Several levels of academic inquiry at The Ohio State University at Lima will be on display during a research-focused day on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. All events are free and open to the public.
Undergraduate research shines first at the Undergraduate Research Forum from 1-3 p.m. in the Lima Campus Library. 15 students will present their findings across a variety of subjects in biology, English and psychology. Topics include:
- Small mammals of south Asia
- Plants of the Tecumseh Interpretative Nature Preserve
- Water-quality of the Lost Creek
- Redemption and honor in medieval knights
- Effect of telephone intervention with lonely older adults
- Naïve beliefs and ADHD
- Practice with probabilities, combinatorial functions and odds
- Storybook characteristics and comprehension
Each student or group of students will display research findings on a poster and talk about their projects. Spectators are welcome to read the posters and ask questions in an open-house format. Lima students can also present their research at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival and at many discipline-specific events.
For the first time, the 2024 Undergraduate Research Forum will feature an Undergraduate Research Award, which is presented by Charles River Laboratories. The first recipient will be announced at 2 p.m. during the forum. The Charles River Labs Outstanding Student Researcher Award will go to an exceptional undergraduate student on campus with a successful record of research success, which can include presentations, thesis completion, publications, creative works, awards, work in research labs, research-relevant service, or leadership among undergraduate researchers. The faculty mentor will also receive an award.
One of the inaugural Violet I. Meek Scholars, mathematic’s Dr. Ivo Herzog, will present Root Systems and Their Lattices at 3 p.m. in the Special Collections Room of the library. Lecture attendees with cellphones capable of reading QR codes will be able to calculate the Cartan integers for the points of the two-dimensional root systems that lie at the base of a large portion of advanced mathematics. The root systems correspond directly to the new templates of the Notability App for taking iPad notes. Dr. Herzog will share some of the visual beauty of the lattices that the root systems generate.
