Department of Physics Professors John Beacom, Jeanie Lau, and Roland Kawakami are among the nine total OSU scientists who have been elected to the 2024 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows.

The AAAS Fellowship, recognizing scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications, is one of the most prestigious honors a U.S. scientist can receive. Fellows are elected by their academic peers.

John Beacom, professor of physics and astronomy. For distinguished contributions to the fields of nuclear and particle astrophysics, particularly regarding neutrinos. 

Chun Ning Jeanie Lau, professor of physics. For distinguished experimental contributions to the field of 2D van der Waals materials, leading to new insights into the thermal, mechanical and electronic properties, and emergent phases in few-layer graphene. 

Roland Kenji Kawakami, professor of physics. For seminal contributions to spintronics and magnetism in two-dimensional materials, and for the investigation of epitaxial magnetic films and heterostructures using molecular beam epitaxy and surface-sensitive characterizations. 

Congratulations to Professors Beacom, Lau, and Kawakami!

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