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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…

Results from a collaboration including Ohio State's Nandini Trivedi to be published in SCIENCE
Applying strong magnetic fields to matter can give rise to new and often unexpected phenomena. This is particularly true at very low temperatures, where the quantum nature of the particles in a…

John Beacom Named 2017 Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Professor John Beacom has been selected as a 2017 Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor. This honor is bestowed upon a select few of the amazing faculty in the College of Arts and…

Bunny and Thomas Clark Graduate Scholarship awardees are chosen
The department of Physics is proud to announce the most recent winners of the Bunny and Thomas Clark Graduate Scholarship.
Shirley Li, recent PhD graduate advised by John Beacom and…

Columbus Dispatch article showcases work by OSU scientists as part of the DES Collaboration
This week a workshop of CCAPP and DES (Dark Energy Survey) collaborators are meeting at OSU to discuss furthere development, large scale production and future projects of the DES. The…

Jim Smith scholarship featured in The Daily Post today (August 15)
The Daily Post of the College of Arts and Sciences once again is featuring Physics. This time it is highlighting the wonderful gifts of James L. Smith '64 '66 who graduated from OSU with a…