Research and Impact

A SpaceX rocket on launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Photo by Sarah Wyatt

If you're interested in space, join OHIO's student spaceflight experiment this fall

August 24, 2023 4 min

Professor Sarah Wyatt is looking for Ohio University students who want to help design experiments for the International Space Station.

OMNI researcher searches for osteoarthritis treatment

August 10, 2023 2 min

Shouan Zhu, Ph.D., assistant professor and principal investigator in the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, received a $2.4 million grant to identify disease-modifying genes related to osteoarthritis.

Student Enhancement Awards provide $110,116 in funding to 20 students

July 19, 2023 3 min

The Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program provided 20 students with a total of $110,116 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

Jason Jolley named interim associate vice president for research and creative activity

July 14, 2023 2 min

Ohio University has named G. Jason Jolley, Ph.D., as the new interim associate vice president for research and creative activity, effective Aug. 1.

Michael Held and Art Oestrike, top right, take their class behind the scenes to help brew

Jackie O's Ohio Brew Week Keg Tapping Ceremony features a beer started in an OHIO chemistry class

July 7, 2023 3 min

"Honey Sunrise," a beer that started as a chemistry capstone project, was selected by Jackie O's for their official 2023 Brew Week keg tapping event scheduled for July 10 at the Uptown Brewpub.

Archaeologist David Lamp works in a one-meter square part of a dig near Lancaster.

Student David Lamp makes discovery of a lifetime: fluted point from first peoples in Ohio

June 26, 2023 6 min

David Lamp was on his hands and knees, trowel in hand, back at OHIO as a graduate student on June 2, when he made the discovery of a lifetime.

The Mayall 4-Meter Telescope, home to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), seen at night at Kitt Peak National Observatory on Monday, May 21, 2018, in Tucson, Arizona. 05/21/18|

DESI early data release holds nearly two million objects; Ohio University physicists contribute to first detection of baryon acoustic oscillations from DESI

June 13, 2023 8 min

“These papers show the great potential of DESI to accomplish its science goals,” said OHIO Physicist Hee-Jong Seo, who co-led one of the first measurement papers.

Science teachers extracting DNA from lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and strawberries. The teachers are wearing goggles.

Seriously fun chemistry with summer produce: Hines collaborates with Discovery Museum for educators workshop

June 8, 2023 3 min

Dr. Jennifer Hines worked with middle school and high school educators from across the state to mash up lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and strawberries and extract natural products and DNA.

Yeong Kim selected for NEH-funded Rust Belt Humanities Lab

June 2, 2023 2 min

Yeong Kim, associate professor of geography, was selected to participate in the Rust Belt Humanities Lab, a summer seminar focusing on the people and places of the Rust Belt.

Scientists report world’s first X-ray of a single atom in Nature

May 31, 2023 6 min

A team of scientists from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, and others, led by OHIO professor Saw Wai Hla, have taken the world’s first X-ray SIGNAL of just one atom.

Di Wang, chemical engineering Ph.D. graduate, leads in research and leadership

May 23, 2023 2 min

As a Ph.D. student, Di Wang published ten first-author journal papers with an average impact factor of 6.5, creating a lasting impact on the field of biocorrosion, corrosion affected by the presence or activity of microorganisms.

Computer science student Liam Speakman named NSF Graduate Research Fellow

May 15, 2023 3 min

Through mentorship, undergraduate research and an excitement to learn, Liam Speakman was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

New chemistry professor brings expertise in nanomaterials for energy and sustainability

May 11, 2023 3 min

Dr. Wenyang Gao joins OHIO in the fall, bringing expertise in the synthetic innovation of advanced nanomaterials that can be leveraged to address critical issues in energy and sustainability.

DI co-directors Vishwajeet Puri and Elizabeth Beverly stand with former director Darlene Berryman

The Diabetes Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary