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Prof. Amy Connolly awarded single-PI NSF grant
Prof. Amy Connolly was awarded a single-PI NSF grant entitled “Precision Ultra-High Energy Neutrino Astrophysics and New Signatures Enabled by a Complete Treatment of Birefringence in Antarctic…

MilliQan is getting ready to have a look at the dark
This October, the first component of the milliQan detector has been installed on top of the CMS experimental cavern, and it is now taking data at the high energy of LHC RUN3.
The milliQan…

OSU awarded HHMI Driving Change Grant
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded its first grants in its Driving Change initiative, awarding $2.5 million each to six universities: The Ohio State University, Loyola…

A new spin on an old system offers novel way to detect puzzling particles
Astronomers create new technique to assist in search for dark matter
Meteors may help astronomers devise a new way to locate dark matter – mysterious and invisible particles that…

Physicist Steven Prohira awarded ‘genius grant’
Steven Prohira, a physicist and a former postdoctoral researcher at The Ohio State University, has been named a recipient of the 2022 MacArthur Fellowship, a prize often called the “…

Multiple Faculty Openings in Ohio State Physics!
The Physics Department has six faculty openings this year, some joint with other departments:
Astrophysics Experiment (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22482)
Atomic…

Machine learning helps scientists peer (a second) into the future
New algorithm makes it easier to predict chaotic physical processesThe past may be a fixed and immutable point, but with the help of machine learning, the future can at times be more easily…

Nobel Laureate comes to Ohio State, Students Invited to Discussion
Come chat with Donna Strickland!Monday, Sept 19th from 1pm-2:30pm Pizza and drinks in the Atrium of the Physics Research Building
The OSU Optica Student Chapter…

Ohio State announces first cohort of Provost’s Early Career Scholars
The Ohio State University has selected its inaugural cohort for the Provost’s Early Career Scholars Program, a new initiative designed to attract and develop the highest caliber early-career…