Topic: science
Study of gecko feet leads to advances in the science of friction
3 June 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
Whether it’s driving on icy roads, rock climbing, or getting a better grip on a bat, the science of friction and adhesion plays a role—large and small—in many human activities. In a new research paper published in the Royal Society journal Interface, biology professor Kellar Autumn shows how the nano-hairs on gecko toes can reveal [...]
Slideshow: Students, professor engage Carribean community in science research
15 April 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
It is not unusual for students at Lewis & Clark to participate in challenging, graduate-level scientific research. And it is not unusual for students to participate in study abroad programs and humanitarian aid projects; half of all students take advantage of opportunities to learn outside of the United States. Click to view photographs In March, senior Brendan [...]
Video: Multi-institutional exchange model trains next generation of environmental leaders
12 November 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
As environmental issues and the demand for solutions grow, Jim Proctor, professor and director of Lewis & Clark’s environmental studies program, is working to create a national model for training the next generation of environmental policy makers. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and [...]
Loening’s protein research raises questions and explores opportunities
17 October 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Niko Loening’s research is casting new light on proteins, one of the basic elements of all living species. Loening, assistant professor of chemistry, is an expert in protein-structure determination, and his work is raising questions about how proteins are formed and how proteins from one species may affect another. This summer, Loening published a study [...]
Video: Students share summer vacation with spiders
20 August 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Spending 40 hours a week with venomous spiders might not be an ideal summer vacation for most people, but for sophomore Tessa Marzulla and junior Micah Depper it’s been an incredible experience. The biology majors have spent their summer analyzing the evolution of the Loxosceles reclusa, or brown recluse spider as part of the [...]
Bentley receives NSF grant for nanoparticle work
15 July 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Anne Bentley, assistant professor of chemistry, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Development Award in Chemistry worth $100,000 to support her work with nanoparticles. Throughout the next year, Bentley will use the grant to integrate research, teaching, and service components of her work with microscopic fluorescent particles, which are similar to materials used [...]
Ratte winner contributes to sciences and student life
30 May 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Frances Delaney B.A. ’08 believes there is an advantage to studying science at a small college. By the time she won Lewis & Clark’s highest academic honor this month, she had devoted countless hours to the study of chemistry and spent more than a year and a half in laboratories, engaging in research. “I think [...]
Autumn’s gecko research circles the globe
18 April 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—The future of engineering, National Geographic’s April 2008 issue argues, lies in biology, where researchers like Kellar Autumn are discovering the incredible potential of biomimicry. Autumn—an associate professor of biology and world’s foremost authority on gecko adhesion—studies the mysteries of what he calls “evolutionary nanotechnology.” Spurred on by the potential of far-reaching, real-world biomimetic applications, [...]
Lewis & Clark scientist’s gecko discoveries lead to medical innovation
21 February 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—What began as a simple question—“What makes geckos stick?”—has led Kellar Autumn, associate professor of biology, on a journey toward scientific discoveries with myriad applications. The result of more than 15 years of independent and collaborative research, Autumn’s discoveries about adhesion are inspiring innovative ideas and emerging technologies for products as diverse as rock [...]
First-of-its-kind partnership to reduce college’s carbon footprint
15 February 2008
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—In an effort to expand its use of alternative energies, Lewis & Clark is partnering with Honeywell International, a technology and manufacturing company, to supply the campus sports facility with solar power. Under the agreement, Honeywell will install solar panels on the roof of the Pamplin Sports Center and sell to the college the [...]