Post Tagged with: "Honors Tutorial College"

Senior Takes Top Prize at OHIO Physics Conference

Physics major Max Camp

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Max Camp ’16 B.S., a senior in Physics & Astronomy received the “Best Presentation” award at the 2016 Society of Physics research conference for his presentation on particle physics and the search for a pentaquark, a new kind of sub-atomic particle. A pentaquark is […]

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April 13, 2016 at 2:50 pmIn Class Research

Andrew Dewald | Studied Plasma Physics in Northeastern Germany

Andrew Dewald | Studied Plasma Physics in Northeastern Germany

By Andrew Dewald B.S. Honors Tutorial College Physics and B.S. HTC Chemistry, Class of 2016 I received a scholarship to study in Germany from the DAAD RISE Germany Program. I learned about the program through Ohio University’s Office of Nationally Competitive Awards. DAAD RISE offers summer research internships for undergraduate […]

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April 13, 2016 at 2:35 pmIn Class

Sara Sand | Understanding Electronic Properties of Titanium Dioxide

Sara Sand | Understanding Electronic Properties of Titanium Dioxide

By Sara Sand (B.S. HTC Engineering Physics, Class of 2017) I spent ten weeks last summer in Germany at the University of Konstanz where I worked in the lab of physicist Lukas Schmidt-Mende and under the direction of Ph.D. student Julian Kalb.I was there as an intern with the DAAD, […]

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April 13, 2016 at 1:58 pmIn Class

Astrophysics Class Operates Mountaintop Telescopes in Arizona

L to R: Jacob Williamson, Gabriel Reineck, Michael Jaramillo, Kornpob Bhirombhakdi, Riffat Munir, Joe Pincura, Reza Katebi, Dr. Ryan Chornock, Jamison Lahman, Kylie Holmes, Alex Carroll, Greg Miller, Miles Lindquist, Zhejie Ding Photo: Dr. Joseph Shields.

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Nine undergraduates and four graduate students enrolled in the Advanced Observational Astrophysics lab class set out with their professors to the MDM Observatory near Kitt Peak, a 6,316-foot (1,925 meters) mountain in southern Arizona last fall. Looking up into the night sky can be […]

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February 16, 2016 at 4:16 pmIn Class News

CLJC Student Spotlight | Lydia Weiant Conducts Research in Northern Ireland

Lydia Weiant. Senior, Anthropology major, Political Science minor. with a Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture, taking in the memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in the 1998 Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland.

  Ohio University Senior Lydia Weiant is an active member of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture community. An Anthropology major and a Political Science minor in the Honors Tutorial College, she sat down to answer some questions about her experiences with the center, her research that was inspired by a study […]

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February 9, 2016 at 9:35 amNews

Peanuts, Mutants, Violets and Pests | Undergrad Researchers Get Funding

Chase Hudak '17 pipets DNA extracted from Arabidopsis plants.

By Sydney Dawes Environmental & Plant Biology Four students studying biology and plant biology received Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund awards this fall. The competitive awards, first offered in 2001, support students working with a faculty member on an independent project. Students can receive up to $1,500 and are required to […]

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January 11, 2016 at 2:54 pmNews Research

16 Alumni Share Insights with Students at Pre-Law Days

16 alumni panelists at Pre-Law Day 2015, plus alum and pre-law adviser Larry Hayman.

Sixteen alumni returned to Ohio University to share their knowledge and expertise with current students interested in law at Ohio University’s 2015 Pre-Law Days on Nov. 5 and 6. Ohio Supreme Court Justice and alum William O’Neill ’69 kicked off the Pre-Law Days with a keynote on Nov. 5. The […]

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November 9, 2015 at 9:03 pmAlumni News