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Johnston-Halperin receives DOE semiconductor grant

Penn State and Ohio State physicists and engineers are collaborating on a $1 million Department of Energy grant to find a replacement for gallium nitride, exports of which are limited, for…

Department of Physics Well Represented at APS Regional Conference

The APS Eastern Great Lakes Section (EGLS) Fall 2024 Meeting and SPS Zone Meeting took place at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, on October 18th and 19th.

Several students from the OSU…

Department of Physics Featured in Photonics Focus

From original article for Photonics Focus Nov-Dec 2024, by William G. Schulz

01 November 2024, by: William G. Schulz…

Prof. Agostini & Prof. DiMauro Join ISUILS2024: Insights into Ultrafast Laser Science

From original article on the Institue for Optical Science (IOS) website.

Professor Singh Published in Nature Physics

Department of Physics Professor Kevin Singh was recently published in Nature Physics (2024) alongside his co-authors, for their article "A dual-species Rydberg Array".

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New Course: Physics for Future Presidents

We are excited to announce a new undergraduate physics course, available for enrollment for Spring 2025: Physics 2100, Physics for Future Presidents!

This course is four credit…

Richard Furnstahl Awarded APS Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics

Department of Physics Professor Richard Furnstahl was awarded the American Physical Society 2025 Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics!

This award is given "To…

2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

The Nobel Foundation has announced the 2024 Nobel Laureates, including the two winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have been chosen “for…

Michael Poirier Awarded APS Division of Biological Physics Fellowship

Department of Physics Professor Michael Poirier was awarded a 2024 APS Division of Biological Physics Fellowship!

"Fellowship in the American Physical Society is a great honor.…