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Offices closed November 26 and 27 in observance of Thanksgiving holiday
Offices will be closed Thursday and Friday November 26 and 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Take some time to relax and enjoy family and friends.
Record crowds fill Hitchcock Hall to hear Kip Thorne
Wednesday November 18, 2015 was an eventful day for the department of Physics. We welcomed world renowned physicist, Kip Thorne, to campus for an afternoon of open forum meetings culminating…

Roland Kawakami named a Fellow of the American Physical Society
Congratulations to Professor Roland Kawakami who was recently named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Kawakami was nominated by the Topical Group on Magnetism (GMAG), "For pioneering…
Chun Shen wins 2016 APS DNP Dissertation Award
Chun Shen, who received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in August 2014, working under the guidance of Prof. Ulrich Heinz, has been awarded the 2016 Dissertation Award of the Division of…

Professor Chris Hill and his postdoc Dr. Jamie Antonelli selected as 2016 LPC Distinguished Researchers
Prof. Chris Hill and one of his postdocs, Dr Jamie Antonelli, have each been selected as LPC Distinguished Researchers for 2016. This fellowship is a…

Prof John Beacom writes about the Nobel Prize announcement in The Conversation
Photo: view from the bottom of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory acrylic vessel and PMT array - credit Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Save the Date for the Smith Lecture
Kip S. Thorne, Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus at Cal Tech, will present the 53rd Annual Smith Lecture on November 18, 2015 in 131 Hitchcock Hall. His title…

OSU Physics Alumnus Greg Kestin ('08) and Anna Rothschild win 2015 AIP Award for Broadcast New Media
Along with Anna Rothschild, Greg Kestin, a 2008 (summa cum laude) graduate of OSU in Physics has received the 2015 AIP Award for Broadcast/New Media for their NOVA/PBS Video "2.5 Ways to Die in a…