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Congratulations to Prof. Chris Orban - selected as a BETHA award recipient
Assistant Professor Chris Orban was selected to receive one of only six Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs Endowment (BETHA) grants. His proposal "The Revolution in Cosmology and Fr…
OSU Physics alum, Perrin Schiebel, studies snakes on her way to a PhD
Perrin Schiebel, OSU physics graduate and PhD candidate at Georgia Institute of Technology is studying the Mohave shovel-nosed snake. Why is a team of physicists playing with snakes? Read the…
Dr. Enam Chowdhury wins $1.3 million grant from AFOSR for studying intense field laser solid interaction
A team of researchers from OSU and University of Missouri led by Dr. Enam Chowdhury of OSU Physics were awarded $1.3 million Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) grant titled, …
OSU Physicists and Astronomers among international team discovering a possible supernova
Photo: An artist's impression of the record-breakingly powerful, superluminous supernova ASASSN-15lh as it would appear from an exoplanet located about 10,000 light years away in the host galaxy of…
OSU Physics alum, Greg Kestin to host new NOVA series "What The Physics?!"
Greg Kestin, OSU Physics alum (2008) went on to Harvard and received his Ph.D. in 2015. He is currently hosting a new NOVA series on PBS entitled "What the Physics?!" During his time as…
Newest edition of Physics Magazine available online
The Autumn 2015 edition of the Physics Magazine is hot off the presses. [Download Physics-magazine-2015.pdf] This magazine is mailed to all of our living alumni and donors. A hard copy…
American Red Cross Blood Drive - Monday, January 25, in PRB Atrium
The next American Red Cross Blood Drive will be on Monday January 25 in the Atrium of the Physics Research Building. There is an urgent need for Type O, AB, B negative and A negative in…
American Physical Society CEO, Kate Kirby to present "APS and OSU: Addressing Challenges in Physics":
Kate Kirby, the first Chief Executive Officer of the APS, will be speaking at 2:30 pm on Friday January 15, 2016 in 1080 Physics Research Building. This special seminar is open to everyone in…
Prof. Chris Hammel elected to AAAS Physics Section
The Department of Physics congratulates Professor P. Chris Hammel on his election to the Physics Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His term on the Physics Electorate…