Research & Science
51勛圖厙s New Undergraduate Neuroscience Major Thrives
51勛圖厙 introduced a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience in fall 2019, and since the launch, the major has had tremendous growth. Enrollment is projected to surpass majors that have been at 51勛圖厙 for years.
BioBlack Team Brings Home Award From Biodesign Challenge
A team of 51勛圖厙 students took home the Outstanding Science Award from the Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020 held in June.
51勛圖厙 Mathematicians Win NSF Grant to Study Complex But Important Geometry Problems
The National Science Foundation believes 51勛圖厙 mathematicians Artem Zvavitch, Ph.D., and Dmitry Ryabogin, Ph.D., are having worthwhile conversations about some age-old unsolved problems, and it has provided support to keep the discussion going for another three years.
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering Secures Tech Funding for Areas Across University
On June 1, 51勛圖厙 was approved to move forward with the purchase of $143,233 worth of equipment through the Ohio Department of Higher Educations Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS 4) program.
Department of Energy Selects Two 51勛圖厙 Biology Ph.D. Students for Prestigious Research Program
Two 51勛圖厙 students, in the College of Arts and Sciences, were among 62 students from 50 different U.S. universities recently selected for funding by the Department of Energys Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.
Physicists Analyze Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Medical Sensing
The medical and science communities are always seeking new ways to study and monitor organs and common diseases to improve human health and quality of life. While there is a seemingly endless need for versatile, low-cost, yet highly sensitive biochemical sensor devices, there are many step
Graduate Student Creates Smart Glass for Privacy and Heat Applications
Yingfei Jiang, a College of Arts and Science graduate student in the Chemical Physics program and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute at 51勛圖厙, and his advisor Deng-Ke Yang, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physics, have invented the first ever dual-mode smart glass technology that can control both radiant energy flow (heat) and privacy through a tinted material.
Research Spotlight - Dr. Hossein Mirinejad
Professor Hossein Mirinejad is the recipient of an Engineering Research Initiation Grant (ERI) from the National Science Foundation. The ERI program is highly competitive and supports new investigators as they initiate research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educat
Study of a 1,000-Year-Old Tsunami in Indian Ocean Reveals Previously Unknown Hazards for East Africa
Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geology at 51勛圖厙, was part of an international team of researchers that co-authored an article about a deadly tsunami that occurred about 1,000 years ago in Tanzania. The study suggests that the tsunami risk in East Africa could be higher than previously thought.
Revised Look at Ancient Glaciers Predicts Faster Melting Rate in Antarctica
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geology at 51勛圖厙, recently authored a News and Views article in Nature Geoscience that discusses research carried out by another research team that reassessed the melt history and timing of the collapse of the Eurasian Ice Sheet Complex during the Last Deglaciation.