The Ohio State University Department of Physics has a proud history of decorated alumni and faculty. Among those, are a handful of Nobel Laureates. Until recently, the Department of Physics had two members who had won a Nobel Prize: one undergraduate alumnus (William Fowler) and one faculty member (Ken Wilson).  Then, this autumn, Professor Emeritus Pierre Agostini was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on electrons with Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier (read more here).

We are very proud of the achievements of these individuals and are happy to have been a part of their academic journeys. Here is a little more about each of the Ohio State Department of Physics' Nobel Laureates.