Bhavya Krishnan, Dr Ekpenyong's Summer Research Student, wins 1st Prize, SRI Symposium 2025
Hearty Congratulations to Bhavya Krishnan, who joined TBP this summer for research under the Summer Research Institute. She won the overall 1st Prize (covering Poster Presentation and Oral Presentation) at the SRI Symposium. (Link)
Dr Ekpenyong receives NASA Nebraska Space Grant
On 29th August 2024, the NASA Nebraska Space Grant Office announced that Dr Ekpenyong is one of the winners of the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. Details: Project Title: Using Simulated Microgravity for Cancer Tissue Engineering Awarded Under: NASA Nebraska Space Grant (Federal Award #80NSSC20M0112) Start Date: 09/01/2024 End Date: 04/30/2025
Dr Ekpenyong receives 2024 Dean's Award for Professional Excellence in Research/Scholarship
I dedicate this Award to the thousands of students I have had the privilege of teaching since I became a physics professor at Creighton University 10 years ago, 2014, and to the 56 undergraduates as well as 11 graduate students I have supervised in re...
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Dr Ekpenyong Receives Fall 2023 Magis Investigation Research Award
Announced October 30th, 2023. Dr Ekpenyong's winning proposal was titled "Science in Space to Cure Diseases on Earth: Using Simulated Microgravity for Cancer Tissue Engineering". See CURAS Announces Fall 2023 Magis Investigation Research Awards.
Student Researches Cancer Cells with Professor’s Help.