Donald Borror (1907-1988), emeritus professor of entomology at Ohio State, was a world-renowned expert on Odonata (an order of carnivorous insects including dragonflies and damselflies) and bioacoustics, particularly of songbirds.
Timothy Gregory, professor emeritus with the Department of History, is widely known for his work studying Byzantine archaeology. His research has helped shed light on the dark age of the Roman and Byzantine world.
Paul Flory (1910-1985) received his PhD in chemistry from The Ohio State University and is widely recognized as the founder of the science of polymers.
Burk Dehority (1930-2016) was a professor at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center for over 50 years in the Animal Sciences Department specializing in Rumen Microbiology.