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The following articles reflect our commitment to share sustainability-related accomplishments across the university — representing its colleges, departments, institutes, centers and other units — in the areas of research, student engagement, campus stewardship and collaborations with the public and private sectors.
Columbus Dispatch, 17-Jun-18
...The auto industry’s eventual transition to electric seems inevitable to Ramteen Sioshansi, an integrated systems engineering associate professor at Ohio State University and fellow at its Center for Automotive Research. “We’re at that point where it’s still a small snowball at the top of a mountain,” Sioshansi said. ...
Featured expert(s): Ramteen Sioshansi, integrated systems engineering
integrated systems engineering
Columbus Dispatch, 17-Jun-18
...“Sensors and other technology can make traffic lights smarter and able to sense traffic,” said Staley, an associate professor of history, design and educational studies at Ohio State University. ...
Featured expert(s): David Staley, associate professor of history, design and educational studies
Columbus Dispatch, 17-Jun-18
A study published last month shows that rice plants grow well under conditions of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide expected later this century. Those plants, however, produce less-nutritious rice than what’s grown today. ...
Featured expert(s): Steve Rissing, biology professor
Bloomberg, 14-Jun-18
...“It is a pander,” said Paul Beck, a professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University. “It fits in with a populist-oriented campaign where a candidate is saying ‘I stand for the little people who are bypassed by government.”’ ...
Featured expert(s): Paul Beck, professor emeritus, political science
Mashable, 12-Jun-18
"Leakage back to the atmosphere, while a potential concern from social and political perspectives, isn’t much of concern from a scientific perspective because studies such as this continue to find it unlikely," Jeffrey Bielicki, who heads the Energy Sustainability Research Laboratory at Ohio State University and had no involvement in the study, said in an interview. ...
Featured expert(s): Jeffrey Bielicki, civil, environmental and geodetic engineering, and director, Energy Sustainability Research Laboratory
environmental and geodetic engineering
WOSU, 8-Jun-18
For the first time, The Ohio State University on Thurday gave the public a chance to test out electric vehicles for themselves. Around 250 Ohio State students, faculty and staff pre-registered for the chance to take an electric car out for a spin at the Smart Columbus Ride and Drive Roadshow. ...
Business First, 7-Jun-18
Ohio State officials discussed more than 20 capital projects that would help the campus become more energy efficient. Before the full board of trustees votes on the package on Friday, the school's Master Planning and Facilities Committee today studied proposals including: ...
Business First, 5-Jun-18
A new Advanced Materials Corridor on Ohio State's campus will start to take shape this fall once the university's board of trustees votes on Friday. The $59.1 million renovation project for the Biomedical Engineering and Materials Sciences and Engineering programs will create new research labs, offices, utilities and classrooms in the former Fontana and Koffolt Laboratories on campus. ...
Energy News Network, 5-Jun-18
Women make up about a third of U.S. wind and solar energy jobs, higher than other technology fields. Sarah Fischer’s journey into the renewable energy field began with a high school French teacher whose husband had been a child slave in Haiti. The couple opened Fischer’s eyes to human rights and international development issues and sparked a desire to make a difference in such situations. ...
Fox6now (Milwaukee, WI), 31-May-18
If you're in an EcoCAR, it's not your typical ride. Every year, the college competition challenges students in one aspect of building an environmentally friendly car. This year's challenge: modify a Camaro to be hybrid - but keep the horsepower it's known for. …"We have put so much time into this car - all of the people on the team really care about what they’re doing and it really shows," explained Brianna Antinoro with Ohio State University. ...