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Kate Nichols ǀ Researching High Temperature Raman Spectroscopy of Thermionic Cathode Materials

Kate Nichols ǀ Researching High Temperature Raman Spectroscopy of Thermionic Cathode Materials

By Kate Nichols (B.S. Physics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2020) I conducted research with Dr. Martin Kordesch in Physics & Astronomy over the summer of 2018, where I used Raman Spectroscopy to study the reaction of different cathode fill materials (Ba, Sc, Al, and Ca oxides) as […]

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May 31, 2019 at 2:12 pmIn Class Research

OHIO Researchers Characterize Surface Defect States for Solar Device Development

Dr. Jixin Chen

A team of Ohio University researchers recently published a paper in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that describes the mechanism by which lead halide perovskite nanoparticles blink under light illumination. This research may aid in the development of more efficient and more stable solar cell and LED devices. The paper, titled […]

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May 31, 2019 at 10:50 amAnnouncements Research

Grant Merz ǀ Simulating nuclear explosions on neutron stars

Grant Merz ǀ Simulating nuclear explosions on neutron stars

By Grant Merz (B.S. Astrophysics, Honors Tutorial College, Class of 2020) Editor’s Note: Grant worked with Dr. Zachary Meisel and performed simulations of type I X-ray bursts, thermonuclear explosions that occur on the surface of neutron stars, which are dense remnants of stellar explosions.  Grant’s work will identify the impact […]

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May 29, 2019 at 4:28 pmIn Class Research

Brittney Kenady ǀ Studying the efficiency of an NE213 Neutron Detector

Brittney Kenady ǀ Studying the efficiency of an NE213 Neutron Detector

By Brittney Kenady (B.S. Physics Astrophysics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2021) My summer research with Dr. Carl Brune at Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Laboratory  involved comparing methods of calibrating our NE213 neutron detectors by using data collected from previous experiments and analyzing it with a new code. […]

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May 29, 2019 at 4:14 pmIn Class Research

Daniel Ivory ǀ A Python Pipeline for MDM Images

Daniel Ivory ǀ A Python Pipeline for MDM Images

By Daniel Ivory (B.S. Applied Physics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2020) Editor’s Note: Ohio University researchers obtain astronomical images for both research and class work using the 1.3 meter McGraw-Hill telescope at MDM Observatory on Kitt Peak in Arizona. We process and calibrate these images using an […]

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May 24, 2019 at 3:59 pmIn Class Research

Rush Deeter ǀ Exfoliated 2D Materials for Quantum Optics

Rush Deeter ǀ Exfoliated 2D Materials for Quantum Optics

By Rush Deeter (B.S. Physics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2019) Editor’s Note: Rush Deeter worked with Dr. Eric Stinaff on a project to exfoliate various two-dimensional materials such as molybdenum disulphide and tungsten diselenide onto lithographically patterned substrates for single photon applications. He used silicon/silicon dioxide substrates […]

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May 23, 2019 at 4:19 pmIn Class Research

Engineering Physics Major Studies the Tiniest of Machines at National Lab

Engineering Physics Major Studies the Tiniest of Machines at National Lab

https://www.facebook.com/OHIOphysics/videos/346114152708748/ Ryan Tumbleson graduated this spring from the Ohio University Honors Tutorial College in engineering physics. He also double-majored in electrical engineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology.  In this video, Ryan describes how he seized the opportunity to intern each summer during his undergraduate years on a […]

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May 21, 2019 at 3:55 pmNews