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Intel in Ohio rendering

51ĀŅĀ× awarded Intel grant funding, will serve as lead institution for Appalachian Semiconductor Education and Technical (ASCENT) Ecosystem

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.

Eva Yazmin Santiago Santos, portrait

Physics Ph.D. student wins Best Speaker Award at international conference in Spain

Physics doctoral student Eva Yazmin Santiago Santos received a prestigious Best Speaker Award at a large international conference in Spain.

Wilson Hall
University Update

Nine Arts and Sciences retiring professors approved for emeriti status

The 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees approved emeriti status at its June meeting for nine College of Arts and Sciences professors upon their retirement from 51ĀŅĀ×.

Wilson Hall
University Announcement

25 Arts and Sciences faculty promoted, 15 granted tenure

The 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees voted in June to award promotion to 25 College of Arts and Sciences faculty member

Wilson Hall
University Update

22 College of Arts and Sciences professors awarded faculty fellowship during 2022-23

The 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees has approved 22 College of Arts and Sciences faculty members for faculty fellowship leave during the 2022-23 academic year.

Drabold, Trembly and doctoral students

Can they make graphite from coal? OHIO researchers start by finding new carbon solid

As the world's appetite for carbon-based materials like graphite increases, 51ĀŅĀ× researchers presented evidence this week for a new carbon solid they named "amorphous graphite."

Photo of the 51ĀŅĀ× Observatory

OHIO observatory invites public to view total lunar eclipse on May 15

The 51ĀŅĀ× Observatory starts the summer with a special viewing session during the total lunar eclipse on Sunday, May 15, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Cutler Hall on College Green

51ĀŅĀ× and Intel: Past, present and future

Since the inception of Intel, founded in 1969, 51ĀŅĀ× graduates have been critical to the evolution of innovative ideas in microprocessing and semiconducting for the company.

Photo of the 51ĀŅĀ× Observatory

Spring 2022 Public Telescope Nights set for March, April and May

Visitors may see Lunar craters, Saturn’s rings, Jupiter, Mars, star clusters, or distant galaxies, depending on the time of year and sky conditions.

Zach Meisel, Ph.D.
Faculty Expert

Zach Meisel anticipates new answers on how the elements of the universe were made

Astrophysicist Zach Meisel, Ph.D., is part of an international team of pioneers whose goal is to solve some of the mysteries about stars and stellar burning at the elemental level.

Alexander Govorov

Govorov, Berlin collaborators set out to harness nanostructures for energy and sensing

Dr. Alexander Govorov, is teaming up with collaborators at the home of the world's first supercomputer to apply the best specialized software in the world to compute complex nanostructures.

Athens campus

51ĀŅĀ× names five outstanding Presidential Research Scholars

51ĀŅĀ× named five professors from physics, engineering, communications and business as its 2021-22 Presidential Research Scholars.

Dr. Madappa Prakash
Awards and Recognition

Madappa Prakash awarded most prestigious prize in nuclear astrophysics

The American Physical Society awarded Dr. Prakash the 2022 Hans A. Bethe Prize, the most prestigious prize in the field of nuclear astrophysics, for his research about neutron stars and black holes.

Adam Fritsch
University Update

2021-22 Glidden Professor brings expertise to Edwards Accelerator, undergraduate physics labs

Dr. Adam Fritsch, associate professor of physics at Gonzaga University, is joining 51ĀŅĀ× as a Robert and Rene Glidden Visiting Professor for the 2021-22 academic year.

Carl Brune and grad students
Research

Edwards Accelerator Laboratory turns 50, continues to provide surprising results

Thousands of 51ĀŅĀ× students walk past the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory each day, not noticing the internationally-known research facility set into the hillside.

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