Chulsung Bae, professor of Chemistry works to develop polymeric catalysts, new organic/polymeric materials for electronics or energy storage, and polyelectrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications.

Kentaro Nagamine, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, gives a seminar on the formation of stars.

Students in Biology 189, Fundamentals of Life Science, learn how to use microscopes and prepare samples for study.

The study of soil microbes allows scientists to measure and improve nutrients and plant growth, which translates into more efficient agricultural practices.

Laboratory coordinator Shyama Malwane, School of Life Sciences, prepares experiments for use in the microbiology teaching labs.

Scientific research, in all its varied forms, engages undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in the search for information to improve our quality of life.

Professor Brett Riddle, School of Life Sciences, examines a ringtail (Bassariscus astutus), relative of the raccoon, and animal common in arid regions and rocky outcrops and canyons throughout Nevada.

The UNLV Genomics Center supports a wide range of research and offers assistance and analysis in preparing and studying samples.

Research projects in the UNLV Chemistry Department include efforts to develop polymeric catalysts, new organic/polymeric materials for electronics or energy storage, and polyelectrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications.

The Robert L. Bigelow Physics Building, active day and night, glows from within on the UNLV campus.