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Physicist Awarded $1.5 Million AFOSR Grant
 Enam Chowdhury, senior research scientist, physics, received $1.5 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to lead a team of researchers at Ohio State, the University of Texas at Austin, and Plymouth Grating Laboratory in Massachusetts to develop fundamental understanding of femtosecond (fs) laser-matter interaction with solids. Chowdhury will build a dedicated laser experimental station in the Physics Research Building capable of generating multiple short pulse beams from UV to mid IR, and pulse widths ranging from 5 – 1000 fs.
Associate Professor Elected Fellow
 Eric Healy, associate professor, speech and hearing science, has been elected a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). Healy was recognized for contributions to spectral-temporal analysis in speech perception.
Sociology Professor Elected President
 Elizabeth Cooksey, professor of sociology and associate director, Center for Human Resource Research (CHRR), was elected president of the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies at their annual meeting in Paris, October 2012. The Society has members from 26 countries worldwide.
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Physics Graduate Student Receives Award
 Aaron Chen, physics graduate student and Ohio State Presidential Fellow, has been awarded the PhD Dissertation Research Award by the American Physical Society Topical Group on Magnetism and its applications. Chen’s research involves developing new methods to use carefully designed patterns of magnetic films on surfaces to remotely manipulate and transport tiny magnetic particles along desired trajectories. Chen will present his research at the Society’s meeting in March.
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Geography Awareness Week
 The Department of Geography has a host of events for national Geography Awareness Week (through November 17) including the Undergraduate Geography Bowl and a presentation by Derek Gregory, professor of geography at the University of British Columbia, on the geography of war. Much of Gregory’s work focuses on the war on terror and the "global war prison" in Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and East Africa. For more information contact Brooke Raake.
Arts and Sciences Undergraduate
e-Newsletter – November Issue
The November undergraduate student e-Newsletter highlights the School of Communication, the Undergraduate Economics Society, Outstanding Teaching Awards overseen by the college’s Student Council, an upcoming student/faculty dinner, autumn graduation information, and mock interview guidance. To submit content suggestions or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Ann Rottersman, director of student programs. Newsletter Archives.
Associate Professor to Present in Puerto Rico
Koritha Mitchell, associate professor, English, will present at the American Studies Association convention in Puerto Rico, November 15-18 on Mentoring from the Pipeline Through to Tenure Track, and Dimensions of Empire and Resistance: A Conversation on the Past, Present, and Future of U.S. (Un)Equal Rights.
Year End Writing Contest
Writers Talk, OSU’s television, Internet, and radio show about writers and writing, and Barnes & Noble The OSU Bookstore announce the 2012 Year End Writing Contest. Submit your fiction or nonfiction stories, personal essays, or poetry about the end of the year: holidays, New Year’s resolutions, passage of time, etc. Prizes range from a book to a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card. OSU students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to submit stories. Deadline is November 20.
North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad
 The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO), an educational competition in linguistics for high school students, takes place at Ohio State on January 31, 2013. Practice sessions begin in early January. High school students are encouraged to sign up by early December.
OCIO and University Libraries Collaborate on NBC Learn
NBC Learn, a collection of over 10,000 primary source streaming videos, newsreels, documents, and images that can be used in lectures, online assignments, digital projects, and presentations, is now available to Ohio State faculty, staff, and students. Browse these resources, link to them, or download them for viewing in an offline player. Full transcripts and citations are provided for each resource. Access NBC Learn videos in a wide range of disciplines.
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