Research and Impact

2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars are explorers of human history and scientific discovery

December 13, 2022 8 min

Ohio University has named four professors as its 2022-23 Presidential Research Scholars: Neil Bernstein, Ronan Carroll, Katherine Jellison, and Patrick O’Connor.

Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin followed her heart to OHIO, fisheries and water quality

December 10, 2022 4 min

Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin follows her interests, even when they take her to places she doesn’t expect.

The Wyatt lab at the ASGSR conference in Houston, where they presented their work.

Gbolaga Olanrewaju wins top graduate award, first place for poster at gravitational and space research conference

December 10, 2022 5 min

Gbolaga Olanrewaju won the top graduate student award and first place for his research poster at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research meeting in Houston.

Figure 1. Thought experiments comparing collisions in gas and mixed gasses under normal conditions. Figure (a) shows a random distribution of gases A and B in a sample volume traveling at a relative speed of vr in time t, and two possible distance d vs time trajectories. Figure (b) shows A and B diluted with C, and two possible trajectories between A and B. Where the flux of A is a function of time whose limit at infinity long time is used to calculate the collision frequency in the Smoluchowski rate model.

Jixin Chen discovers new reaction rate in solution, with implications for industrial, biological processes

December 8, 2022 7 min

While the world watches the soccer world cup, chemist Jixin Chen is studying another kind of "ball" and discovering that a 100-year-old collision theory doesn't stand up to 21st century calculations.

29 students receive Provost Undergraduate Research Fund awards

December 7, 2022 3 min

The Ohio University Provost Undergraduate Research Fund (PURF) award program provided 29 students with a total of $40,446 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this fall.

Ph.D. student Huiru Wang successfully defends dissertation

December 2, 2022 1 min

Huiru Wang, a Ph.D. student in the Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology (ICMT), successfully defended her dissertation.

Covers of Silius Italicus: Punica, Book 9 and The Complete Works of Claudian: Translated with an Introduction and Note

Neil Bernstein brings modern access to 2,000-year-old classic Latin poetry

December 1, 2022 3 min

Classicist Neil Bernstein brings modern access to 2,000-year-old classic Latin poetry through his English translation and commentary in two new books.

Sarah Wyatt, Ph.D., professor of environmental and plant biology and director of the molecular and cellular biology graduate program at Ohio University

Sarah Wyatt's next experiment on the International Space Station will probe plant telomeres

December 1, 2022 5 min

Sarah Wyatt is teaming up with colleagues from Texas A&M and Colorado State to research the effect of space radiation on plant telomeres -- an International Space Station experiment.

Dr. Joseph Gingerich (center) and undergraduate students from this year’s dig.

Anthropology students conduct mid-semester archaeology fieldwork in Virginia

November 29, 2022 2 min

Joseph Gingerich led Ohio University students back to Virginia in November, continuing his research to document eroding archaeological sites along the Roanoke River.

Fall Grad Spotlight: Sydney Walters graduates with a list of things to remember forever

November 28, 2022 7 min

As senior Sydney Walters looks ahead to life after Ohio University, she has some big plans as she waits to hear on her graduate school applications.

EBI postdoctoral fellow awarded fellowship in aging research

November 23, 2022 5 min

Ohio University’s Edison Biotechnology Institute (EBI) postdoctoral researcher Silvana Duran-Ortiz was awarded the 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research.

OHIO faculty honored for continuing to share expertise and research through their work with media

November 18, 2022 7 min

In the calendar year 2021, 221 faculty members from every college and regional campus were featured in 2,300 media reports from all over the world.

OHIO researcher receives more than $1 million in funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse

November 17, 2022 6 min

Berkeley Franz, Ph.D., was awarded over $1 million by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for two separate studies that are aimed at helping provide resources to combat the opioid epidemic.

From left, Yuxi Zhou, Hailey Payne, Tina Athans, Evelyn Potter, Veronica Bahamondes, Dr. Shiyong Wu

Shiyong Wu lab showcases student, alumna researchers at American Society for Photobiology meeting

November 16, 2022 6 min

Shiyong Wu took students to the American Society for Photobiology meeting this fall to showcase their research on ultraviolet exposure and basal cell skin cancer.

Institute for International Journalism to use grant to boost local media in South Africa

November 8, 2022 2 min

OHIO’s Institute for International Journalism is partnering with the Association of Independent Publishers in South Africa on a one-year effort to develop strategies for sustainable local news media.

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