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Scientists publish largest 3D map of the universe ever created
A new three-dimensional map, built after decades of collecting and analyzing data from the skies, shows how the universe has changed and expanded over an 11-billion-year period.
The map,…

Dr. William Saam, Professor and Chair 1941-2020
William F. Saam, age 78, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Kobacker House. William was born on November 14, 1941 in Butte, Montana. Will earned his Bachelor of Science from CalTech…

Ohio State’s Center for Emergent Materials awarded $18 Million NSF Grant
Ohio State’s Center for Emergent Materials awarded $18 Million NSF Grant to Support High-Impact, Cutting-Edge Science
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that the Center for…

Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin is a Thrust co-Lead in the recently funded Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction
Ohio State Professor of Physics Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin is a Thrust co-Lead in the recently funded Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction (CMQT), an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)…

Undergraduate Students Participate in 2020 Summer Research Program
Twenty one Physics and Engineering Physics majors are participating in this summer's Undergraduate Physics Research Program, a 10-week long program designed to connect undergraduate students to…

DOE awards High Energy Physics Group $7.9 million grant
The Ohio State University high energy physics group recently learned that its four-year grant proposal to the Department of Energy was successful and will be funded at the level of $7.9 million.…

OSU Department of Physics Selected to Join the APS-IDEA Network
In June 2020, the OSU Department of Physics was selected as part of the first 2020 cohort for the APS Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (APS-IDEA) Network. This international network…

Department of Energy to construct The Electron-Ion Collider
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it will construct and house The Electron Ion Collider (EIC), a particle accelerator, at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New…

Amy Connolly awarded the 2019-2020 Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award
Professor Amy Connolly has been awarded the 2019-2020 Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award. This award recognizes a faculty member, staff member or student from…