Post Tagged with: "Mark Lucas"

Newsmakers Gala Touts 112 A&S Faculty Researchers

Newsmakers Gala Touts 112 A&S Faculty Researchers

Applied research relevant to 21st century issues was on stage as College of Arts & Sciences faculty were recognized at Ohio University’s 2019 newsmakers gala. Members of the Ohio University community gathered Oct. 3 to celebrate the hundreds of OHIO faculty who promote the research, expertise and overall excellence of […]

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October 4, 2019 at 12:35 pmNews

Virtual Exhibit Culminates Year-Long Public Engagement Program Mentored by Hines & Lucas

Pictured Back row: Dr. Jennifer Hines (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Ava Heller (Environmental & Plant Biology), Amanda McKeon (Forensic Chemistry), Daniel Ivory (Astrophysics), Dr. Mark Lucas (Physics & Astronomy). Front row: Kelly McCallan (Communication: Game Design & Animation), Erica Cox (Integrated Science Education, AYA), Jenna Berger (Forensic Chemistry), Addy Kruse (Chemistry), Jen Parsons (OVMoD). Additional team members not pictured include Ana Bucki (Astrophysics), Ashley Chong (Forensic Chemistry), Georgia Hilliard (Biochemistry).

The Ohio University STEAM Team wraps up a year of peer-led science community engagement activities with Science: Then & Now, a virtual exhibit inspired by the Morgan Collection in the History of Chemistry. The group collaborated with Alden Library Special Collections and the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery (OVMoD) to […]

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April 22, 2019 at 10:07 amNews

Hot Takes on Science for a Cold Day at Jerseyville Festival

From left: Erica Cox (Integrated Science Education, AYA), Jen Parsons (OVMoD), Amanda McKeon (Forensic Chemistry), Dr. Mark Lucas (Physics & Astronomy), Addy Kruse (Chemistry), Daniel Ivory (Astrophysics), Ana Bucki (Astrophysics), Ava Heller (Environmental & Plant Biology), Georgia Hilliard (Biochemistry). Additional team members not pictured include Ashley Chong (Forensic Chemistry), Jenna Berger (Forensic Chemistry), Kelly McCallan (Communication: Game Design & Animation) and Dr. Jennifer Hines (Chemistry & Biochemistry).

On a recent chilly fall day, members of the Ohio University STEAM Team engaged area children with science at the Jerseyville Festival in Shade. The team, supported by a grant from AEP Ohio, is working in collaboration with the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery to bring peer-led science engagement experiences […]

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October 29, 2018 at 12:23 pmNews

Lucas Helps with Museum’s Judo-Bots at Library

Dr. Mark Lucas

Dr. Mark Lucas, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, helped children to create judo-bots with the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery in The Plains, according to an Athens Messenger story headlined “Robots battle it out at The Plains Public Library.” THE PLAINS — It was an exciting afternoon at The […]

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July 24, 2018 at 12:47 pmFaculty in the News In the News News

Physics & Astronomy Open House, Fun with Lasers and More, Nov. 4

Physics & Astronomy Open House, Fun with Lasers and More, Nov. 4

See what colorful lasers can do! Catch a sound wave! Beat back gravity! It’s all there to explore at the Ohio University Physics & Astronomy Open House on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Clippinger Laboratories on the Athens campus. The event is free and […]

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November 1, 2017 at 11:15 pmEvents

Athens Messenger | ‘Children and Parents Discover Fun with Physics’

Athens Messenger | ‘Children and Parents Discover Fun with Physics’

The Athens Messenger reported that Ohio University Associate Professors Dr. Eric Stinaff and Dr. Mark Lucas of Physics & Astronomy provided demonstrations on lasers and infrared cameras, along with other activities for the whole family at an event hosted by the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery. The Athens Messenger story […]

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November 29, 2016 at 11:38 amFaculty in the News In the News

Discovery Museum Gets Grant for Student-Led STEAM Projects

Ohio Museum of Discovery board members with notice of their grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board.

The Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery has been awarded $51,809 from theState Farm Youth Advisory Board for a project on Service Learning With STEAM Technologies in Rural Communities. The new project will encourage high school and college students to develop a variety of service-learning projects with themes in science, technology, engineering, […]

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November 1, 2016 at 1:39 pmNews