150 Years of Ohio State: Research and Creative Expression Innovators
The Ohio State University is celebrating its first 150 years of excellence in education, research, innovation and community engagement by reflecting on its remarkable past and preparing for its bold future. Research and creative expression innovators have made their mark over the last 150 years by taking on the world’s issues as their direct challenges. Through this site, we will recognize many of those Ohio State innovators, and reflect on the university’s ongoing commitment to the discovery and application of knowledge. Check back often as new innovators are added each week.
Embury Ashbury Hitchcock, Engineering
Embury Hitchcock (1866-1948) started as professor of mechanical engineering in 1893 and served as dean of the College of Engineering from 1920 to 1936. He was considered an expert in natural gas and was often called upon to settle gas di...
Buckeye Bullet
The Buckeye Bullet team was launched in 2000 to provide unique, hands-on engineering challenges for Ohio State students and push electric vehicle technology. Located at the Center for Automotive Research, these custom-built, student-desi...
Anita K. Hopper, Molecular Genetics
Anita Hopper, professor for the Department of Molecular Genetics at Ohio State, studies the biogenesis of tRNA molecules, and her research has led to fundamental insights into how tRNAs are built and become functional. She was the first ...
Andre Palmer, Engineering
Andre Palmer, professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is a world renowned blood substitute researcher. Through his research he is developing safer, more commercially viable red blood cell substitutes that can provide patients...
Rudine Sims Bishop, Education
Rudine Sims Bishop, professor emerita of education at The Ohio State University, has been called the “mother of multicultural literature”. She has been nationally recognized for her scholarship and teaching concerning multiculturalis...
Ruth Colker, Law
Ruth Colker is Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law for the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State. A national expert on disability discrimination, Colker was among the first in the country ...
Karen Bell, Dance
Karen Bell is professor emerita for the Department of Dance, formerly served as its chair and the dean for the College of the Arts. She also served as the university’s first Associate Vice President for Arts Outreach and was charged...
Ramteen Sioshansi, Engineering
Ramteen Sioshansi is a professor and associate department chair in the Department of Integrated Systems Engineering at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on the integration of advanced energy technologies, including renewabl...
Ruth D. Peterson, Sociology
Ruth Peterson, professor emerita of Sociology and former Director of the Criminal Justice Research Center at Ohio State, is a national authority on race, ethnicity, crime, and justice. After taking charge of the Criminal Justice Research...
Vesta Daniel, Education
Vesta Daniel, professor emeritus of Arts Administration, Education and Policy at Ohio State, is recognized as a national leader in the field of multicultural education. Her research focuses on community-based art education and issues of ...
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