April 22, 2011 Advancement through education: K-State community
contributes to state's scientific history On Saturday Kansans
are encouraged to celebrate the state's 150 years of scientific
achievements. And throughout this scientific sesquicentennial,
Kansas State University has been there since nearly the
beginning. Ad Astra Kansas Day is a day to celebrate the
research and advancements of Kansas residents. The Hutchinson-
based organization Ad Astra Kansas Initiative is leading these
efforts to promote Kansans contributions to science and
technology that have affected Kansas and the world. Each month
this year Ad Astra is announcing more names on its list of the
state's top 150 scientists of past and present. Four months in,
11 faculty and graduates from K-State have been chosen to be
among historically noted Kansas researchers like George
Washington Carver, Charles H. Sternberg, Clyde Cessna and Clyde
Tombaugh. Of those 11, the four active K-State faculty chosen
thus far are: Charles W. Rice, a university