We are proud to celebrate Omar Ameen for receiving two prestigious Department of Chemistry scholarships the Oliver C. & Joy P. Kerfoot Endowed and the Lionel Raff Scholarship for Physical Chemistry! These awards recognize his academic excellence and dedication to chemistry.🧪🧑🏻🔬
The EPA estimated radon causes 21 thousand U.S. lung cancer deaths per year, with smokers having a 10x greater risk. Only testing can reveal radon levels – an odorless, invisible gas that can enter your home through cracks or well water. When buying, selling, renovating, spending extended time in basement or if levels are unknown, test both your home and well water for contamination.
The Oklahoma Well Owners Network does NOT test for radon in water but offers free water screening events for other common contaminates to help you protect your water. To learn more about well water testing (including where to get certified tests including radon) and OWON visit: bit.ly/4crLw4W
ALT Title reads: Radon in Water. Well Water Contamination. OWRC logo. Radon is an odorless, invisible gas from rocks, soil and water that can enter homes through cracks or well water. Long-term exposure increases lung cancer risk. The EPA estimate radon causes 21,000 U.S. lung cancer deaths per year. Smokers have a 10x greater risk of radon causing lung cancer. Only testing reveals radon levels. Test in the following situations: when buying or selling a home, never tested or if radon levels are unknown, before or after renovations and before spending extended time in the basement (ex. bedroom). If groundwater is contaminated with radon – showering, washing dishes and doing laundry can disturb the water and release radon gas into the air you breath. Well water treatment includes aeration or granular activated carbon, point-of-use devices will NOT reduce radon in water.
Upcoming Opportunity!
The Environmental Federation of Oklahoma is pleased to announcement that three university scholarships will be offered for the 2026-2027 scholastic year. The scholarships will be awarded to support students in their studies in one of the core fields of current EHS professionals. Two undergraduate scholarships will be awarded $5,000 annually, and one graduate student scholarship will be awarded $10,000 annually.
To learn more and apply visit: bit.ly/3XPTGP6
ALT Title reads: Upcoming Opportunity. Environmental Federation of Oklahoma (EFO) Scholarships. Application Deadline: March 10, 2026. EFO logo.
Happy to share that I moved to the US this July and joined @OKStateChem as faculty! Lab is being set up, and our program in catalysis, photochem, and data science continues to expand. Excited for what’s ahead! Extremely grateful to @ICReDDconnect for support in the past 4 years!
Please join us for our next webinar by Prof. Spencer Pitre of the Oklahoma State University, on September 12. If you are not a member but still want to join the webinar, use the following registration form: greatplainscatalysis.org/web…@okstate@OKStateChem
🐾 Hey Cowboys!
Circle August 26 on your calendar—it’s National Dog Day, and we’ve got BIG plans. 🗓️
Hint: think tails waggin’, paws prancin’, and LOTS of pups. 🐶✨
Stay tuned… more details comin’ soon!
#okstate#pettherapy
Now that’s a lot of Cowboys 🤠
#okstate enrolled a record-setting 36,934 students into Oklahoma’s largest higher education system. In Stillwater, the university experienced the fourth straight year of record-setting freshman enrollment with nearly 5,200 students.
See the full breakdown: okla.st/45Ifwr8#GoPokes | #okstate29