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Career Corner | Full-Time Internship Open at Athens’ Own

Career Corner | Full-Time Internship Open at Athens’ Own

Athens’ Own is seeking a full-time intern to serve as a “Resilience Communications and Education Specialist.” About Athens’ Own: “We work to increase the resilience of our Athens community. Every action we take as a business is guided by our greater goal of strengthening resilience and sustainability. We embrace our local economy […]

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April 2, 2018 at 1:51 pmNews

Zak Blumer ǀ ‘Why I Study Solar Thermal Technologies’

Zak Blumer

By Zak Blumer ’18 B.S. Engineering Physics, Honors Tutorial College During most of my childhood, my father served as the director of The Wilds—one of the largest wildlife conservation centers in North America. Living in eastern Ohio, I was surrounded by nature and wildlife, and consequently grew up with a […]

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April 2, 2018 at 7:30 amNews

Internship ǀ Testing Nanoscale Materials to Improve Energy-Storing Devices

Ari Blumer

By Ari Blumer ’18 B.S. Engineering Physics, Honors Tutorial College Electrochemical supercapacitors typically store 10 to 100 times more energy per unit than electrolytic capacitors. They utilize the energy-storing mechanisms found in traditional capacitors and batteries, bringing them both into one device using an ionic electrolyte and a high-surface-area electrode […]

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March 27, 2018 at 12:23 pmNews Research

Internship | Sociology-Criminology Major Interns at Athens County Common Pleas Court

Sarah Filippi '18

Sarah Filippi ’18 is a Sociology-Criminology major interning at the Athens County Common Pleas Court this semester. Roberta Roberson, Coordinator of Sociology and Criminology internships, worked with Filippi to arrange this internship. Before this internship, Filippi knew she wanted to pursue a career that would enable her to help others […]

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March 26, 2018 at 10:40 amNews

Internship | Exploring Computational Tools to Better Understand the Nervous System

Undergraduate Anika Friedman

A fundamental equation in mathematical biophysics is the cable equation, whose solution gives the distribution of voltage along the length of a membrane, such as a neuronal axon. Anika Friedman, an Ohio University Engineering Physics and Neuroscience double major in the Honors Tutorial College, spent last summer delving into a […]

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March 26, 2018 at 10:37 amNews Research

Senior Enjoys Internship with Adult Parole Authority

Allison Sharrock '18

Allison Sharrock is spending her final semester at Ohio University interning with the Adult Parole Authority, a branch of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. As an intern Sharrock assists with paperwork, observes supervision meetings between offenders and parole officers, helps offenders complete different supervision requirements, and takes advantage […]

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March 26, 2018 at 8:54 amNews

Internship | Computer Science Major Develops a Graphical Interface Code for Nuclear Astrophysicists

Matt Brooks at his work station in Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Lab

Performing statistical nuclear reaction calculations can be difficult, since they require inputs at a level of expertise which non-specialists often lack. Ohio University nuclear astrophysicist, Dr. Zach Meisel, decided to enlist the help of a student computer programmer last summer to write code to simplify the process. Meisel invited OHIO […]

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March 26, 2018 at 7:00 amNews Research