Research

Chemistry, Engineering Students and Faculty Publish on Solvent Isotopic Effects

Ohio University chemistry and engineering faculty and graduate students authored an article on Solvent Isotopic Effects on a Surfactant Headgroup at the Air–Liquid Interface” in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. The authors are: Uvinduni I. Premadasa, a chemistry graduate student; Negar Moradighadi, an engineering graduate student; Kondalarao Kotturi, a […]

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August 3, 2018 at 9:32 amResearch

Dantas Publishes Two Book Chapters

Dr. Mariana Dantas

Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History, recently contributed to two edited volumes based on her ongoing research. “Historical Approaches to Researching the Global Urban,” in Doing Global Urban Research, edited by John Harrison and Michael Hoyler (London: Sage, 2018), 211-224. (Co-authored with Emma Hart) This chapter considers the challenges, the […]

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July 30, 2018 at 5:49 pmResearch Uncategorized

Ingram Authors Book on Religion, Politics and the Past in Post-Revolutionary England

Dr. Robert G. Ingram

Dr. Robert Ingram’s latest book publication is Reformation without End: Religion, Politics and the Past in Post-Revolutionary England (Manchester University Press, 2018). Ingram, Professor of History, is also director of the George Washington Forum on American Ideas, Politics and History. In Reformation without End, Ingram offers a radical reinterpretation of the […]

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July 30, 2018 at 5:13 pmResearch

Peters Authors Article on Making Good News Even Better

Dr. Brett Peters

Dr. Brett Peters, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, authored an article on “Making the good even better: A review and theoretical model of interpersonal capitalization” in the journal Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Abstract: When good things happen, individuals will often retell this good news to others, a […]

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July 23, 2018 at 12:20 pmResearch

Plant Biology, Chemistry Researchers Present at Cell Wall Conference

VIII. Cell Wall Conference in Asilomar, California, June 18-22, 2018. Photo left to right: Mick Held (Chemistry), Lee Tan (Chemistry Alum), Allan Showalter, (PBIO), Yadi Zhou (Chemistry grad student)

Ohio University researchers from Environmental & Plant Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry presented at the VIII. Cell Wall Research Conference in Asilomar, CA, June 18-22. The presenters included Dr. Allan M. Showalter, Dr. Michael Held, and graduate student Yadi Zhou. Showalter, Professor and Chair of Environmental & Plant Biology and […]

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July 20, 2018 at 2:02 pmResearch

Hua’s NSF CAREER Grant Will Involve Big Data, Many Students

Dr. Zhihua Hua

Dr. Zhihua Hua received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Grant for his work on how plant cells remove old or abnormal proteins, with implications for crop breeding and seed production. Hua is an Assistant Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology at Ohio University. The five-year grant of $1.09 million will […]

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July 18, 2018 at 1:56 pmResearch

Rios Study: Men Who Sexually Harass Subordinates Fear Being Judged as Incompetent

Dr. Kimberly Rios

New research by Dr. Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, shows that sexual harassment is related to feeling threatened and wanting to maintain one’s social status. The numerous high-profile men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment may not have been simply exercising their power. Instead […]

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