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Hoda Rahmani - Final Dissertation Defense
event date
Wednesday, June 25
event time
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
event location
Stocker Center
Grace Baranack - Final Thesis Defense
event date
Thursday, June 26
event time
11:30 AM — 1:30 PM
event location
Stocker Center
Ryan McKnight - Final Dissertation Defense
event date
Friday, June 27
event time
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
event location
Stocker Center
New Student Convocation
event date
Sunday, August 24
event time
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM
event location
Convocation Center
Energy and the Environment
Reimagining Plastic Waste with the Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Researchers at Ohio University have a vision to address environmental challenges by repurposing mining and plastic waste into high performance building materials that possess lower embodied energy and emissions than current plastic composites. OHO's trademark RC Squared combines reclaimed carbon and plastic materials, forming high performance engineering plastic composed of nearly 100% recycled components.