News
Brian Winer becomes Chair of the Department of Physics
It's official. Dr. Brian Winer is the new chair of the Department of Physics. The department celebrated the 8 year tenure of Jim Beatty on Thursday afternoon with a reception in the…
Another successful GRASP Camp was held last week
The 9th annual GRASP summer camp took place June 6-10, 2016. Pictured here are the campers and the many volunteers that helped make this week a…
Professor Zhong receives $2.1M NIH Grant
Professor Dongping Zhong, the Robert Smith Professor of Physics, and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been awarded a prestigious MIRA (Maximizing Investigators' Research Award) From…
Graduate Student, Khalida Hendricks named Pat Tillman Foundation Scholar
Khalida Hendricks has been named one of 60 Patt Tillman Foundation Scholars. One of only two from Ohio State. Khalida's path to graduate school was much different than the average…
Professors Ulrich Heinz and Yuri Kovchegov receive increased funding from DOE
Professors Ulrich Heinz and Yuri Kovchegov successfully renewed their basic research grant from the DOE Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, at…
Physics Staff Win University and Department Awards
The Annual Physics Department Picnic was the scene of several suprise awards including three John G. Whitcomb Distinguished Physics Staff Awards and a University Distinguished Staff Award.
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Prof. Andrew Heckler receives Physics 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award
This morning, Dr. Heckler was surprised in class by the undergraduate studies office (Robert, Robin, Lindsey) and awarded with a 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award, voted on by undergraduate physics…
Spring 2016 Holofest begins Friday April 22
Photo of Betsy Connor hologram -
The OSU Holography Club will be hosting the Spring 2016 Holofest beginning Friday April 22 at 3 pm in Smith 006 with a talk by Boston Holographer Betsy…
"Song of the Stars" Premiere at Capital Theatre - 7:30 pm
"An astrophysicist, a dancer, and a filmmaker walk into a bar..."
It sounds like a setup for a joke, doesn't it? But our unlikely collaboration is one of the most beautiful parts of the Song…