Delta State University’s Division of Mathematics and Sciences has received three grants this year from the Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). The grants total over $68,000 and will allow the purchase of equipment and software for conducting research and enhancing teaching in chemistry and biology courses.
Dr. Joseph Bentley, Interim Chair of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry received $16,640 for his study, Enhancing Instruction Using Videos/Animations of Molecular and Crystalline Models. Dr. Christopher Jurgenson, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, received $19,914 for Computational and Modeling Software for Enhancing Research and Instruction in Chemistry. These two awards are 100% funded by Mississippi INBRE, supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The two professors also collaborated on Enhancing Molecular Structure Education with a Tabletop NMR, which was awarded a grant of $31,737 or 50% of the total cost, and a non-federal match of $31,737 will cover the remaining 50%.
