Archive for March, 2017

CLJC Features Political Science Alum | Siegal Counsels for an Automotive Glass Company

Micah Siegal

Center for Law, Justice & Culture Alumni Spotlight Micah Siegal is Assistant General Counsel to Fuyao Glass America Inc., a Chinese-owned original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket automotive glass supplier. Siegal is a 2005 graduate of Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences with a B.A. in  Political Science) and Wright […]

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March 20, 2017 at 10:12 amAlumni

Fall 2017 | Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate Courses

Fall 2017 | Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate Courses

The Fall 2017 courses that fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate include five courses. The following list includes course name, time, instructor, and prerequisites. The certificate is offered by the History Department at Ohio University. Students and advisors interested in learning more about the MENA studies certificate […]

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March 19, 2017 at 4:27 pmAnnouncements News

New Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate Announced

New Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate Announced

Undergraduate students at Ohio University are now able to earn a Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate. Knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa region has become increasingly central to a range of professional careers, including those in the educational, media, development, financial, policy, and defense sectors. This certificate program […]

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March 18, 2017 at 1:38 pmAnnouncements News

Sand Reflects on Undergraduate Research Experience

Sara Sand

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Sometimes the smallest things lead us to the bigger picture. Ohio University senior engineering Physics & Astronomy Honors Tutorial College student Sara Sand said she was inspired by the possibilities of nanoscale research. “It’s amazing in the same way that people who study astronomy, […]

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March 18, 2017 at 1:20 amResearch

Govorov’s Team Models Nanoscale Heat Generation

Govorov’s Team Models Nanoscale Heat Generation

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern When heating objects at the nanoscale, many researchers face problems of precision, efficiency and control of the process. Ohio University Physics & Astronomy Distinguished Professor of Physics and Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute member Dr. Alexander Govorov is helping other researchers to better understand this issue. […]

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March 18, 2017 at 12:56 amResearch

Richardson’s Team Probes Temperature at the Nanoscale

Thermal image of a lithographically fabricated gold nanodot under near-field thermal imaging.

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Nanoscale heat localization and thermosensing has a number of potential applications including cancer therapeutics and nanoelectronics. Chemistry and Biochemistry professor and Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute member Hugh Richardson and Ph.D. student Susil Baral are working to develop this novel technology. In order to probe temperature at […]

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March 18, 2017 at 12:18 amResearch

Gingerich Presents on Paleoindian Research at Society for American Archaeology

Dr. Joseph Gingerich

Dr. Joseph Gingerich, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, was session chair and presenter at the 82nd Annual Society for American Archaeology national conference in March in Vancouver, British Columbia. His two presentations were “Refitting Paleoindian Workspaces and Activity Areas” and “Exploring Artifact Trampling at an Early Paleoindian Site.” Both of these […]

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March 17, 2017 at 2:16 pmResearch