Dugan Karnazes, '17, Uses Engineering Resources to Help Battle COVID-19

Dugan Karnazes and open-source ventilators

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Dugan Karnazes gained his engineering interest at Albion and has gone on to found Velocity Research in Grand Rapids. But when coronavrius overwhelmed the country, he joined a group of concerned professionals to build badly needed ventilators. "It was a group effort to make a difference," he says.

Albion Professors, Alumnus Show Comets Impacted Start of Life on Earth

Dr. Nicolle Zellner (left) and Dr. Vanessa McCaffrey from Albion College's Departments of Physics and Chemistry, respectively.

Dr. Nicolle Zellner (left) and Dr. Vanessa McCaffrey from Albion College's Departments of Physics and Chemistry, respectively.
The "Big Bang" may have started the universe but it's likely that smaller bangs played a key role in life on Earth, say Albion College physics professor Nicolle Zellner and chemistry professor Vanessa McCaffrey. They (along with their former student Jayden Butler, '17) share their fascinating findings on the interspace dispersal of glycolaldehyde (GLA) in an article recently published by the journal Astrobiology.

Albion Grieves Loss of Physics Professor Dave Seely

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Dave Seely in a 2012 photo. Seely was a professor in the Albion College Physics Department from 1992-2020.
Dave Seely, professor of physics, passed away in his Albion home September 3, two weeks shy of his 62nd birthday. An active member of the Albion College faculty from 1992 until the fall of 2019, Seely's tenure was distinguished for his remarkable devotion to his students, colleagues, department and college.

Physics Alum Kevin Chalut, '99, Discusses His Stem Cell Research

Josh Cassada, Albion College Class of 1995


Kevin Chalut, '99, will receive the Albion College Distinguished Alumni Award in spring 2021 for his research into stem cells at the University of Cambridge in England. He discusses his work and recalls his Albion education in a recent video produced for the College.

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