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Chris Hirata receives New Horizons in Physics Prize
Professor Chris Hirata was awarded one of the "Oscars of Science" last night (Dec 3) at a star studded event televised on the National Geographic Channel in a program hosted by Morgan Freeman.…

Jim Beatty elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professor Jim Beatty has been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The citation accompanying his award reads “For…
Three physics graduate students awarded Presidential Fellowships
Pictured are Josh Ferguson, Shaun Hampton and Keng Yuan (Mark) Meng have all been awarded Presidential Fellowships, the most prestigious award given by the OSU Graduate School. These…
A multi-disciplinary team builds the world's highest rate quantum key distribution system
A team of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers from The Ohio State University, Duke University, and The National University of Singapore built world's highest rate quantum…

Prof. Chris Orban receives AIP Meggers Project Award
Congratulations to Prof. Chris Orban’s STEMcoding project (u.osu.edu/stemcoding) which recently received a $25k grant from the American Institute of Physics (AIP). The AIP Meggers…

Prof. Andrew Heckler selected as a mentor in the Faculty FIT program
Congratulations to Prof. Andrew Heckler for his selection as a mentor in the Faculty FIT: Foundation, Impact, Transformation program. The Faculty FIT program is a year-long program for…
Shaun Hampton, physics graduate student, receives award at SACNAS conference
Physics Graduate Student Shaun Hampton won the award for best oral presentation by a graduate student in Physics and Astronomy at the 2017 SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics…

Two Physics professors named 2017 American Physical Society Fellows
Congratulations to Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau and Jonathan Pelz for being named 2017 Fellows of the American Physical Society!
The criterion for election is exceptional contributions to the…

Dietrich Kiesewetter, a graduate student in Prof. DiMauro's group and U Virginia colleague published in NATURE
Researchers have—for just a fraction of a second—glimpsed an electron’s-eye view of the world. Read all about it at https://news.osu.edu/news/2017/10/02/freetron/ and the NATURE…