Archive for November, 2014

Tim Henderson Presents Poster on Shocked Dolomite from Kentland Impact Structure

Ohio University undergraduate student Tim Henderson presented a poster on “Initial XRD Analyses of Silurian Carbonates from the Central Peak of the Kentland Impact Structure, Newton  County, Indiana, USA” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. His co-author was Dr. Keith […]

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November 4, 2014 at 3:11 pmResearch

Eric Gibbs Presents Poster on Evidence of Shock Metamorphism at Jeptha Knob

Ohio University Geological Sciences undergraduate student Eric W. Gibbs presented a poster on “An Assessment of Peak Broadening in XRD Spectra from Limestones of the Jeptha Knob Structure, Shelby County, KY,” in October at the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. His co-author was Dr. Keith Milam, Associate […]

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November 4, 2014 at 3:03 pmResearch

Sarah Maj Presents Poster on Role of Irons Oxidation, Preciptation Aluminum & Iron Minerals in Acid Mine Drainage Recovery

Geological Sciences graduate student Sarah Maj presented a poster on “Role of Irons Oxidation and Preciptation Aluminum and Iron Minerals in the Recovery of an Acid Mine Drainage Remediated Stream: Hewett Fork, Ohio” at the October annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia Her co-authors […]

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November 4, 2014 at 2:51 pmResearch

Ohio University Faculty Invited to Conversation on Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty, Nov. 4

Harlan Beckley

Ohio University faculty are invited to a Conversation about the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 4:30 p.m. in Bentley Annex 007. Dr. Stephen Scanlan, Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, is leading an initiative across campus to entertain Ohio University membership in the […]

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November 4, 2014 at 2:45 pmAnnouncements Events

Looking for the Shock that Changed the Rock

Breccia sample from the Howell Structure in Tennessee (Milam)

When geologists wanted to test drilling equipment for an Apollo mission in the 1960s, they used a crater in Tennessee. Fifty years later, those samples are providing Dr. Keith Milam a look back into a ancient time when meteorites pummeled the Earth. “Back when Wisconsin and western Russia once shared […]

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November 4, 2014 at 2:23 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research

Research Funding Opportunities & Workshops Available for Faculty, Staff, Students

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Creativity Activity offers several internal awards programs throughout the year to support the research, scholarship, and creative activity of faculty, staff, and students. Several workshops will be held this semester to aid prospective applicants with the process. Programs for Faculty and […]

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November 4, 2014 at 1:01 pmAnnouncements

Science Teamwork Is Like Dancing a Tango

Science Teamwork Is Like Dancing a Tango

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy While in Mainz, Germany, last spring, Jean Andrews, a special projects assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, paid a visit to the Johannes Gutenberg University where she interviewed theoretical physicist and Ohio University alum Dr. Jairo Sinova ’94B.S. HTC Physics. The newly […]

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November 4, 2014 at 4:00 amAlumni News