Archive for November, 2019

Chemists Determine Viability of USB Microscopes for Forensic Examinations

Dr. Anthony Stender with a close up of the USB microscope

By Ling Xin NQPI Editorial Intern Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute 2019 Fall Newsletter Analytical chemist Dr. Anthony Stender pointed a green-color, palm-sized microscope at some crystal samples and pressed the capture button. As the microscope was connected to a desktop via a USB plug, an image of the crystals’ fine […]

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November 26, 2019 at 5:01 pmResearch

Carver Places First in Society of Physics Students Research Conference

Drs. Paul King and David Tees present a First Prize certificate to Miranda Carver

Six Ohio University undergraduate Physics & Astronomy students presented an overview of their projects undertaken the previous summer, during the 2019 Society of Physics Students (SPS) Research Conference held recently in Clippinger Labs. First place winner Miranda Carver, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, presented […]

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November 26, 2019 at 2:20 pmIn Class News Research

Sophia Medvid ǀ Analyzing Vibrational Modes of a Mellophone

Sophia Medvid ǀ Analyzing Vibrational Modes of a Mellophone

By Sophia Medvid [B.S. Engineering Physics, Honors Tutorial College, Class of 2020] I’m studying the vibrations of the bell of a mellophone to see if it significantly affects the sound of the instrument. In particular, I’m focused on the normal modes of brass plates and the mellophone bell using Chladni […]

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November 26, 2019 at 2:03 pmIn Class

Matthew Connell ǀ ‘The Kinematics of diHiggs Decay Products in the bbVV Final State’

Matthew Connell ǀ ‘The Kinematics of diHiggs Decay Products in the bbVV Final State’

By Matthew Connell (B.S. Physics, B.S. Mathematics, Honors Tutorial College, Class of 2020) I traveled to Germany last summer to participate in a summer internship at the Second Institute for Physics at Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, where I worked with doctoral student Kira Abeling primarily, as well as with Dr. Stan Lai […]

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November 26, 2019 at 1:55 pmIn Class

Miranda Carver ǀ Analyzing Particle Physics at Italy’s National Institute of Nuclear Physics

Miranda Carver at  the National Institute of Nuclear Physics in Genoa, Italy

By Miranda Carver [B.S. Physics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2020] I conducted research last summer in  in Genoa, under the direction of Andrea Celentano, and at Ohio University with Dr. Kenneth Hicks, a professor in Physics & Astronomy. The National Science Foundation and my department sponsored my […]

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November 26, 2019 at 1:47 pmIn Class

Dean’s Message | Remembrances, Celebrations and Opportunities to Network with Students

Dean Florenz Plassmann at Homecoming 2019

Engage, January 2020 By Florenz Plassmann, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences As my first semester as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences comes to a close, I continue to be greatly impressed by the achievements of our faculty as well as by their dedication […]

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November 26, 2019 at 10:30 amNews

Johnson Research Show Bats in Attics Good for Conservation

Dr. Joseph Johnson

Science News writes about research by Dr. Joseph Johnson in an article headlined “Bats in attics might be necessary for conservation.” Johnson is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University. For the little brown bat — a small mouse-eared bat with glossy brown fur — a warm, dry place […]

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November 25, 2019 at 12:53 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research