News and Events

Grant Davis presenting from slides on a small TV to the left with wooden slats in the background
Grant Davis, nuclear engineer at BWXT Advanced Technologies and alum of Ohio State, is a perfect example of how two of our community technology areas, aerospace and sustainable energy, overlap.
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Go Sustainable Energy, a local energy consulting business, joined our community for a pair of events this semester.
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Ethan Rivera, of Battelle Center, convened a panel at the NASPAA Annual Conference on the ways public affairs and STEM education can connect to create a richer educational experience joined by Shannon Portillo of Arizona State University and Jackie Speedy of Carnegie Melon University.
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The transition from military to civilian service remains difficult, as few organizations have developed deliberate strategies in this area. This article presents five strategies for organizations to better support veterans in the workplace.
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Jack Kramer on the left with a presentation on a TV to his right that says "Invenergy Overview"
One of our first corporate members at Ohio State Battelle Center joined our students to talk about the political climate for energy in Ohio and discussed Invenergy’s efforts to create meaningful connection with communities.
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Chase Lyon, an alum of Battelle Center who earned the Science and Engineering in the Public Interest Minor, returned to campus to speak with our students interested in the Sustainable Energy industry.
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Alice Bowman with her back to the camera speaking to a room full of students.
Our Student Community welcomed an incredible guest speaker from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. Alice Bowman, The Mission Operations Manager (MOM) of the New Horizons Mission, joined students to talk about the historic mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
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DriveOhio, an initiative of the Ohio Department of Transportation and the state’s hub for smart mobility technology on the ground and in the air, had two recent challenges for students to tackle in Rapid Innovation: supporting the growth of the advanced air mobility industry and addressing equity challenges to deploying electric vehicle charging stations.
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The center begins a transition phase as Newton, who led the center in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs for seven years, has been named chief operating officer for BWX Technologies Inc. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin P. Cullen, assistant vice provost and director of Ohio State’s Military and Veterans Services, now serves as interim executive director.
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