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Chemistry Doctoral Student Synthesizes Peptide to Understand Alzheimer’s Progression

Najah Al Qaeisoom presenting her research on phosphorylation of the tau protein to students and faculty during Neuroscience Research Day (photo: Muhammad Fauzi)

By Amanda Biederman Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease in the United States, yet the pathological basis of this disease is not yet fully understood. Doctoral chemistry student Najah Al Qaeisoom is working to understand one critical component of Alzheimer’s progression. Working under the direction of Chemistry & […]

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November 15, 2018 at 12:30 amResearch

Eight Biology, Chemistry Undergraduates Get Kopchick Awards

Faculty and student recipients of the 2018 John J. Kopchick Awards were honored at a ceremony Nov. 10 in Nelson Commons. Photo Credit: Hannah Ruhoff/Ohio University

Eight undergraduate students studying biology and chemistry received awards from the John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology/Translational Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Student Support Fund. The awards are up to $1,500 for undergraduate students working with Molecular and Cellular Biology and Translational Biomedical Sciences faculty and conducting translational medical research and […]

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November 14, 2018 at 8:38 amNews

Stender Presents at SciX 2018 on Silica-Coated Gold Nanoparticles & on Career Panel

Dr. Anthony Stender

Dr. Anthony S. Stender, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, recently attended SciX 2018 in Atlanta. SciX is an annual conference organized by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies. The conference provides a forum for discussion of traditional research topics in analytical chemistry as well […]

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November 6, 2018 at 12:23 pmResearch

Chemistry Hosts 2018 Ohio Inorganic Weekend, Nov. 9-10

Chemistry Hosts 2018 Ohio Inorganic Weekend, Nov. 9-10

Drs. Jessica K. White and Travis A. White, Assistant Professors of Chemistry & Biochemistry, are hosting the 2018 Ohio Inorganic Weekend Nov. 9-10 at Ohio University in Athens, OH. 2018 OIW Registration Form Registration Deadline: Oct. 5, 2018 Ohio Inorganic Weekend is a student-focused meeting for inorganic chemistry groups in Ohio and […]

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November 1, 2018 at 10:00 pmEvents

Alumni News | Kittle Back Home at OHIO Innovation Center

Alumni News | Kittle Back Home at OHIO Innovation Center

OHIO Today writes about alumnus JD Kittle ’80 in a story headlined “Rooted in Place” explaining Kittle’s journey from undergraduate Chemistry major at Ohio University back to Athens, first as a professor and now in an office at the Innovation Center. Connect with Kittle on LinkedIn. Kittle earned a B.S. […]

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November 1, 2018 at 7:23 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

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

Vicente Attends Summer Hands-On Photovoltaic Experience at NREL

Students are measuring the I-V curves of the solar cells they have made. Photo credit: Dennis Schroeder (NREL)

Juvinch Vicente attended a summer Hands-On Photovoltaic Experience workshop at National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2018. He is an Ohio University Chemistry & Biochemistry doctoral graduate student. The HOPE workshop has been offered every summer by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. Fifteen graduate students in the United States were […]

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October 15, 2018 at 5:22 pmResearch