Post Tagged with: "undergraduate research"

Michael Jaramillo | Positional Covariance in Multi-Wavelength Astronomy

Michael Jaramillo

By Michael Jaramillo ’17 B.S. Astrophysics I had the opportunity to work under the direction of Dr. Douglas Clowe. His research is on determining the dark matter distribution in galaxy clusters through weak gravitational lensing. One of my main jobs as his intern was to make sure the images of […]

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June 14, 2016 at 3:50 pmIn Class

Zak Blumer | Building an Evacuated Tube Solar Collector

Zak Blumer and his evacuated tube solar collector

By Zak Blumer (B.S. HTC Engineering Physics, Class of 2018) My work under Dr. Martin Kordesch’s supervision in Physics & Astronomy involves determining the efficiency of models of concentrating thermal solar power and comparing them to other models in order to find the most efficient model. When I began my research, […]

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May 20, 2016 at 4:33 pmResearch

Mission Trips Spark Junior’s Interest in the Medical Field

Chase Hudak '17, a Biological Sciences pre-medicine major, presents his research at Ohio University's Student Research and Creativity Expo.

By Juliana Scheiderer ’16 Biological Sciences pre-medicine major Chase Hudak ’17 is taking advantage of all the resources in the College of Arts & Sciences to help him on his path to medical school. The junior was recently awarded $900 from the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund for his project researching […]

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April 29, 2016 at 9:20 amResearch

Andrew Dewald | Studied Plasma Physics in Northeastern Germany

Andrew Dewald | Studied Plasma Physics in Northeastern Germany

By Andrew Dewald B.S. Honors Tutorial College Physics and B.S. HTC Chemistry, Class of 2016 I received a scholarship to study in Germany from the DAAD RISE Germany Program. I learned about the program through Ohio University’s Office of Nationally Competitive Awards. DAAD RISE offers summer research internships for undergraduate […]

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April 13, 2016 at 2:35 pmIn Class

Sara Sand | Understanding Electronic Properties of Titanium Dioxide

Sara Sand | Understanding Electronic Properties of Titanium Dioxide

By Sara Sand (B.S. HTC Engineering Physics, Class of 2017) I spent ten weeks last summer in Germany at the University of Konstanz where I worked in the lab of physicist Lukas Schmidt-Mende and under the direction of Ph.D. student Julian Kalb.I was there as an intern with the DAAD, […]

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April 13, 2016 at 1:58 pmIn Class

Max Camp | ‘Assembly of a Specialized Calorimeter in Genoa, Italy’

Max Camp | ‘Assembly of a Specialized Calorimeter in Genoa, Italy’

By Max Camp (B.S. Physics, Class of 2016) I spent June and July in Genoa, Italy, participating in a particle physics project under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University and researchers at the Istituto Nazionalle Fisica Nucleare (INFN) based in Genoa, Italy. […]

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April 13, 2016 at 1:08 pmIn Class

Society of Physics Students Hold Research Conference

Society of Physics Students Hold Research Conference

Ohio University’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) held its annual research conference on Saturday, April 9, from 9-11 a.m., in Clippinger Labs 194. Several undergraduates who participated in Physics & Astronomy’s 2015 summer research program presented their results. Topics ranged from studies in supernovae and gravitational lensing to theoretical quantum mechanics. […]

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April 6, 2016 at 1:39 pmResearch