Research

White Speaks on Renewable Energy at NQPI Seminar

Dr. Travis White

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern OHIO Chemistry & Biochemistry Professor Travis A. White discussed his research on alternative energy methods on March 28 as part of the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute seminar series. White, who joined OHIO’s faculty in the fall of 2016, conducts fundamental research to improve […]

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April 19, 2019 at 12:45 pmResearch

Howard, Forsythe Posters Win First Place at Expo

Lucas Howard with his first-place poster

Geological Sciences students presented six posters at Ohio University’s annual Student Research and Creative Activity Expo. Both graduate and undergraduate students presented research on diverse topics including fossil identification, geochemistry of harmful algal blooms, reconstructing Pleistocene and Pennsylvanian paleoclimates, and methods for detecting ancient asteroid impacts. Junior Geological Sciences major […]

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April 18, 2019 at 4:40 pmNews Research

Keogh Receives 2019-20 Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship

Rebecca Keogh works in the lab.

Biological Sciences graduate student Rebecca Keogh was recently named the 2019-20 recipient of the Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship awarded by the Graduate College at Ohio University. Keogh is a microbiology graduate student in Biological Sciences working under the mentorship of Dr. Ronan Carroll, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio […]

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April 18, 2019 at 4:32 pmResearch

Biological Sciences & MCB Graduate Students Contribute to Patent Development

Pratik Shriwas

Previous and current Biological Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate students contributed, as part of their Ph.D. dissertations, to supporting research for two patents received by Ohio University faculty. Ohio University honored faculty, staff and student inventors during an awards ceremony Feb. 21. The Inventors Dinner recognized individuals who […]

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April 17, 2019 at 12:10 pmAlumni Research

Johnson Awarded Funding from U.S. Army Military History Institute

Matt Johnson

Graduate student Matt Johnson, received a General and Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway Military History Research Grant from the U.S. Army Military History Institute. Johnson, a Ph.D. candidate in History and a Contemporary History Institute student, will use the funds to conduct dissertation research at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education […]

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April 17, 2019 at 11:20 amResearch

Partyka, Students Attend Cincinnati Romance and Arabic Languages Conference

Kaitlyn Booher, Carrie Summerford and Suzy Aftabizadeh sharing newly acquired Colombian detective novels over some Mexican dishes.

Dr. Betsy Partyka, Professor of Spanish, and three OHIO Honors Tutorial College Spanish majors attended the Cincinnati Romance and Arabic Languages Conference on April 7. Partyka presented a paper on a Paraguayan dictator novel by Renée Ferrer with a focus on the psychopathic features of the main characters and a […]

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April 15, 2019 at 2:50 pmResearch

Thompson Serves as Discussant at Asian Studies Meeting in Denver

Dr. Chris Thompson (back left) and Dr. Hiro Kawamura (center), members of the AAS Panel and other members of the Japan Foundation Sponsored Professional Development Project.

Dr. Christopher Thompson, Associate Professor of Linguistics, served as discussant for an ethnographic research panel on “Sustainable Community Development In Asia Through Tourism In Southeast Asia: Potentials and Challenges” at the Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies in Denver in March. Thompson was asked by colleague Dr. Hiro […]

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April 12, 2019 at 9:32 amResearch