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Thursday, August 3, 2017

BGSU named Bridge Program partner for physics | Kolla served as Fulbright-Nehru Scholar in India

BGSU NAMED A BRIDGE PROGRAM PARTNER FOR PHYSICS

BGSU’s physics program has a new partnership designed to help address the nation’s challenge of producing a generation of diverse scientific leaders.

The University has been designated a Partner Institution in the American Physical Society (APS) Bridge Program, which has a goal to increase the number of underrepresented minorities earning doctoral degrees in physics over the next 10 years. The Bridge Program facilitates student transitions from undergraduate degree programs to graduate school.

Participation in this national program will also create increased visibility for the BGSU program and help domestic recruiting efforts, said Dr. John Laird, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

“This is an important step for the field of physics,” Laird said, “and BGSU has a role to play.”

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Kolla gives a presentation to the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries in Kathmandu.

KOLLA SHARED KNOWLEDGE, CONDUCTED RESEARCH AS FULBRIGHT-NEHRU SCHOLAR IN INDIA

Dr. Sri Kolla spent an intensive four months teaching and researching as a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, traveling from the far south of India to the heights of Nepal.

“With everyone’s support at my host institution, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India, and at my home institution Bowling Green State University, I was able to accomplish many things during this semester-long visit,” said Kolla, a professor of electronics and computer engineering technology.

His fellowship grant, “Smart Grid: Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Electric Energy Systems Operation and Control,” included teaching a full-semester graduate course on Selected Topics in Integrated Power Systems, in Bangalore and organizing and co-teaching a short-term course, Topics in Control, Operation and Protection of Power Systems, which was attended by about 20 faculty members from a number of Indian engineering colleges.

OBITUARIES
Joel Black, 22, died July 27 in Alaska. A May 2016 BGSU alumnus, he had served as the flight dispatcher before becoming a flight instructor in the aviation program in August 2016.

SWANSON NAMED UNIVERSITY CONTROLLER

Robert Swanson, CPA, will serve as the University’s next controller, effective Aug. 14, Chief Financial Officer Sheri Stoll announced Aug. 1.

Swanson joined BGSU in 2009 and has served as the University’s associate controller since October 2009. In addition to his regular responsibilities, he has also served in several volunteer roles for the Central Association of College and University Business Officers, for the Ohio Association of College and University Business Officers, and the Higher Education User Group. A retired veteran, he has served in a variety of positions in the Ohio Air National Guard (from 1986-2012), including a lengthy posting to Kandahar, Afghanistan, for most of 2010.

Swanson brings a wealth of accounting, audit, tax and operational experience to his new role, Stoll said.

OPEN HOUSE SLATED FOR UNIVERSITY AND MOSELEY HALLS

Faculty, staff and retirees are invited to see the newly renovated University Hall and Moseley Hall during an open house from 3-4:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Explore the state-of-the-art transformations of the historic buildings.

IN BRIEF

Kurt Doles, director of the University’s MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, will be part of the Aug. 12 Lou Harrison Music Marathon at the Toledo Museum of Art. Doles will lead a free demonstration of the Balinese gamelan from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in the Peristyle lobby.

An exciting season is ahead for the University Choral Society. Auditions for community members of the society will be held the evenings of Aug. 15 and Aug. 22.

Caryl Crane Youth Theatre raises the curtain on its 2017-18 season with the blockbuster “The Lion King” Sept. 7-10. The fun-for-all-ages “Mickey Mouse Club Christmas” concert will be back by popular demand Nov. 30-Dec. 2, followed by “Annie Jr.” Feb. 15-18, and “All Shook Up” March 22-25.

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