SEARCH邀请模范学者参加年度研讨会

Dr. Praveen Sethupathy joins AU’s campus in celebrating the best of research and scholarship at AU.

Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Director of the Center for Vertebrate Genomics at Cornell University continues conversations begun by SEARCH program Christianity and Science.

Falling in step with a growing line of scholars who model scholarship and the Christian faith on stage at the annual SEARCH Symposium, 非盟欢迎普拉文·塞图帕蒂, Ph.D. from Cornell University as the 2022 Keynote Lecturer. 访问期间, 他为非盟树立了榜样, in his diligent approach to his 工作 and his interactions with colleagues, his devotion to Christ and an intellectual humility that AU was proud to highlight. He was found approachable and was often pulled aside by students, 教师, and guests who had a question to ask or a comment for him. 

Sethupathy is Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Director of the Center for Vertebrate Genomics at Cornell, where he leads a research lab focused on molecular genetic and genome-scale approaches to understand physiology and human disease. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute under the mentorship of Dr. Francis Collins and was later selected by Genome Technology as one of the nation’s top 25 rising young investigators in genomics. Sethupathy has authored over 115 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals and has served as a reviewer for over 45 different journals. He received a 教师 merit award for outstanding teaching and mentoring, and the prestigious American Diabetes Association Pathway To Stop Diabetes Research Accelerator, 哪个奖项每年只颁发给三个人.    

Sethupathy began his time on AU’s campus with a chapel message “Building Trust in the Arena,” which offered foundational truths on approaching scholarship, 工作, 以及从基督教的角度看待人际关系. His time on campus proved enhancing for several AU 教师, especially those who joined him for dinner that Wednesday evening. Several of these have been involved with the SEARCH Christianity and Science program which began in 2019. Dr. Sethupathy was the first guest invited by Lilly Fellows, Dr. Ben Brammell和Dr. 请丹·斯特雷特谈谈信仰与科学的关系. SEARCH was pleased to host him for another discussion. 

Dr. 布朗德温, 英语教授, kicked off Thursday’s schedule of SEARCH Symposium events, hosting Sethupathy and a group of AU’s top students at the Windsor Manor for a short interview of Sethupathy over lunch. 那天晚上, Sethupathy研讨会主题演讲, 题目是“星尘与奇迹”,” tied the mysteries of science together with the wonder of God’s 工作manship.  

Following his keynote, student presenters were recognized and dismissed by AU president, Dr. 凯文·J. Brown, to make their way up an illuminated Jewell Walk to the library for the poster session. 近250名学生, 教师, and guests joined the presenters on the upper floor of the Kinlaw Library to show their support. The research completed by the three SEARCH Symposium paper competition finalists was featured among the posters at the session.  

音乐专业的, Annie Wilder ’23 titled her research: “How Form Reinforces Meaning – A Formal Analysis of Benjamin Britten’s Canticle II.” Wilder’s research argued that Britten’s piece showcases a masterful example of how a composition’s form can add further emotional weight to what is being depicted in its text. 它是在音乐教授Dr. 维姬·贝尔的表格 & 分析课程. Wilder was named SEARCH Scholar of Excellence in the Arts. 

生物学专业, Hayden Bartels ’22 submitted his senior research project titled, “Low-Field 1H NMR Quantification of Capsaicin in Five Capsicum Varieties,在化学教授的指导下, Dr. 布鲁斯Branan. His research awarded him the title SEARCH Scholar of Excellence in the Sciences. Bartel’s research explored the validity of a method of quantifying the pungency of peppers, which could make measuring capsaicin levels possible for undergraduate students without the equipment commonly used to measure them. 

Jedidiah Hutt ’22 earned the award of SEARCH Scholar of Excellence Overall and in the Humanities for his research submitted under history professor, Dr. 格伦变硬. 赫特的研究, 题为“宗教, 比赛, 以及希腊的难民经历,” sought to fill gaps in the literature of refugee studies by examining the intersection of religion, 比赛, 种族, and nationality with the refugee experience in camp and the asylum process in Greece.  

The 2022 SEARCH Symposium concluded programming for the 2021-22 academic year. 社会学教授、博士. 丽莎Weaver-Swartz, summed up Symposium’s events: “I can’t tell you what a delight it is see academic rigor celebrated so beautifully by the Asbury community.” SEARCH looks forward to showcasing AU’s academic endeavor and building collaborations across campus with the opening of the new SEARCH Studio and fresh programming for the 2022-23 year.

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