Alumni

Alumnus, Faculty Put COVID Communications Plan into Action for Kenyans

Alumnus Aggrey Otieno addresses a crowd in Korogocho, Kenya.

Not everybody in the world has easy access to hand washing and social distancing as their top two ways to stop the spread of COVID-19. So two Ohio University professors and an alumnus are partnering with community groups to create locally tailored COVID-19 communication products in hopes of reaching 40,000 […]

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August 20, 2020 at 11:34 amAlumni News

Notable Ph.D. Alumnus Reflects on His OHIO Experience

Andreas Weichselbaum in Clippinger Laboratories

By Kate Nichols NQPI Editorial Intern Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute 2020 Spring Newsletter Theoretical physicist and Ohio University alumnus Andreas Weichselbaum (Ph.D. 2004) returned to OHIO to deliver an  NQPI colloquium on numerical techniques based on tensor network states. During his visit, the College of Arts & Sciences presented […]

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June 24, 2020 at 10:25 amAlumni

Alumni News | Frisch Reduces Material Waste With Quilting Business

Frisch with the star quilt she made. Courtesy of Janice E. Frisch

by Alex Paoletti ’20 Following graduation, Janice Frisch ’07 studied at Indiana University Bloomington and earned her M.A. in Folklore and her Ph.D. in Folklore. There she had the opportunity to work with the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska for her research on shifts in American quilting styles. Her […]

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June 16, 2020 at 2:25 pmAlumni

Physics & Astronomy Alumni Chronicles, 2000-2020

2000-2010 Bassem Sabra (Ph.D. 2000, Shields) writes: “I am still at Notre Dame University – Louaize in Lebanon. I was promoted in September of last year (2018) to full professor. I recently completed a 10-week continuing education on space systems engineering. I will be taking part in building the Lebanese […]

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June 12, 2020 at 4:07 pmAlumni

Physics & Astronomy Alumni Chronicles, Pre-2000

Derek Beck (HTC Physics 1999) is now a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He is presently on long-term active duty status at the U.S. Army War College in Pennsylvania. Marty Kordesch visited with Derek in Carlisle, PA, recently. Robert Borger (Physics 1968) After receiving his bachelor’s degree […]

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June 12, 2020 at 3:55 pmAlumni

Chair’s Message | Recognizing Faculty, Refurbishing Edwards Accelerator, Clippinger Labs

Dr. David Ingram, a professor in and chair of OHIO’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, conducts research inside the W.M. Keck Thin Film Analysis Facility, located within the Edwards Accelerator Lab on the Athens Campus. Photo by Rob Hardin

July 2020 Alumni e-newsletter I first want to congratulate Martin Kordesch, the editor of this newsletter, for receiving the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Outstanding Teacher Award. Many of you may remember his music and physics, and we look forward each time to his standing wave flame demonstration at […]

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June 10, 2020 at 3:46 pmAlumni

Happy Beginnings | Lynsey Beros and Austin Warehime Earn Graduate Degrees in Nashville

Austin Warehime and Lynsey Beros

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. These are exciting times for Lynsey Beros and Austin Warehime. The two accomplished Ohio University alumni are slated to earn their terminal degrees in May in […]

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May 11, 2020 at 3:11 pmAlumni News