Archive for March, 2017

The following are Physics & Astronomy Scholarship Recipients for 2015-16. Edwin and Ruth Kennedy Distinguished Professor Scholarships (full tuition) Kate Nichols Daniel Ivory Jacob Williamson John E. Edwards Fellowship Brandon Coleman Anika Friedman Taylor Gardner Daniel Ivory Jamison Lahman Hunter Lawson Miles Lindquist Katelyn Nichols Nick Zalensky Lela A Ewers […]

Physics & Astronomy congratulates Doug Shafer as the Outstanding Staff Member for the department this year. The machine shop supports the teaching, research and service mission of our department and the college. Shafer’s knowledge of all systems electrical and mechanical is surpassed by no other. He has built or improved […]

The following is Physics & Astronomy faculty news from 2015-16. Alexander (Shura) Neiman, who specializes in techniques to separate signals from a noisy background, was promoted to full Professor. Shura co-authored several articles recently on this topic in the prestigious journals Physical Review Letters and Physical Review E. His work […]

At the spring 2016 commencement, it was announced that Alexander “Sasha” Govorov would be Ohio University’s next Distinguished Professor. He joined Ohio University in 2002 as an Associate Professor and is an esteemed researcher on the theory of optical properties of nanomaterials. Govorov’s interests concern nanocrystals and biomolecules and their […]

Physics & Astronomy announces the following 2015-16 graduate degrees awarded. Master’s Degrees Pooja Chopra (M.S.) Saroj Dhakal (M.S.) Sushila Khadka (M.S.) Riffat Munir (M.S.) Yuanzhi Wang (M.S.) Leo Zella (M.S.) Doctoral Degrees Rami Amro, Ph.D. Adviser: Dr. Alexander Neiman Dissertation: ‘Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics and Signal Amplifications in Sensory Hair Cells’ […]

The following are Physics & Astronomy summer research interns from 2015-16. Zachary Bernens (with Julie Roche) ‘BCM Calibration and Charge Analysis for E12-06-114 Winter 2016’ Understanding the internal structure of protons and neutrons is a gateway to understand the origin of the vast majority of ordinary matter. A tool commonly […]

2015-16 Physics and Astronomy Newsletter Thanks to all of you that have stayed in touch with faculty and friends of the Department of Physics & Astronomy. Your feedback and contributions keep our networking tradition strong. Throughout the year we invite you to send us news of personal and professional highlights […]