Applied Science and Technology

Saint Peter’s Teams Awarded Grants from ICFNJ

Two student teams from the physics program at Saint Peter’s University have received awards from the Independent College Fund of New Jersey (ICFNJ) to conduct research. Prajwal Niraula’s and Sangho Cho’s research project, “A Study of Self Organization in Krypton Cathode Boundary Layer Discharge,” received funding for $2,245. Their advisor is Wei-Dong Zhu, Ph.D., associate professor of physics. Nykosi H. Hollingsworth’s research project, “Detecting Subsurface Abnormalities in the Skin Using Thermal Infrared Imaging” received funding for $2,500. Advisor is Assistant Professor of Physics Debing Zeng, Ph.D.