Post Tagged with: "physics and astronomy research"

Physicists Seek to Improve Radiation Detectors to Enhance Nuclear Security

Physicists Seek to Improve Radiation Detectors to Enhance Nuclear Security

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Nuclear engineers from the University of Florida recently convened at Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Lab for two weeks to conduct experiments on neutron detector characterization—and to help meet the challenge of improving the safety of storing spent nuclear fuel. Lead researchers are Dr. Andreas […]

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June 22, 2016 at 12:30 pmNews

A&S Faculty Part of Innovation Funds for Adaptable Flexible Technologies for Mobile and Wearable Electronics

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Adaptable Flexible Technologies for Mobile and Wearable Electronics. This project aims to develop and design flexible electronic systems that can sense, digitize, communicate and analyze physiological […]

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June 7, 2016 at 6:05 pmResearch

Physics Faculty Get Innovation Funding for Center for Atomically Thin and Layered Systems Technology

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named Ohio University Center for Atomically Thin and Layered Systems Technology: OHIO CATaLyST. This project will establish the new Center for Atomically Thin and Layered Systems Technology […]

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June 7, 2016 at 5:58 pmResearch

Chornock Co-Authors Paper That Refines Hubble Constant, Expansion Rate of Universe

Three Steps to Hubble Constant (Artist's Illustration) -- This illustration shows the three steps astronomers used to measure the universe's expansion rate to an unprecedented accuracy, reducing the total uncertainty to 2.4 percent.

Dr. Ryan Chornock, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, is a co-author on a journal article that uses Hubble Space Telescope data to refine the local value of the Hubble Constant—resulting in a new rate of expansion for the universe and possibly pointing toward an additional source […]

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June 7, 2016 at 5:23 pmResearch

Ingram Part of Innovation Team Funded for Sustainable Food, Energy and Water Systems Project

Ohio University’s Innovation Strategy program has provided $50,000 in a seed grant to help a team of Ohio University faculty on a project named ELECTROFEW: Innovation Alliance for Sustainable Food, Energy and Water Systems. This project will establish an alliance to advance sustainable electrochemical processes for Food, Energy and Water […]

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June 7, 2016 at 11:27 amResearch

Asmar Wins 4th Annual NQPI Outstanding Dissertation Award

Mahmoud Asmar

The Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute is proud to announce Mahmoud M. Asmar as the recipient of the NQPI Outstanding Dissertation Award. He will receive a $500 prize for his dissertation titled “Electronic and Spin Transport in Dirac-Like Systems.” In his dissertation, he focused on the study of the relation between […]

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May 16, 2016 at 5:10 pmNews

NQPI | Sculpting the Band Gap

Dr. David Drabold, Distinguished Professor

By Jenna Guyot NQPI editorial intern Ohio University Physics & Astronomy professor and Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute member David Drabold collaborated with professors Parthapratim Biswas and Raymond Atta-Fynn, from the University of Southern Mississippi and University of Texas, Arlington, respectively, through an NSF-funded grant to develop a new approach […]

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May 16, 2016 at 4:06 pmResearch