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Recent Physics & Astronomy graduate Greg Petersen ’13 Ph.D. wrote his dissertation on “Anderson Localization in Low-Dimensional Systems with Long-Range Correlated Disorder.” His adviser was Dr. Nancy Sandler, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University. “I studied the role of structural and chemical disorder on the electronic states […]

Recent Physics & Astronomy grad Norman Israel M.S. did his dissertation on “Commissioning of the Trigger module for the E12-06-114 Experiment at Jefferson Laboratory.” His adviser was Dr. Julie Roche, Associate Professor at Ohio University. “My primary research was the commissioning of third generation Deep Virtual Compton Scattering Experiment,” he […]

Recent Physics & Astronomy graduate Zhiyuan Fan Ph.D. completed his dissertation on “Optical Activity of Chiral Nanomaterials: Effects of Short Range and Long Range Electromagnetic Interactions.” Fan used “DNA origami” to create new nanostructures that bend light in ways that do not occur naturally. His article on the structures made […]

Recent Physics & Astronomy graduate Desiree Cotto-Figueroa ’13Ph.D. is a postdoctoral research assistant at Arizona State University. Her dissertation was on “Radiation Recoil Effects on the Dynamical Evolution of Asteroids. Her Ohio University adviser was adviser Dr. Tom Statler, Professor of Physics & Astronomy. “My primary research was to study […]

Recent Physics & Astronomy graduate Rakitha Sanjeewa Beminiwattha ’13Ph.D. did his dissertation on “A Measurement of the Weak Charge of the Proton through Parity Violating Electron Scattering using the Qweak Apparatus: A 21% Result.” His work on software development and data analysis for a major physics experiment conducted at the […]

Ohio University alum and Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman (Venki) Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as President Elect of the Royal Society. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. The result of a ballot of the Fellowship was confirmed at a meeting of […]

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Ohio University alum Dr. Jack Steiner (B.S. HTC Astrophysics, B.S. Applied Mathematics, 2006) has been named an Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow. This program, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and administered by the Chandra X-Ray Center (CXC), is focused on research in […]