Archive: Research

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Freericks Helps Tease Out Complex Electron Interactions In Superconducting Material

A team of scientists that includes College physics professor Jim Freericks has demonstrated a new technique for studying complex electron.…

December 20, 2016

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Psychology Professor's Findings on Corporal Punishment Decline Published in Pediatrics

Professor Rebecca Ryan’s paper found that American parents employed spanking or other forms of corporal punishment for children at a rapidly declining rate over the 1988…

December 13, 2016

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Olmsted Joins Hopkins, NIST in 3D Printing Research

Georgetown College physics professor Peter Olmsted will participate in a major research project to study the properties of polymers used in 3D.…

September 22, 2016

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Chemistry Department Shines in Grant Awards

Four professors from Georgetown College’s Department of Chemistry have received major grants from various branches of the U.S. government in the last two.…

September 20, 2016

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Marsh Delivers TED Talk on Altruism

Psychology professor Abigail Marsh gave a TED talk on the neurological basis for altruistic.…

September 20, 2016

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Del Gado Paper Published in Nature Communications

Georgetown College physics professor Emanuela Del Gado and her coauthors studied cement hydrates, the main binding agents in concrete, in a paper published in Nature…

August 2, 2016

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For Chemistry Professor, Years of Research Yield Breakthrough

The Georgetown paper represents an important shift in how scientists think about nitric oxide, as it identifies a new way this molecule can regulate.…

July 12, 2016

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Science Departments, NIST Establish Grant Framework

Georgetown College has established a new framework for collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., which will allow the…

June 21, 2016

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Computer Science Faculty Develops New Cyber Defense

The computer science department at Georgetown College is about to help formulate defenses against one of the most common and effective forms of.…

June 6, 2016

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Wiretapping, from Telegraphs to iPhones

With a new NEH research grant and a book on the way, Professor Brian Hochman is diving into the long, largely unexplored history of wiretapping in the United.…

April 26, 2016