It has been less than a week since the Ohio State Board of Trustees approved Patrick Osmer as vice provost and dean of the graduate school and so far he says his new job has been a "whirlwind."
"The number-one thing is getting familiar with the nature and needs of the programs and people I'm working with," he said.
Osmer has been professor and chair of the Department of Astronomy since his arrival in 1993, and "is an authority on the evolution of distant quasars and their relation to their host galaxies," according to a press release announcing his appointment.
Amy Murray, assistant director of media relations for Ohio State, said Osmer was chosen after a national search.
Osmer said he applied for the position because he saw "the excellent opportunity for strengthening and improving the graduate school.…
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