Monday, September 25, 2023
OSU-Tulsa signs partnership with U.S. Army Lauren King Staff Reporter New conformable fuel tanks are on their way. The partnership between Oklahoma State University-Tulsa’s Next Generation Materials Lab and Infinite Composites Inc. signed a $1.6 million contract with the U.S Army to develop
conformable fuel tanks for future hydrogen-powered vehicles. The small business innovative research direct to Phase II contract ensures the partnership will develop a conformable hydrogen tank that meets strict requirements set by the U.S. Army. The conformable tanks will allow for more efficient storage and usage capabilities. Instead of fossil fuels, hydrogen
has become an alternate fuel source for military and commercial vehicles. The Department of Defense has created several initiatives to increase funding for hydrogen technology advancements. The proposal submitted from Infinite Composites, Inc. was selected by the U.S Army due to the company’s focus on improving the storage technologies for hydrogen fuel. Dr. Ranji Vaidyanathan, head of
the Next Generation Materials Lab at OSU-Tulsa, said they are developing new tanks to be more efficient. “At present, cylindrical or spherical metallic tanks are the most commonly used storage containers for hydrogen,” Vaidyanathan said. “However, those types of tanks are not as efficient in their use of space and also tend to be very heavy, which is not ideal for use in vehicles like aircraft.” See U.S. Army on 6
Jewish tradition’s holiest day begins at sunset Sunday Frank Wilkes Lesnefsky beginning The Citizens’ Voice
Kennedy Thomason Audience members were captivated during the first of three performances by the New York Philharmonic this weekend.
New York Philharmonic brings the house down Kennedy Thomason News & Lifestyle Editor
Symphony” by Copland. Bentley Bowman, a violin student, said the philharmonic’s performance presence was mesmerizing. “It’s like they’re just one big Grandiose crescendos and eninstrument, and that’s always the goal, chanting melodies captivated hundreds but their bows move at the same time, of audience members on Friday night. in the same spot, in the same angle,” The New York Philharmonic Bowman said. “It’s awesome.” played its first of three performances The New York Philharmonic as a part of their partnership with has a residency partnership with OSU, OSU. Friday’s performance, the Bright meaning the philharmonic visits OSU Night Gala Concert, featured the once a year to perform and teach “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, masterclasses to students. As a part of Op. 14” by Barber and the “Third their visit to Stillwater, the group also
performs a concert for fine arts students at Stillwater Public Schools. Thursday through Sunday the New York Philharmonic taught various specialized masterclasses for OSU students. Corianna Houng, a violin performance and music education major, was one of the select students chosen to play in the violin masterclass. “I actually played at the one last night with Frank Huang,” Houng said. “It was amazing. Just (a) really fun and educational experience, as well as (a) performance opportunity.” See Philharmonic on 5
with people recognizing they At sunset Sunday, the holiest did something time in the Jewish wrong. Then, depending on whethtradition begins, er they wronged marking a day of God or another deep introspecperson, they are tion, fasting, supposed to apolorepentance and, ultimately, atone- gize, unless doing so would hurt ment. the other person, Yom Kippur, or the Day of Swartz said. Third is a resolution to Atonement, continues until night- do better and act differently in the fall Monday and is the culmination future, he said. of a 10-day period The final step is known as the Days to then act on that resolution, Swartz of Awe or High said. Holidays, which “You can’t began with Rosh obviously do the Hashana — the fourth one durJewish New Year ing Rosh Hashana — on Sept. 15. and Yom Kippur As they because you don’t participate in have enough data the solemn holipoints, but you day that takes a can do those first sobering look at three,” he said. death, Jews will traditionally dress “Then the hard in all white while work is, after Rosh Hashana abiding by variand Yom Kippur ous prohibitions, end, to then say, including fasting ‘OK, well, let’s put from food and water and refrain- these into action. ing from wearing How do I keep doleather, anointing ing that?’” Yom Kippur themselves and is a hyperfocus bathing. Rabbi Daniel on introspection, Swartz of Temple said Rabbi Eric Hesed in Scranton Mollo of Temple B’nai B’rith in considers Yom Kingston.”You’re Kippur to be an trying to cram “extended neardeath experience.” all this reflection “The things into one really intense 24-hour that we refrain period,” he said. from are really the things that you “It’s 24 hours of need to do to have just an intense time to repent, to your regular life and to sustain your pray, to reflect, life,” Swartz said. to really dig deep into those things “For a day, we pretend that we’re within ourselves dead, that we don’t that we need to need those things.” work on the most and to challenge They intimately face death, ourselves to move forward in the best asking, “If I died possible way.” right now, what Mollo said would my life that Jews ask come to?” Swartz themselves, “If it said. If the answer was our time, right now, would we isn’t satisfying, be judged as one it is supposed to be a motivator for of the righteous? Would we have change, he said. done enough in “That life?” doesn’t make it “That’s a one of the fun really tough quesholidays, but it tion to grapple makes it a really with, but that’s important holiday,” Swartz said. what we do for 24 hours,” he said. To actually atone, Swartz “That’s why it’s so broke the process intense.” into four steps, See Tradition’s on 7