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Chemistry’s Wu Receives Baker Fund Award for Skin Cancer Project

Dr. Shiyong Wu

Dr. Shiyong Wu, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, received a John C. Baker Fund award of $12,000 for his work on “The Role of Carnosol in Preventing Skin Cancer Development.” The John C. Baker Fund awarded $67,163 total to six faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative […]

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April 17, 2017 at 3:44 pmResearch

Chemistry Placement Exam Offered April 10, 12, 13

The chemistry placement exam will be given from 3-4 p.m. in Clippinger 194: Monday, April 10 Wednesday, April 12 Thursday, April 13 Students should bring a No. 2 pencil, calculator, and student ID. For any questions or concerns, please call 740-593-1737.

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April 1, 2017 at 9:45 pmEvents

Biotech Company Quidel Seeks Applications from Biology, Chemistry Majors

Biotech Company Quidel Seeks Applications from Biology, Chemistry Majors

Quidel, a biotech company, and Ohio University are working together to support students and alumni in pursuit of rewarding career opportunities. The company’s Athens location employs many Ohio University Bobcats from a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise. Quidel is looking for candidates for two open positions, especially biology […]

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March 28, 2017 at 3:31 pmNews

Richardson’s Team Probes Temperature at the Nanoscale

Thermal image of a lithographically fabricated gold nanodot under near-field thermal imaging.

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Nanoscale heat localization and thermosensing has a number of potential applications including cancer therapeutics and nanoelectronics. Chemistry and Biochemistry professor and Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute member Hugh Richardson and Ph.D. student Susil Baral are working to develop this novel technology. In order to probe temperature at […]

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March 18, 2017 at 12:18 amResearch

Collaborative Research Receives NIH Grant, Strives to Prevent Disease

Dr. Jennifer Hines

By Megan Reed A chemical engineering professor in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology has received a nearly $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund research that could potentially help mitigate serious diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Dr. Douglas Goetz will […]

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February 15, 2017 at 8:34 amNews

Three A&S Faculty Honored for Patents in 2016

Distinguished Professor Tadeusz Malinski was one of 11 Ohio University faculty members recognized for receiving U.S. patents in 2016. President Roderick McDavis presented each patent holder with a plaque. Photo credit: Kaitlin Owens/Ohio University.

Ohio University honored 75 faculty, staff and student inventors for work in areas ranging from wound healing to superconductors during an awards ceremony Feb. 8. The Inventors Dinner recognized individuals who had received a patent, filed for a patent or disclosed a new invention through the university’s Technology Transfer Office, […]

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February 14, 2017 at 12:47 pmNews

Chemistry Student Takes 1st Place in 3-Minute Thesis Competition

Ian Armstrong

College of Arts & Sciences students took first and second place in the Three Minute Thesis Competition on Feb. 15. The 1st place award of $300 went to Ian Armstrong, a doctoral student in Chemistry & Biochemistry. His talk was on “Constructing new molecular ‘keys’ in the search of treatments […]

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February 14, 2017 at 10:41 amNews