CONCORD GEOLOGY PROFESSOR RECEIVES GRANT TO UPGRADE ELECTRON MICROPROBE LABORATORY
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2023
CONCORD GEOLOGY PROFESSOR RECEIVES GRANT TO UPGRADE ELECTRON MICROPROBE LABORATORY
ATHENS, WV – Dr. Stephen Kuehn, Associate Professor of Geology and director of the Electron Microprobe Laboratory at Concord University, was awarded $40,000 to upgrade the laboratory. This is the only facility of its kind in West Virginia, which greatly enhances the opportunities for students on campus.
Dr. Kuehn says of the award, “For more than a decade we have been running the only facility of this kind in West Virginia based on the original instrument. Now we will be running two. This puts us in the same league for capabilities as some major research universities. But, we’re still doing this at Concord, an institution focused on teaching, and this will bring our undergraduate students unique opportunities and experiences that they wouldn’t get most other places.”
The Innovation Grant was awarded by STaR (The Science, Technology, & Research division of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission) for universities to purchase modern instruments, improve curriculum, and advance study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Dr. Kuehn received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Puget Sound, and earned his Master of Science and Ph.D. from Washington State University. He began as a professor at Concord University in 2010.
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