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Chen Publishes Multiple Articles on Microscopy Imaging

Dr. Jixin Chen

Dr. Jixin Chen, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member, published multiple journal articles in 2017. Chen has developed a statistical computer program to help researchers account for the blurring effect in single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) measurements. Single-molecule FRET is a classic microscopy […]

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January 12, 2018 at 2:27 pmResearch

Harrington Delivers Keynote on Boltzmann Machines and Authentication of Botanical Medicines

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington

Dr. Peter de B. Harrington, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, delivered a keynote lecture titled “Applications of restricted Boltzmann machines to the authentication of botanical medicines” at the Advances in Pharmaceutical Analysis conference in Wuhan, China on Nov. 19. This lecture demonstrated that the combination of deep-learning algorithms with chemometrics […]

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January 11, 2018 at 4:07 pmResearch

Chang Gives Keynote on ‘Queergaming and Queer Possibilities’

Dr. Edmond Y. Chang

Dr. Edmond Chang gave the keynote at a Queer History Month Workshop at Oregon State University where he explored the desire for queerer design, queerer play, and queerer possibilities in video games. Chang is Assistant Professor English at Ohio University. His keynote was titled “Ready Player Three: Queergaming and Queer […]

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January 10, 2018 at 2:29 pmResearch

Klein Helps Pilot Program Improve Accurate Math Placement

Dr. Robert Klein

From the Office of Instructional Technology Ohio University has long used a two-tiered system to place students in their first college-level math course. Students are initially assigned to a level based on their ACT/SAT scores or courses transferred from another institution; they can attempt to change their initial designation by […]

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January 8, 2018 at 11:41 amNews

Trauschweizer on The Conversation: Should Military Men Draft Nation’s Security Strategy?

Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer

Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer authored “Should military men draft nation’s security strategy?” on The Conversation, and his article was picked up by UPI. Trauschweizer is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University. President Donald Trump greeted the new year with an angry tweet about […]

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January 4, 2018 at 5:07 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research

Biology’s Foster Featured in Ohio Magazine’s ‘Excellence in Education’ Issue

Dr. Jodie Foster

By Juli Holbert; Photos by Ben Siegel From Compass The recipients of this year’s Ohio University Presidential Teacher Award and the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching have another accolade to add to their impressive resumes – being among the approximately 75 educators throughout the state to be featured in […]

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January 3, 2018 at 1:35 pmFaculty in the News In the News News

Inhabitat Says Govorov Research Could Open ‘Greater Efficiencies for Solar Energy’

Distinguished Professor Alexander Govorov

Research by Dr. Alexander Govorov, Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, was featured in an Inhabitat article headlined “Hot electron research could open up greater efficiencies for solar energy.” Hot electron research is heating up solar and renewable energy research, according to the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. Nanoscientists […]

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December 27, 2017 at 1:48 pmFaculty in the News In the News Research