Research

By Andrea Gibson From Research Communications An Ohio University mathematician and a bacteriologist are joining forces to try to prevent pneumonia in hospital patients on ventilators, a common health care-acquired infection. Dr. Todd Young, Professor of Mathematics, and Dr. Erin Murphy, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences in the Heritage College of […]

Ohio University Geological Sciences alum Katherine Schleich ’14MS presented a poster on “Modeling Precipitation of Minerals and Water Chemistry Evolution in an Acid Mine Drainage Remediated Stream” in October at the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her co-authors were Dr. Dina Lopez, Professor and Chair of […]

Ohio University Geological Sciences graduate student David Grimaldi presented “Applying Geographical Weighted Regression to Geochemical and Geophysical Variables in Geothermal Fields: San Vicente Geothermal Field, El Salvador” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of American in Vancouver, British Columbia, His co-authors were Dr. Dina Lopez, Professor […]

Dr. Dina Lopez, Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences at Ohio University, presented “Spatial Analysis and Directional Statistics Applied to the Correlation of Geochemical and Geophysical Anomalies and Fault Zones” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her co-authors were David […]

Ohio University geology alum Jennifer Bauer ’14MS presented a poster on “Ordovician Atlas of Ancient Life: Developing Tools for Paleontologists, Educators, and the Public” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of American in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bauer is now a Ph.D. candidate with the Earth and […]

Dr. Dorothy Sack presented “The Role of Desert Basin Paleolake Geomorphology in Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sack is Professor and Graduate Chair of Geography at Ohio University. Abstract: Although occasionally portrayed as a less important part […]

Ohio University student Gonzalo Astray presented a poster on “An Environmental Predictive Model for Modern and Ancient Terrestrial Ecosystems Using Land Snail Shells” in October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia. His co-authors are Yurena Yanes of the University of Cincinnati; Dr. […]