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Happy Beginnings | Stevens Excels in Quality Control at Quidel

Austin Stevens

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alum Austin Stevens ’17 has jump-started his career as a Quality Control Technician III at Quidel. A double-major in Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, Stevens […]

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April 27, 2019 at 4:29 pmAlumni

Bishop Awarded Chemistry’s Dr. Anthony Andrews Scholarship

Bishop Awarded Chemistry’s Dr. Anthony Andrews Scholarship

Madeline Bishop, a  junior forensic chemistry major pursuing both the genetics and toxicology tracks, was awarded the Dr. Anthony Andrews scholarship by the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department. After completing her undergraduate studies, Bishop plans on going to graduate. “Outside of class, I work as a teaching assistant for the undergraduate […]

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April 25, 2019 at 12:37 pmNews

Virtual Exhibit Culminates Year-Long Public Engagement Program Mentored by Hines & Lucas

Pictured Back row: Dr. Jennifer Hines (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Ava Heller (Environmental & Plant Biology), Amanda McKeon (Forensic Chemistry), Daniel Ivory (Astrophysics), Dr. Mark Lucas (Physics & Astronomy). Front row: Kelly McCallan (Communication: Game Design & Animation), Erica Cox (Integrated Science Education, AYA), Jenna Berger (Forensic Chemistry), Addy Kruse (Chemistry), Jen Parsons (OVMoD). Additional team members not pictured include Ana Bucki (Astrophysics), Ashley Chong (Forensic Chemistry), Georgia Hilliard (Biochemistry).

The Ohio University STEAM Team wraps up a year of peer-led science community engagement activities with Science: Then & Now, a virtual exhibit inspired by the Morgan Collection in the History of Chemistry. The group collaborated with Alden Library Special Collections and the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery (OVMoD) to […]

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April 22, 2019 at 10:07 amNews

White Speaks on Renewable Energy at NQPI Seminar

Dr. Travis White

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern OHIO Chemistry & Biochemistry Professor Travis A. White discussed his research on alternative energy methods on March 28 as part of the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute seminar series. White, who joined OHIO’s faculty in the fall of 2016, conducts fundamental research to improve […]

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April 19, 2019 at 12:45 pmResearch

Faik, Held Get USDA Grant to Develop Cell Wall Analytical Tools

Dr. Michael Held

Dr. Ahmed Faik, Associate Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology at Ohio University, is the principal investigator on a one-year $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative exploratory research grant program for a project titled “Developing A High-Throughput Analytical Tool For Plant Cell Wall […]

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April 7, 2019 at 3:11 pmResearch

OHIO Hosts 6th International Conference on Cucurbiturils; Registration Open

OHIO Hosts 6th International Conference on Cucurbiturils; Registration Open

Dr. Eric Masson, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ohio University, and Dr. Adam Urbach, Professor of Chemistry at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, are hosting the 6th International Conference on Cucurbiturils on the Ohio University campus this summer. Cucurbiturils are macrocyclic molecules that resemble hollow pumpkins; they […]

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April 6, 2019 at 11:22 amAnnouncements News Research

Career Corner | Quidel Offers Wide Range of Employment for STEM Majors

Career Corner | Quidel Offers Wide Range of Employment for STEM Majors

Ohio University students who are majoring in chemistry, biology, microbiology, and other STEM fields need look no farther than East State Street for an unmatched employment prospect. They will find many OHIO alumni already at home there. Quidel offers outstanding internships, part-time employment for students, and post-graduate career opportunities. Quidel […]

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March 19, 2019 at 3:00 pmNews