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By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Like the outermost walls surrounding a castle, the plasma membrane is the cell’s first defense against invaders. Biological membranes are semipermeable, meaning that they are designed to block unwanted molecules while permitting the passage of compounds necessary for cellular function. And yet, an occasional […]

By Raymond Humienny NQPI editorial intern New to the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Assistant Professor John Staser is no stranger to Ohio University. Staser became a professor at OHIO in 2013, and now he’s bringing his research on carbon quantum dots to a new audience. […]

By Amanda Biederman NQPI Editorial Intern Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Laboratory sits tucked away within the walls of an unobtrusive brick building that extends some way into the hillside at the center of the main campus. This facility blends in with surrounding buildings, yet it attracts researchers from some of […]

By Raymond Humienny NQPI editorial intern One of the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Insitute’s newer members, Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Keerti Kappagantula is a combustion specialist who has had an explosive career since arriving at Ohio University three years ago. But nowadays she is more about building things up now […]

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Distinguishing identical twins can be a difficult task at first. Physics & Astronomy professor and Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute member Nancy Sandler encounters a similar scenario when dealing with seemingly identical carbon atom pairs. Sandler recently authored two papers in Nano Letters that […]

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern The Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute is proud to announce Jingzhou Wang as the recipient of the 2017 NQPI Outstanding Dissertation Award. Wang earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Ohio University professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and NQPI […]

By Raymond Humienny NQPI editorial intern Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute member and Chemistry & Biochemistry professor Jixin Chen has developed a new method to optimize the fluorescence imaging of DNA structures. Although fluorescent imaging techniques are nothing new, Chen’s formulation will enhance the resolution of fine images at the […]