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Newsbriefs, 6-4-09

Posted on | June 3, 2009 | 981 views |

Search is on for new chief financial officer

President Gee has formally launched a screening committee to secure a new chief financial officer who will succeed Vice President Bill Shkurti when he retires in March 2010.

In announcing the committee, the president reiterated he fully intends to recruit a top-tier financial leader “who will carry on Bill’s legacy and help to lead this remarkable institution in achieving academic eminence, conducting leading-edge research and forging a strong economic foundation for Ohio.”

Chairing the committee is Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Hook, and he will be supported by executive recruiter Gary Hudepohl of Hudepohl and Associates. Additional members include: Javaune Adams-Gaston, Herb Asher, Ralph Boerner, Richard Dietrich, Brad Harris, Ben Jay, Jay Kasey, John Roberts and Caroline Whitacre. An additional committee member with private-sector experience will be asked to join as well. The search is expected to conclude by late 2009.

Ohio State to receive $9 million in Third Frontier grants

Ohio State has earned $9 million in state funds to boost research and commercialization activities with leading Ohio industry partners. The grants represent more than a third of the $24 million in the latest round of funding recommended by the Ohio Third Frontier Commission.

The awards, contingent upon State Controlling Board approval, will be given through the Commission’s Wright Projects Program, which aims to build strong research capabilities within Ohio’s colleges and universities in support of Ohio’s economy.

Three separate Ohio State initiatives will receive $3 million grants:

• Designing market-viable commercial electric vehicles, such as buses and trucks. The principal university investigator is Giorgio Rizzoni, director of Ohio State’s Center for Automotive Research.
• Advancing radionuclide-based imaging for healthcare and research. Principal university investigator is Michael Knopp, director of the Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging.
• Accelerating on the use of bio-based materials to provide stronger, lighter and less-expensive products for the building and construction, industrial and consumer markets. Principal university investigator is Stephen Myers, director of the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center.

Ohio State is second only to Duke University in industry-sponsored research. The university has received more than $170 million in Third Frontier funding since the program’s inception.

Undergraduate Research Office announces 2009 Ohio State Beckman Scholars

Three undergraduate researchers are recipients of a 2009 Beckman Scholar grant. The students, their majors and their advisors are: Philip Bunting, chemistry, Malcolm Chisholm; Ian Green, microbiology, Gustavo Leone; and Emily Wong, microbiology, Venkat Gopalan. Each student will receive $16,000 while conducting independent research with their faculty mentor.

Summer hours begin June 15

Ohio State’s summer hours - 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - will begin effective
June 15. Regular hours of 8 a.m.-5 p.m. will resume on Sept. 8. Offices that remain open later hours to serve students or the public should stay open on an as-needed basis. If the decision is to discontinue extended hours for summer quarter, official extended hours will resume autumn quarter. These offices are responsible for communicating extended hours and any schedule changes to their customers.

Beckman Young Investigators applications not accepted until further notice

The Office of Research announced that the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation will not be accepting applications for the Beckman Young Investigators Program until further notice. The internal competition, with a due date of June 2, has been canceled.

OSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic offers free hearing screenings

Due to the overwhelming response for free hearing screenings offered in May, the OSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is offering more free hearing screenings to OSU faculty, staff and their families on June 10 and 12. Call 292-6251 to schedule an appointment. Learn more about the clinic at speechhearingclinic.osu.edu.

Safe Summer provides homes for pets students can’t take with them

The “Safe Summer” program is offering alternatives for college students who are leaving for the summer and have a pet they cannot take with them. Created by the Shelter Medicine Club of the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Safe Summer is run by students and volunteers and will be available through June 19.

Last year, volunteers found homes for 100 percent of the animals surrendered to the program. Interested students should e-mail safesummer@osu.edu. Contact Melissa Weber at 292-3752 or 327-6024 (cell) or visit vet.osu.edu/safesummer for more information.

Buckeye athletes named Academic All-Big Ten

Ohio State had a league-best 163 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big Ten teams for spring and at-large sports, the Big Ten Conference announced. Ohio State wraps up the year with a conference-high 291 honorees, leading the league for the seventh consecutive campaign.

To be eligible for an Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. Ohio State sports representing the Buckeye athletes include baseball, softball, women’s rowing and men’s and women’s golf, tennis and track and field, along with at-large squads in men’s and women’s hockey and lacrosse, fencing, synchronized swimming, pistol and rifle.

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