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OU and United Airlines Celebrate Pipeline Program

October 29, 2024

University of Oklahoma administration and representatives from United Airlines gathered today at Max Westheimer Airport to celebrate a new partnership between the OU School of Aviation and United Aviate, United’s pilot career development program.

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Research

Javadi Receives DoE Early Career Award to Study Qubit Hosts

October 22, 2024

Alisa Javadi, Ph.D., professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program for research that offers the potential for advancing quantum technology development.

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Research
October 30, 2024

Are Kuiper Belt Orbiting Objects Breaking Up?

A study recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy upends conventional wisdom regarding the formation and stability of pairs of orbiting objects in the Kuiper Belt beyond the planet Neptune


October 25, 2024

Diáz de la Rubia to Join U.S. Department of Energy Advisory Committee

University of Oklahoma Vice President for Research and Partnerships Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fusion Energy Science Advisory Committee through May 2027.


Research
October 22, 2024

Javadi Receives DoE Early Career Award to Study Qubit Hosts

Alisa Javadi, Ph.D., professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program for research that offers the potential for advancing quantum technology development.


Research
October 08, 2024

OU Biologist Receives Early Career Award for Climate Research

Microbes in the soil play a crucial role in climate warming by affecting the release and absorption of greenhouse gases. Wei Qin, an assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Oklahoma, has received an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to examine how these bacteria and microorganisms impact the way nitrogen changes and moves through soil environments.


Research
October 07, 2024

University of Oklahoma Receives $4.8 Million to Develop Non-Toxic Primer for Aerospace Applications

The University of Oklahoma has received a $4.8 million commitment from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base to create a primer free of chromium containing materials to protect U.S. military aerospace equipment from corrosion.


Impact
October 01, 2024

OU to Lead One of Four National Stormwater Centers of Excellence

The University of Oklahoma, led by principal investigator Jason Vogel, Ph.D., P.E., has been selected to lead one of four new Stormwater Centers of Excellence funded by a two-year federal grant.


Research
September 30, 2024

Award-Winning Research Links Human Activity to Wildlife Disease

Amanda Vicente-Santos, a post-doctoral researcher in the University of Oklahoma School of Biological Sciences, has won the Early Career Researcher Award from the journal Ecology Letters for her published research on stressors in bats.


Campus & Community
September 27, 2024

Tribal Leaders Gather at OU for Historic Renewable Energy Symposium

Members of 36 Native American tribes gathered to discuss Oklahoma renewable energy initiatives at the Native Renewable Energy Symposium on Sept. 12 and 13 on the University of Oklahoma campus.


Campus & Community
September 26, 2024

OU Honors Air Force Pilot, Former Pride Member for Military Service

U.S. Air Force pilot Jason “Mongoose” Dotter was recognized alongside five OU alumni and current KC-135 flyover crew members from the 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, during the home OU football game against Tennessee on Sept. 21.


Research
September 25, 2024

OU Researchers to Use Deep Learning to Understand Tornadoes

The National Science Foundation has funded a team of OU scientists to take a cutting-edge approach to understanding the life cycle of tornadoes.


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