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Dr. Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at App State, center, works with student researchers Ethan Humphries, a senior physics major from Kings Mountain, and Hunter Corman ’24, an engineering physics graduate student from Morehead City, pictured in the background, in the Ion Innovations Scientific Instrumentation Development Lab in Boone to assemble 3D-printed components for rapid prototyping of microscope designs. Russell has been awarded a $2.3 million grant fro

AI-powered microscopy aims to save North Carolina farmers millions [faculty featured]
Nov 20, 2025

Intestinal parasites quietly take a heavy toll on livestock across North Carolina and the Southeast. The losses aren’t small — they cut deep into ...

Two-time App State alumnus and former U.S. Army Special Operations Ranger Dan Blakeley ’15 ’18, who served in the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, speaks at the university’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony, held Nov. 11 in the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building on App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State alumnus Dan Blakeley ’15 ’18 helps veterans find their voice
Nov 17, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University held its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11, to honor the men and women who have served in ...

CAS Corps member Cade Tischer is a senior applied physics major from Cary. Photo submitted

Physics major Cade Tischer joins CAS Corps
Oct 30, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...

Dr. Dan Caton

Lights Over Linville: Brown Mountain’s Enduring Mystery [faculty featured]
Oct 21, 2025

Daniel Caton has spent most of his life explaining the night sky. As an astronomy professor at Appalachian State University, he can tell you which dot...

Carla Ramsdell is the practitioner-in-residence in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy and sustainability liaison for the College of Arts and Sciences. Photo by University Communications

Carla Ramsdell debuts hurricane preparation series "The Resilient Kitchen"
Oct 16, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — On the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene hitting Western North Carolina, Carla Ramsdell, practitioner-in-residence in the App...

World-renowned physicist Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr., of the University of Maryland, will headline the 2025 Morgan Science Lecture at Appalachian State University. Photo submitted

Physicist Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. to headline Appalachian's Morgan Science Lecture Series on October 21
Sep 25, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Department of Physics and Astronomy are plea...

According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm late in the evening of Sept. 26, 2024. The storm reached the Southern Appalachians on Sept. 27, 2024, causing widespread flooding, landslides, downed trees and power outages. Image courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

What made Hurricane Helene a historic storm?
Sep 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — In September 2024, Hurricane Helene brought record-breaking rain and wind to the High Country, leaving a lasting impact across the reg...

Dr. Roshani Silwal is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University.

Dr. Roshani Silwal authors four papers
Sep 5, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Roshani Silwal, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the lead author of...

Isaac Critcher

Isaac Critcher receives staff shout out
Sep 2, 2025

A colleague in the Department of Computer Science wrote about Critcher, "He is a brilliant engineer; he designs, draws, and builds great things. He is...

Dr. Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at App State, center, works with student researchers Ethan Humphries, a senior physics major from Kings Mountain, and Hunter Corman ’24, an engineering physics graduate student from Morehead City, pictured in the background, in the Ion Innovations Scientific Instrumentation Development Lab in Boone to assemble 3D-printed components for rapid prototyping of microscope designs. Russell has been awarded a $2.3 million grant fro

Tracking parasites in farm animals is tricky. AI microscope developed in NC may help. [faculty featured]
Jul 2, 2025

Artificial intelligence is being integrated into phones, search engines, and recently, microscopes. At Appalachian State University, researchers were ...

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