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Prof. Michael Poirier Awarded Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award (MIRA)
Michael Poirier, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics was recently awarded a Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (…
STEMcoding is officially listed as an instructional support in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Education issues guidelines on which topics need to be covered in various math and science courses and they also provide instructional supports and resource lists to provide…
Scientists See Evidence of First-Order Phase Change in Nuclear Matter
New evidence suggests that protons and neutrons go through a “first-order” phase transition—a kind of stop-and-go change in temperature—when they “melt.” This is similar to how ice melts: energy…
Ami Choi Selected For Postdoctoral Service Award
CCAPP Fellow Ami Choi was surprised recently in the Cosmology Lunch group meeting by Marcela Hernandez, Administrative Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, who came to announce that Ami…
Prof. Tin-Lun (Jason) Ho awarded TOPTICA BEC Lifetime Award
The newly established TOPTICA BEC Award for Lifetime Achievements 2021 recognizes longstanding important contributions to the field. Prof. Ho is the inaugural awardee of the…
Multi-institutional project receives $1.8 million from DOE to advance quantum science
Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, professor in the Department of Physics, is leading Ohio State’s role in federally funded research that explores new ways to exchange information between…
Intuitive or rational? Students and experts need to be both
Research into dual-process theories of reasoning from cognitive psychology suggests ways to improve classroom instruction in physics. Prof. Andrew Heckler, Mila Kryjevskaia, Assoc. Prof. at…
Kagan and Pelekhov Make Environmental Health and Safety Dean's List
Each year, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) conducts a laboratory safety site visit of all campus research laboratories using hazardous chemicals and biological materials. The site visit…
The Chicago Quantum Exchange adds The Ohio State University
The Chicago Quantum Exchange, a growing hub for the research and development of quantum technology that is based at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, has added…