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NQPI Director’s Message | Spring 2020

Eric Stinaff, NQPI Director

By Dr. Eric Stinaff Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute 2020 Spring Newsletter Dear Colleagues: We hope this newsletter finds you safe and healthy. With the global spread of COVID-19, these past months have certainly been a challenging time. As our daily routines have been upended and our personal and professional […]

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June 24, 2020 at 10:21 amNews

Knavel Models Solid-State Dewetting of Barium Thin Films

Sierra Knavel

Ohio University senior HTC mathematics major Sierra Knavel is the lead author on an article about “A mathematical model of solid-state dewetting of barium thin films on W(112)” in the journal Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena. Knavel has had several undergraduate research experiences, spending the summer of 2019 at the […]

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March 7, 2020 at 11:05 amNews

Professors Find New Compound with Therapeutic Potential

Ohio University professors (Left to Right) Douglas Goetz, Stephen C. Bergmeier and Kelly McCall led team discovery of a new compound with therapeutic potential.

From Ohio University news Imagine discovering a compound that has the potential to create therapeutic opportunities for a plethora of diseases. Ohio University professors from three different colleges, along with the support of many students, faculty members and staff, may have just done that. Dr. Douglas Goetz, Dr. Kelly McCall, […]

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February 10, 2020 at 1:38 pmNews Research

Career Corner | NQPI Science Writing Internship Deadline Feb. 24

Career Corner | NQPI Science Writing Internship Deadline Feb. 24

Applications are being accepted through midnight on Feb. 24 for a part-time (five to eight hours per week) position as a student science writer at Ohio University’s Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute for the 2020-21 academic year. The intern will serve as a newsletter writer for the biannual NQPI print publication […]

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February 7, 2020 at 3:14 pmNews

Masson Co-Authors Paper in Top-Tier Chemistry Journal on Supramolecular Self-Sorting

Eric Masson studies pumpkin-shaped Cucurbituril molecules

Dr. Eric Masson co-authored a paper on “Dual Layer” Self-Sorting with Cucurbiturils in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a top-tier research journal with one of the highest impact factors in the chemical literature. Masson is the Roenigk Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. […]

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January 16, 2020 at 1:01 pmResearch

Sandler Strengthens Collaborations with Brazilian Scientists

Dr. Nancy Sandler

Dr. Nancy Sandler was one of the few international invited speakers at the recent Brazilian Workshop for Semiconductor Physics 19, held at the Federal University of Ceará, in Fortaleza, Brazil. Sandler is Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University. The biennial workshop, held since 1983, began as the premier […]

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December 17, 2019 at 2:30 pmResearch

Akolkar Speaks on Electrochemical Materials Fabrication

Professor Rohan Akolkar

By Ling Xin NQPI Editorial Intern At the Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI) seminar on Dec. 5, Prof. Rohan Akolkar from Case Western Reserve University discussed two major approaches he and his students have been working on for nano-materials fabrication: atomic layer deposition (e-ALD) and atomic layer etching (e-ALE). […]

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December 11, 2019 at 4:05 pmResearch