College of Engineering, Forestry & Natural Sciences

College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

CEFNS Spotlight

botany club

The Botany Club is our Student Organization of the Month. Every week they get together in the NAU greenhouse to work on cool projects, usually involving the propagation of plants. They have helped to reestablish the teaching garden adjacent to the greenhouse and their most noted event is the annual fall plant sale fundraiser where the plants they propagate during the school year are sold.

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Louis Agassiz Price for Excellence in Writing Essay Contest

Essay submissions due by Friday, January 22, 2010

CEFNS is now accepting submissions for the Louis Agassiz Prize for Excellence in Writing. This essay competition was established to encourage and reward outstanding writing skills by NAU undergraduate students. The Louis Agassiz Prize is valued at $1500, with possible second ($1000) and third ($500) runner up prizes awarded, depending on the quality of entries received. Please visit our page for further details.

Featured Events & Sites

Construction Management Contractor's Night with Sundt Construction. November 24, 2009. 6 pm. Engineering Building, Room 101.
“Warhead Engineering: Detonation Physics – Not Rocket Science.” Presentation by Dr. Kim Christianson of Raytheon Missile Systems. Tuesday, November 24, 2009. 6-7pm. Engineering Building, Room 118. In this seminar, Dr. Christianson will present facts on explosives, an overview of warhead technologies used to defeat a wide range of threats, and warhead design and testing techniques.
CEFNS Dean's Forum. December 3, 2009. 10-11:30am. Science Lab Facility, North Campus, Patio and Lobby. Students, you are invited to stop and chat with our Dean, Dr. Paul Jagodzinksi and our student Ambassadors for CEFNS while you are in-between your classes. If you have questions or comments for the Dean, this event is for you.