Cambria Kaltwasser has been named the Marvin and Jerene DeWitt Endowed Biblical and Theological Studies Professor at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. A faculty member since 2017, she currently holds the rank of associate professor and teaches courses in historical and doctrinal theology. As a scholar, she studies prayer, sanctification, and Christian life.
Dr. Kaltwasser is a graduate of John Brown University in Arkansas, where she majored in English with a minor in religion and philosophy. She earned her master of divinity degree and Ph.D. in systematic theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.
Mette Gaarde is the new Les and Dot Broussard Alumni Professor in the department of physics and astronomy at Louisiana State University, where she has taught for more than two decades. In her research, she examines how electrons inside atoms, molecules, and solids respond when exposed to short laser pulses. Her work has implications for energy, health, and defense technologies, as well as the creation of new materials.
Dr. Gaarde earned her Ph.D. from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Jennifer L. Irish has been named the Charles P. Lunsford Professor in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. She has been a member of the university’s department of civil and environmental engineering for over 14 years. As a coastal engineer, she specializes in storm surge dynamics, coastal hazard management, and nature-based coastal infrastructure.
Dr. Irish earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in civil engineering with a focus on hydraulic engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering with a focus on coastal engineering from the University of Delaware.
Abigail Lowe is the inaugural recipient of the Drs. Virginia and John F. Aita Professorship Integrating the Humanities and Arts in Health Promotion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Lowe also conducts research with the Global Center for Health Security and is an affiliate faculty member of the medical humanities at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Her scholarly interests center on ethics, health policy, and health security.
Dr. Lowe received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.