Post Tagged with: "David Ingram"

Athens News: Rare American-Made Telescope May Get New Home

Athens News: Rare American-Made Telescope May Get New Home

Athens News reporter Fred Night writes Jan. 11 that “an Ohio University telescope may be getting a new home at the Ridges.” The “rather rare, historic telescope” was in need of maintenance and “disassembled” about five years ago, according to astronomy instructor Tom O’Grady. But there are plans to take […]

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January 24, 2015 at 8:24 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Voice of America Quotes Ingram on Lockheed Martin Fusion Project

Dr. David Ingram

In a report on “Lockheed’s Fusion Reactor Plan Draws Skepticism,” Voice of America quoted Dr. David Ingram, Professor and Chair of Physics & Astronomy, in response to a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works report that it is pursuing a 3-year program to develop a truck-sized fusion reactor that could be used […]

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October 28, 2014 at 7:40 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Particle Fever: Popular Movie About Higgs Boson, Sept. 23

Particle Fever: Popular Movie About Higgs Boson, Sept. 23

The Athena Cinema has scheduled an encore screening of Particle Fever on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. Nuclear physicists Dr. David Ingram and Dr. Justin Frantz will introduce the film and provide a short Q&A following the screening. “After we sold out the event at the 41st Annual Film […]

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September 23, 2014 at 5:30 pmEvents

Dispatch: Ingram Calls Four Lunar Eclipses an Outreach Opportunity

Dispatch: Ingram Calls Four Lunar Eclipses an Outreach Opportunity

“Scientists who study deep space and string theory usually don’t get that worked up over lunar eclipses,” writes Dean Narciso in the April 13 Columbus Dispatch. But at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, “Earth will block the sun’s light from reflecting off the moon, causing a total eclipse — […]

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April 14, 2014 at 10:19 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Particle Fever: A Science on Screen Event with David Ingram, April 15

Particle Fever: A Science on Screen Event with David Ingram, April 15

Dr. David Ingram, Professor and Chair of Physics & Astronomy, introduces the new documentary Particle Fever  on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema in Athens. The movie is hosted by the Athena as part of the cinema’s “Science on Screen” event series during the 41st Athens […]

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March 15, 2014 at 4:20 amEvents

Flipped Out! The Flipped-Classroom Experience in General Physics

Flipped Out! The Flipped-Classroom Experience in General Physics

By Drs. Justin Frantz, Ken Hicks and David Ingram Physics & Astronomy What was it like before being flipped? Here’s some background: The course General Physics had been taught in a standard lecture-style format, with a primary audience of engineering students who are required to pass it to complete their […]

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February 4, 2014 at 11:44 amIn Class News

Post: Proposal Submitted for Observatory on Ridges Site

“Joe Shields, Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and dean of the Graduate College, has proposed OU build an observatory to house two telescopes on the former site of Building 26 at The Ridges,” writes Ohio University Post reporter Will Drabold on Oct. 3. The proposal, submitted Aug. 26, […]

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October 18, 2013 at 9:35 amNews