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Middle school students get hands-on science experience at Breakfast of Science Champions
On November 6th, the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP), the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM), and other OSU departments and centers hosted Breakfast for Science Champions,…
Cosmologists receive $2.5M award for survey to study dark energy
Klaus Honscheid, professor of Physics, and Paul Martini, professor of Astronomy, have received a $2.5M award from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to support operation of the Dark Energy…
Professors Lau and Bockrath Featured in OSU Research News Article
OSU Physics Professors Jeanie Lau and Marc Bockrath were featured in the OSU Research News article Finding the “magic angle” to create a new superconductor which summarizes their search…
Prof. Amy Connolly Named 2019 APS Fellow
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Connolly for being named a 2019 Fellow of the American Physical Society!
Dr. Connolly's citation was for: contributions to experimental and theoretical studies of…
NSF Establishes New Facility Within the Institute for Optical Science
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded the Institute for Optical Science at OSU $9.5 Million to establish a National Extreme Ultrafast Science Facility (NEXUS) which will be open…
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. The…
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 recognizes a…
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…