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Two Alumni Win 2020 Dissertation Award of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics
Physics alumni Shirley Li (Ph.D. 2017, advisor John Beacom) and Isaac Upsal (Ph.D. 2018, advisor Michael Lisa) have each won the 2020 Dissertation Award of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics…

Prof. John Beacom named 2019 Postdoc Mentor of the Year
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is pleased to announce that John Beacom is the 2019 recipient of the annual Mentor of the Year Award. The Faculty Mentor of the Year Award…

Arthur Epstein Remembered by Physics Community
Arthur Joseph Epstein, Ohio State University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Chemistry, passed away on August 25th and is being remembered by the physics community for his contributions to…

Enam Chowdhury wins DOE grant for studying ultra-intense laser material interaction at LaserNetUS Labs
Dr. Enam Chowdhury has won a Department of Energy (DOE) award of $410,000 (2019-2022) under the High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP) program to develop a high spatial and temporal…

Professor Harris Kagan's Holography Course Featured in Symmetry Article
Dr. Harris Kagan, an OSU Physics Professor and collaborator on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, was recently featured in an article published by Symmetry, an online…

Physics Postdoc Umida Djakbarova receives Pelotonia Fellowship
Dr. Umida Djakbarova, a post-doc working with Professor Comert Kural, was recently awarded a 2019 Pelotonia Fellowship.
Pelotonia was founded in 2008 with the goal to raise money for…

Prof. John Beacom Discusses Gravitational Wave Astronomy in New Video
Physics and Astronomy Professor John Beacom along with other experts in the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics discuss the future of gravitational wave astronomy "from upgrading LIGO to larger…

Physics Education Researchers Receive NSF Grant for Essential Skills
Physics Professor Andrew Heckler and Physics Lecturer Beatriz Burrola Gabilondo along with Arizona State University Professor David Meltzer were recently awarded a $598,000 grant from the National…

Undergraduates Share their Summer Experiences
On average, 70% of students in Physics or Engineering Physics will complete at least one research or internship experience before they graduate. We caught up with four undergraduates who discussed…