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OHIO Honors Excellence in Faculty Research and Teaching at Ceremony

OHIO administrators celebrate the 2017 Presidential Research Scholars. From left to right: Joseph Shields, vice president for research and creative activity and dean of the Graduate College; Daniel Phillips, professor of physics and astronomy; Steven W. Evans, professor of psychology; David Descutner, interim executive vice president and provost; Avinash K. Kodi, professor of electrical engineering and computer science; Julie S. Owens, professor of psychology; Hao Chen, professor of chemistry and biochemistry; M. Duane Nellis, president. Photo credit: Evan Leonard/Ohio University.

 From Compass Thirteen Ohio University faculty were honored for their accomplishments in research and teaching during a recognition ceremony Oct. 26. The event celebrated the 2017 Presidential Research Scholars and the winners and finalists of the Presidential Teacher Award and the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. “This evening is […]

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October 30, 2017 at 2:37 pmNews

Notable Alumni | Chemistry Alum Helps Make College Affordable through Scholarships

Dustin Starkey

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Dustin Starkey ’98 Forensic Chemistry […]

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October 25, 2017 at 6:42 pmAlumni

Notable Alumni | Chemistry Alum Heads Global Regulatory Unit at Celgene Corp.

Richard Couch

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service at Ohio University, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Richard Couch […]

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October 25, 2017 at 3:28 pmAlumni

Stender Organizes Symposia on Careers, Microscopy at SciX 2017

Dr. Anthony Stender

Dr. Anthony S. Stender, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, had the recent opportunity to organize and preside over two symposia at SciX 2017. SciX is an annual conference organized by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS). The two symposia organized by Stender were […]

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October 19, 2017 at 3:10 pmResearch

Barlag’s ‘Electrifying’ Upward Bound Class Helps Students Succeed

Barlag's Teaching Assistants are instrumental to the success of the program.

by Kristin Distel Dr. Becky Barlag and her teaching assistants led an exciting Upward Bound chemistry course and lab for area high school students over the summer. In their lab sessions, students extracted DNA from a banana, tested beverages for electrical conductivity, examined food calorie content, and experimented with a […]

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October 13, 2017 at 8:33 pmNews

Chemistry Hosts Contest Day for High School Students

Clippinger Hall

The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department is hosting the OHIO Chemistry Contest Day for high school students on Saturday, Nov. 4. OHIO Chemistry Contest Day is a one-day program for high school seniors to compete for tuition scholarships to attend Ohio University. The competition is based on performance on a chemistry exam, but students of […]

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October 5, 2017 at 1:34 pmNews

Chemistry Colloquium | Development of New Chemistries of Photogenerated Distonic Amine Radical Cations, Oct. 9

Dr. Nan Zheng

Ohio University’s Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium Series presents Dr. Nan Zheng on “Development of New Chemistries of Photogenerated Distonic Amine Radical Cations: From Mechanistic Investigation to Synthetic Applications” on Monday, Oct. 9, at 4:10 p.m. in Clippinger Laboratories 194. Zheng is Associate Professor Organic Chemistry and J. William Fulbright College […]

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October 1, 2017 at 10:00 pmEvents