Cimil Yavas can now deliver those predictions with 97.97% accuracy by using machine-learning algorithms and neural network techniques. “The inspiration for this…

  • ALISHA RIGGINS (’25) Doctor of Public Health Graduate Student Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health

    Averitt Awards: Excellence in Research Scholars

    The Averitt Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon graduate students within the Georgia Southern University Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies. The award given to outstanding scholars serves to independently recognize academic excellence in two separate categories — research and instruction. ALISHA RIGGINS (’25) Doctor of Public Health Graduate StudentJiann-Ping Hsu College of…

  • ARIJANET PARADISE OSUMAH (’25) Master of Science Graduate Student College of Science and Mathematics

    Averitt Awards: Excellence in Graduate Instruction

    The Averitt Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon graduate students within the Georgia Southern University Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies. The award given to outstanding scholars serves to independently recognize academic excellence in two separate categories — research and instruction. ARIJANET PARADISE OSUMAH (’25) Master of Science Graduate Student College of Science…

  • Georgia Southern University Launches Cutting-Edge Center for Advanced Materials Science

    Georgia Southern University proudly announces the establishment of the Center for Advanced Materials Science (GS-CAMS), a cutting-edge research hub dedicated to pioneering advancements in material science that will engage both undergraduate and graduate students. Located within the College of Science and Mathematics (COSM), the new center is poised to become a cornerstone of innovation and…

  • 2024 Averitt Award Winners Excel in Research, Teaching

    The Averitt Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon graduate students within the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies. The Averitt Awards serve to independently recognize excellence in two separate categories, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Instruction.

  • David Weindorf speaks to group.

    Weindorf Joins Georgia Southern as New Vice President for Research and Economic Development

    David Weindorf, Ph.D., P.G. has been selected as the new vice president for Research and Economic Development at Georgia Southern University. He reports to Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Carl Reiber, Ph.D. “David brings a wealth of knowledge and valuable experience with him, and it’s been exciting to watch how he’s already…

  • Soaring to Sustainability

    Georgia Southern launches the Sustainable Fuels Research Network Scientists and engineers at Georgia Southern University are dedicated to addressing the challenging issues related to transitioning to sustainable fuel sources. To support this mission, the University has established the Sustainable Fuels Research Network (SFRN). The SFRN brings together the intellectual and technical expertise of faculty researchers…

  • The Ultimate Global Harmony

    The second Sustainability in the Arts Festival took place last month across the Waterford, Carlow, and Wexford campuses following the launch by South East Technological University (SETU) President Veronica Campbell, Ph.D. Several Georgia Southern University Honors Global Scholars were able to participate, showcasing their research and ideas about sustainability.