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Physics Staff Win University and Department Awards
The Annual Physics Department Picnic was the scene of several suprise awards including three John G. Whitcomb Distinguished Physics Staff Awards and a University Distinguished Staff Award.
Prof. Andrew Heckler receives Physics 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award
This morning, Dr. Heckler was surprised in class by the undergraduate studies office (Robert, Robin, Lindsey) and awarded with a 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award, voted on by undergraduate physics…
Spring 2016 Holofest begins Friday April 22
Photo of Betsy Connor hologram -
The OSU Holography Club will be hosting the Spring 2016 Holofest beginning Friday April 22 at 3 pm in Smith 006 with a talk by Boston Holographer Betsy…
"Song of the Stars" Premiere at Capital Theatre - 7:30 pm
"An astrophysicist, a dancer, and a filmmaker walk into a bar..."
It sounds like a setup for a joke, doesn't it? But our unlikely collaboration is one of the most beautiful parts of…
Brian Clark wins NSF Fellowship
Congratulations to Graduate Student, Brian Clark has just been notified that he is a recipient of a 3 year NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Brian is advised by Professor Amy Connolly.
Brian…
Physics Students Successful at the Denman
The 21st Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum took place at the RPAC on Wednesday, March 30 with 677 student presents and more than 600 judges participating. Physics was well represented and…
Undergraduate Student Researcher, Shivam Tickoo, wins prestigious scholarship from NRL
Undergraduate researcher in the Chowdhury Lab, Shivam Tickoo, has been working on femtosecond laser technology development. Sivam was recently awarded a prestigious Directed Energy Visiting…
Congratulations to Prof. Chris Orban - selected as a BETHA award recipient
Assistant Professor Chris Orban was selected to receive one of only six Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs Endowment (BETHA) grants. His proposal "The Revolution in Cosmology and Fr…
OSU Physics alum, Perrin Schiebel, studies snakes on her way to a PhD
Perrin Schiebel, OSU physics graduate and PhD candidate at Georgia Institute of Technology is studying the Mohave shovel-nosed snake. Why is a team of physicists playing with snakes? Read the…