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Miranda Carver ǀ Investigating the Decay of the f1(1285) Meson using the CLAS Detector

L to R: Ohio University students Miranda Carver, Joseph Rowley, Utsav Shrestha, Dr. Kenneth Hicks, and Taya Chetry in front of the CLAS12 detector at Jefferson National Laboratory

By Miranda Carver (B.S. Astrophysics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2020) The meson is a particle made from one quark and one antiquark.  The strong force between quarks allows mesons with different masses to exist, each with unique quantum numbers.  The f1(1285) meson has a mass of 1285 […]

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May 23, 2019 at 3:19 pmIn Class Research

Ana Bucki-Lopez ǀ A deep learning for galaxy surveys

Ana Bucki-Lopez ǀ A deep learning for galaxy surveys

By Ana Bucki-Lopez (B.S. Physics, Astrophysics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2019) Editor’s Note: Ana Bucki-Lopez participated in a group project with astrophysicist Dr. Hee-Jong Seo in Physics & Astronomy. The researchers use a deep learning technique to model and mitigate various observational systematics when extracting the cosmological […]

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May 23, 2019 at 2:45 pmIn Class Research

Kevin Boyd ǀ Selecting DIS events for experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson National Laboratory

Kevin Boyd ǀ Selecting DIS events for experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson National Laboratory

By Kevin Boyd (B.S. Physics Astrophysics, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2020) Experiment E12-06-114 at Jefferson Lab measured the probability of an electron inducing the radiation of a photon by a proton in kinematic regimes previously unexplored. The measurement was performed in 9 different settings. The goal of […]

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May 23, 2019 at 2:31 pmIn Class Research

Happy Beginnings | M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture Class of 2019

Happy Beginnings | M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture Class of 2019

Center for Law, Justice & Culture faculty are very proud to celebrate the achievements and the exciting futures of the inaugural graduating class of the Master in Law, Justice & Culture: Gillian Amrine has accepted a position as a caseworker at Franklin County Children Services. Her Master’s Research Essay is […]

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April 30, 2019 at 9:42 amIn Class News

From the International Space Station to an OHIO Lab

From the International Space Station to an OHIO Lab

Ava Heller’s summer job is researching data from seedlings grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station. Already the recipient of the 2019 Norman S. Cohn Research Fellowship in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, Heller added a prestigious American Society of Plant Biologists Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship carries […]

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April 29, 2019 at 8:51 amIn Class Research

Political Science Students Take Firsts at Research Expo

Graduate student Bruna Pereira won first prize in Arts and Humanities 1 for her study, “The Impact of the Period of Crisis on the Electorate Behavior in Brazil.”

Five Political Science students presented their work at Ohio University’s 2019 Student Research & Creative Activity Expo on April 11. Four hailed from the Honors Tutorial Program, the fifth from the M.A. in Political Science. Two of the five presenters received awards. Political Science graduate student Bruna Pereira won first […]

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April 27, 2019 at 10:56 pmIn Class News Research

Biological Science Students Make Impact at EXPO

Kira Slepchenk with President M. Duane Nellis.

More than 50 undergraduate and graduate students in Biological Sciences presented their original research at Ohio University’s 2019 Student Research & Creativity Expo. Of those, more than 20 students received either first or second place in the judging competition. Graduate student Rachel Olson who received a first place ribbon for […]

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April 26, 2019 at 2:10 pmIn Class News Research