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Ohio University awarded Intel grant funding, will serve as lead institution for Appalachian Semiconductor Education and Technical (ASCENT) Ecosystem

September 9, 2022 3 min

Over the next three years, ASCENT will collaboratively develop and deliver diverse educational options across the region, including certificates, associate degrees, bachelor’s and graduate degrees.

Hagen Childers explores the versatility of chemical engineering

September 8, 2022 4 min

For Hagen Childers, fourth year chemical engineering student, it was the wealth of opportunity that attracted her to chemical engineering.

Cavlovich leads the way for women in chemical engineering

September 8, 2022 4 min

Cavlovich is a fifth-year chemical engineering student in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology who took her fourth year to co-op with Chemours in Marietta, Ohio.

Burdick named 2022 Outstanding Advisor by Tau Beta Pi

August 24, 2022 4 min

Monica Burdick, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was named the 2022 Outstanding Advisor by Tau Beta Pi, the oldest engineering honor society in the US.

Brazilian students exchange culture and corrosion research

August 22, 2022 4 min

For Ph.D. students Bernardo Santos and Maria Serenario, studying corrosion at Ohio University’s Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology (ICMT) was a top priority.

Chemical Engineering student selected for prestigious Tau Beta Pi scholarship

August 22, 2022 3 min

Fourth year chemical engineering student Dominic Riepenhoff has been awarded the Tau Beta Pi scholarship.

OHIO makes regional economic impact

August 11, 2022 2 min

Located in the rolling hills of Appalachian Ohio, Ohio University acknowledges the important role it plays in fueling the local and regional economy.

Fairfield County Workforce Center hosts the Totally Tech-Bot robotics camp

August 11, 2022 3 min

The Fairfield County Workforce Center hosted the Totally Tech-Bot robotics camp, creating hands-on opportunities for middle schoolers to engage with equipment used in modern manufacturing.

Ohio Congressmen Balderson and Johnson get firsthand look at OHIO’s contributions to region through research, outreach, and experiential learning

August 10, 2022 6 min

Ohio Congressmen Troy Balderson and Bill Johnson visited Ohio University's Athens campus today to tour facilities and learn more about OHIO's myriad contributions to Appalachian Ohio and the state.

Daramola wins ORAU's Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award

August 10, 2022 3 min

Damilola Daramola was awarded the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award recognizing his work to extract rare earth elements (REE) from coal mining waste.

Lonnie Welch, Ph.D., at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany

OHIO Bioinformatics Lab discovers genetic 'word pairs,' next step in mapping neurological disease

July 26, 2022 6 min

When international researchers capture information at the genomic level, it takes help from OHIO engineers to find patterns in the 3D picture that let scientists visualize the genes at work.

Liz Zimmer, Jonathan Beiter, Garrett Spargur, and Joe Cusimano pose with a surveying flag.

OHIO surveying team competes in ASCE national competition

July 12, 2022 3 min

The Ohio University student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) competed in the national ASCE Surveying Competition hosted at Louisiana Tech University on June 3-5, 2022.

Kraft inducted into International Fluid Power Hall of Fame and expands the Kraft Family Associate Professorship

July 12, 2022 3 min

Robert “Bob” Kraft, BSME ’61, has been inducted into the 2022 class of the Fluid Power Hall of Fame honoring his commitment to education in the fluid power industry.

Dr. Maj Mirmirani named interim Dean of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University

July 7, 2022 2 min

Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Elizabeth Sayrs has named Dr. Maj Mirmirani interim dean of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology.

Gegesky embraces environmentalism in engineering through Ford’s F150 Lightning

June 29, 2022 3 min

Megan Gegesky, BSME ’14, knew she needed to challenge herself to continue her family’s tradition of working at the Ford Motor Company.

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