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6th Annual GRASP camp hosted 46 Campers in two sessions
The Physics Undergraduate Studies Office hosted the 6thannual Girls Reaching to Achieve in Sports and Physics (GRASP) Summer Camp in June 2013. This year’s camp accommodated 18 campers during the…
OSU Physics selected as APS Bridge Program Site
Although many in the department are aware of our success in becoming a recipient of Bridge Program Funding, it may be news to others.
The most recent issue of APSNEWS is headlining the new…
Gordon Aubrecht re-elected as Executive Secretary of the InterAmerican Council on Physics Education
At the recent eleventh InterAmerican Conference on Physics Education in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Gordon Aubrecht, OSU Physics-Marion, was reelected Executive Secretary of the InterAmerican Council on…
Prof. Pierre Agostini to be honored by in Paris
The contributions of Prof. Pierre Agostini will be honored by a special symposium at the 4thInternational Conference on Attosecond Physics to be held in Paris from July 8-12, 2013.
OSU Graduate Nigel Lockyer named Director of Fermilab
The Board of Directors of the Fermi Research Alliance has just announced that Nigel Lockyer will become the next Director of Fermilab. Dr. Lockyer did his graduate study at The Ohio State…
Trisch Longbrake elected to Arts and Sciences Staff Advisory Council
Physics is proud to announce that Trisch Longbrake has been elected to the Arts and Science Staff Advisory Council (ASCSAC). It is beneficial to have a voice on this important committee. Trisch is…
Kenneth G. Wilson, Nobel Laureate and retired OSU Professor of Physics dies at age 77
Nobel Laureate Kenneth G. Wilson, who joined Ohio State University’s Department of Physics as the Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor in 1988, died June 15, 2013 at his home in…
Buckeye Current Team races on the Isle of Man TT Zero race debut
Jenn Holt,physics Graduate Student, is a leader on the Buckeye Current electric motorcycle team. Jenn drove the bike to its previous record last year. The Buckeye Current electric motorcycle race…
Machine Shop Receives Gift of Oil Skimmer
OSU Alum Steve Davidian ('80), president of Zebra Skimmers, recently donated an oil skimmer to the Department’s Machine Shop in Smith Lab.
This device, a model GSH4300, is used to extract…