Faculty & Staff

Women Divers Hall of Fame to induct Wright State scuba instructor

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Jim Hannah

When she was a child, Gina Bier couldn’t decide whether she wanted to be a scuba diver or police officer. So she became both. Continue reading →

Pre-game lecture to feature international DNA expert

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Cory MacPherson

Professor Dan Krane, Ph.D., will present “The Science (and Pseudoscience) of DNA Profiling” before a men’s basketball game. Continue reading →

Information services provider Sogeti launches training program at Wright State

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

Michael Pleiman, executive vice president of Sogeti USA, speaking at the Nutter Center event on Jan. 31.

Global information services provider Sogeti and Wright State University have launched a training program… Continue reading →

Army impresses Wright State assistant dean, changing old perceptions

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Seth Bauguess

Lillian Johnson, Wright State University's assistant dean for academic advising and transfer services with University College got some hot shooting tips during her trip to San Antonio.

No fan of firearms, Lillian Johnson last week cradled a 12-gauge shotgun in her hands trying to shoot skeet whizzing across the field at the San Antonio Gun Club. Continue reading →

Wright State ecologist probes mystery of nutrient-poor, fish-rich African lake

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

Lake Tanganyika in east Africa is the second deepest lake in the world. Most of the lake’s massive volume of water sits in its dark depths, where a lack of oxygen makes it impossible for fish and other animals … Continue reading →

Wright State researcher wins prestigious history book award

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Jim Hannah

Jonathan Reed Winkler, Ph.D. says history is ultimately literature and should be well written and not directed to just the few people who know something about what is a very narrow topic.

Intrigued by a magazine article that described the laying of a communications cable that snaked across the ocean floor from England to Japan, Jonathan Reed Winkler, Ph.D., began researching what would become an award-winning book. Continue reading →

Coin flip charted career path for director of Wright State Research Institute

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Jim Hannah

After Mary and Ryan Fendley graduated from Indiana University, they were faced with a career decision that confronts many couples – whose career to follow first. Continue reading →

Virtual combat training

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Jim Hannah

It’s a world within a world.

Inside that world, enemy snipers rain their fire down on U.S. soldiers as they patrol the streets of some strange and faraway urban war zone. Continue reading →

Director of sustainability gains new perspective on environmental issues in China

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Wright State Media Team

In his second trip to China in less than two years, Wright State University Director of Sustainability and Senior Lecturer Hunt Brown got a firsthand look at how the Chinese are tackling environmental issues in their own country. As part … Continue reading →

Lang Hong receives International Education Award

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Wright State Media Team

Lang Hong, professor of electrical engineering, is this year’s recipient of the International Education Award for expanding global awareness and international understanding on the Wright State campus and in the surrounding communities. The award is given by the University Center … Continue reading →