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Prof. Andrew Heckler named APS Fellow
Prof. Andrew Heckler has received the honor of APS Fellow for 2021! The criterion for election is exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise; e.g., outstanding physics research, important…
Prof. Orban leads federal research grant on ultra-intense laser interactions
“By far the strongest electric and magnetic fields that we know how to create is through using ultra-intense laser systems,” said Christopher Orban, Associate Professor of Physics at Marion. “The…
A Scholar Engaged with His Community
Engaged Scholars is a monthly series highlighting Ohio State faculty who have made an impact in our communities through their community-engaged research and teaching. This month Michael…
IceCube to appear in BBC and PBS documentaries
Professor James Beatty, and Associate Professor Michael Stamatikos are part of the collaboration for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive astroparticle physics experiment located at…
Beatty Lab Makes 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 focuses…
Prof. Douglass Schumacher awarded DOE funding
Douglass Schumacher has been awarded funding from two different Department of Energy programs totaling $833,000 over three years. The support will be used to study relativistic plasmas including…
A new way to solve the ‘hardest of the hard’ computer problems
A relatively new type of computing that mimics the way the human brain works was already transforming how scientists could tackle some of the most difficult information processing problems. Now,…
Ohio State-led QuSTEAM initiative awarded $5 million from NSF
A multidisciplinary, multi-institutional program led by The Ohio State University is taking the next step in its aim to develop a diverse, effective and contemporary quantum-ready workforce by…
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 (NIGMS…