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Esther Grossman presented “Simulation of Glass Formation Near Covalently Grafted Nanoparticles” at the 2017 Ohio University Society of Physics Students Research Conference held in March. Grossman was awarded an 11-week NSF-sponsored REU grant (Research Experience for Undergraduates). She worked with Professor David Simmons in the Department of Polymer Engineering at […]

Taylor Gardner  presented “Spatial Distributions of Type 1a Supernovae in Early-Type Galaxies” at the 2017 Ohio University Society of Physics Students Research Conference held in March. Gardner studied Type Ia supernovae under the direction of Dr. Ryan Chornock. Type Ia supernovae (also known as SNe Ia) are produced by the explosions of white […]

Jack Bruno presented “Pulsed Laser Deposition”at the 2017 Ohio University Society of Physics Students Research Conference held in March. Bruno worked in Dr. Arthur Smith’s lab and completed the setup of an exci­mer pulsed laser deposition system. After finishing the setup, Jack did the first tests of firing the laser […]

Zak Blumer presented “The Electrospinning and Investigation of Titanium Nitride Particles in High-Temperature Polymer Fibers” at the 2017 Ohio University Society of Physics Students Research Conference held in March. Blumer worked under the direction of Dr. Martin Kordesch to fabricate a mat of electrospun high-temperature polymer fibers loaded with titanium […]

Ari Blumer presented “Methods for Growth and In-Situ Observation of Monolayer TMD Growth”at the 2017 Ohio University Society of Physics Students Research Conference held in March . Blumer is working with Dr. Martin Kordesch to build a system consisting of a furnace with an open area for viewing the growth […]

Zachary Bernens presented “Fast Scaler BCM Calibration for DVCS Experiment” at the 2017 Ohio University Society of Physics Students Research Conference held in March. Understanding the internal structure of protons and neutrons is a gateway to under­stand the origin of the vast majority of ordinary matter. A tool commonly used […]

A figure in an article co-authored by Dr. David Drabold was selected to be featured on the front page of Physical Review B in the Kaleidoscope section this month. The article, “First-principles simulations of vibrational decay and lifetimes in a-Si:H and a-Si:D,” was published on March 21. Drabold is Distinguised […]