Author Archives: Timothy R. Gaffney

Sensors and Sensibility

Jacqueline Janning leads the Air Force in sensors research

Jacqueline “Jackie” Janning has a second-floor office on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with large windows that look out over the base. It isn’t an easy place to visit. Besides being inside the base’s well-protected fence, Janning’s office is inside a … Continue reading

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Air Force’s Summer-at-the-Edge fires up Wright State students

Photo of Wright State students showing their project at the Summer-at-the-Edge Open House

More than 100 high school and college students tackled more than 30 research projects this summer in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Summer-at-the-Edge internship program. Continue reading

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Wright State professor’s work part of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week

((Excerpt)) This Shark Week, Wright State University professor Chuck Ciampaglio will share some nightmarish details about a prehistoric predator the Discovery Channel dubbed “Sharkzilla.” Actually named megalodon — which means “big tooth” — it was one of the largest carnivores … Continue reading

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Discovery Channel’s Shark Week to feature Lake Campus expert

Photo of Chuck Ciampaglio, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Geology/Paleontology-WSU Lake Campus and Jim Sharits, VP production Technifex rinsing dirt from the tooth of a preshistoric megalodon shark .

It’s crunch time for prehistoric shark expert Chuck Ciampaglio. Continue reading

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National Air and Space Museum internship is Wright State student’s dream job

Photo of Elizabeth Dardis in the National Air and Space Museum's Garber facility

Between having a father who’s an aeronautical engineer and attending a university named for the Wright brothers, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dardis seems almost destined to follow a path linked to aviation. Continue reading

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Award-winning Air Force scientist has Wright State ties

AFRL logo

One of seven scientists and engineers receiving the Air Force Research Laboratory’s highest honor this year has ties to Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading

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CORE Scholar revives articles online

Photo of Jan Wildermuth, head of the Wright State libraries’ digital services

Wright State faculty members have a fast new option for publishing scholarly materials, from their latest works to previously published articles. Continue reading

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Michael Bridges joins Wright State University trustees

((Excerpt)) Michael Bridges, president and CEO of Peerless Technologies Corp., has been appointed to the Wright State University Board of Trustees. Bridges, a 1981 Wright State alumnus, founded Peerless Technologies in 2000. Read more at bizjournals.com

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Jobless rate in region falls

((Excerpt)) Unemployment was down in most major cities and counties in the Miami Valley last month, continuing a steady decline in unemployment in the local area since the beginning of the year. Unemployment declined for the fifth consecutive month in … Continue reading

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2012 Yellow Springs Cost of Living update

((Excerpt)) Who lives in Yellow Springs, and what are they paying to be here? The answers to those questions can be found in the 2012 Yellow Springs Cost of Living Report, completed this spring by Wright State University’s Center for … Continue reading

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