Archive for November, 2014

“What’s it like to be a nude art model?” the Chicago Tribune asked Ohio University alum Jonathan Miller ’10. Miller earned a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Consider the naked man, standing on a small platform in Bottle & Bottega, a […]

Dr. Kevin Mattson, the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University, was quoted in an International Business Times story on “The Hunger Games Mockingjay Release: How Katniss And Other Pop Culture Icons Inspire Protesters Across The Globe.” “The real-life use of a fictional gesture led to five students’ […]

“In December, I’ll be graduating from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women and Gender Studies. I’m super excited to be leaving school and starting on the next chapter of my life,” writes Erin McKelle in a Huffington Post blog on “Freaking Out About Graduating? Don’t.” I’ve […]

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Why Be an Undergraduate Summer Intern? “To learn by experience!” – Samantha Thrush “I created my first successful nanostructure!” – Chris Wolfe “It allowed me to do something that may help advance our scientific knowledge.” – Ryan Goetz What Are Some Recent Intern Experiences? […]

By Yonry Zhu B.S. HTC Engineering Physics, Class of 2017 I worked during the summer of 2014 in Dr. Arthur Smith’s lab and designed a pulsed laser deposition system for fabricating semiconducting thin films. The system is meant to be a test bed for components that will ultimately be integrated […]

Chris Wolfe B.S. Physics, Class of 2015 Chris Wolfe developed a photolithography procedure in Dr. Eric Stinaff’s lab to produce micron (one millionth of a meter) scale metallic devices to ultimately use in the study of nanostructured materials. This involved significant effort to identify the optimal parameters to produce working […]

By Sara Sand B.S. HTC Engineering Physics, Class of 2017 I spent about half of the summer in the lab with Dr. Martin Kordesch building rudimentary Stirling engines. I endeavored to build an understanding of the various types of Stirling engines, improve their efficiency, and gain laboratory and machine-shop skills. […]