Buchanan was selected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to fill the vacancy in Cincinnati from J. Vincent Aug, Jr., who retired this year, according to the Cincinnati law firm.
She graduated from University of Dayton School of Law and received a bachelor’s of business administration in economics from The Ohio State University, according to the firm.
Miami University
The university announced May 9 recipients of the 2011-12 Shoupp Awards for research projects tied to Ohio’s Third Frontier Initiative.
Miami’s office for the advancement of research and scholarship provides funding awards in two phases: Phase 1 awards up to $5,000 to establish collaboration between business and industry; and Phase 2 awards between $10,000 and $20,000 that requires a matching contribution from business or industry. Phase 1 award recipients:
Dmitriy Garmatyuk, electrical and computer engineering, "Experimental Study of Cognitive Radar Sensor for Target Detection," $5,000;
Lei Kerr, chemical and paper engineering, "Flexible Dye Sensitized Solar Cells on Paper Substrates," $5,000; and
Kumar Singh, mechanical and manufacturing engineering, "Towards the Development of Models and Controllers for Next Generation Rotors," $5,000.
Phase 2 awards:
Samir Bali, physics, "Measurement of the Refractive Index and Attenuation Coefficient of Turbid Media," $10,000;
Herbert Jaeger and Michael Pechan, physics, "Linear Generator For Novel Fixed-Shaft Wind Turbine," $20,000;
Mark Krekeler, geology, "Pilot Investigations of Two Energy Applications Utilizing Nanotechnology Derived from Recycled Battery Waste," $20,000; and
Craig Williamson, zoology, "Development of a Novel Optical Sensor to Detect Dissolved Organic Matter," $40,000, which the university said was higher because of a higher external contribution.
Awards are named for the late William Shoupp, a charter member and chair of the Miami University Research Advisory Council.