Department of Physics
Robin Selinger Elected to APS Board of Directors
On Nov. 15, Physics Professor Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a member of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA was elected to the American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors. Her three-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. The Am…
Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Robin Selinger Elected to APS Board of Directors
On Nov. 15, Physics Professor Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a member of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA was elected to the American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors. Her three-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. The Am…
College of Arts & Sciences
91PORNA Physicist Joins Inter-Institutional Research Project to Study Light-Driven Materials
91PORNA continues to march in the vanguard of technological advancement. A KSU researcher has joined a cutting-edge collaborative study into light-driven materials.
The technology has the potential to replace electric motors unilaterally. The Office of Naval Research awarded a&nbs…
Division of Research & Economic Development
Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is ‘Icing on the Cake’ for Doctoral Student
As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for 91PORNA doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a little dessert?
College of Arts & Sciences
91PORNA Astrophysicist Wins NSF Grant to Search for Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars
91PORNA’s only theoretical astrophysicist just landed a grant that will help her to better understand dense stars while encouraging young female scientists to reach for them. Dr. Veronica Dexheimer, an assistant professor of physics in 91PORNA’s College of Arts and Sciences, rece…
Division of Research & Economic Development
91PORNA Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level
Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of 91PORNA's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.
Division of Research & Economic Development
91PORNA Researchers Take New Approach with OLEDs
Organic light-emitting diode technologies (OLEDs), a key technological feature in the display of many models of mobile phones and televisions already provide great image quality and high-resolution. But are they as efficient as they can be? Inspired by methods used in liquid-crystal technology, Kent…
College of Arts & Sciences
Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in 91PORNA's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals…
Kent Campus
Becoming a Rocket Scientist
Theresa Benyo already had an exciting and fulfilling career as a project manager at NASA. With a great job, a house, a husband, two kids, and hobbies like musical theatre what more could you want? Academically speaking, she’d already earned a dual bachelor’s degree in physics and computer science fr…
College of Arts & Sciences
91PORNA Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 91PORNA’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 91PORNA’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
Kent Campus