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Njoki Mwangi, Engineering Physics 4th year, featured in URO Spotlight
Njoki Mwangi is a fourth year Engineering Physics major working in Roland Kawakami's lab. Read about her experience in undergraduate research at: http://www.undergraduateresearch.osu.…
Prof Chris Hill appointed co-manager of the US CMS Phase 2 Tracker Project at CERN
Chris Hill has recently been appointed as the co-manager of the US CMS Phase 2 Tracker project. The US CMS Phase 2 Tracker project is a critical component of a major upgrade to the CMS…
Emeritus Professor Hershel Hausman dies at age 91
Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Emeritus Professor Hershel Hausman who died August 5 at his home in Florida. The family has provided the following obituary…
Physics Postdoc Jyoti Katoch's article on welcoming climate for women published in APS online
Jyoti Katoch, a postdoctoral researcher in Roland Kawakami's lab, documents the specific ways Ohio State's Department of Physics has been working to create a welcoming, supportive atmosphere to…
Phun with Physics returns to the Ohio State Fair for the 15th year
The time has come again for the Ohio State Fair and the physics demonstrations group will once again be manning the "Phun with Physics" booth. For the last 15 years The Physics Department…
Physics graduate, Ben Reinke, named American Nuclear Society Congressional Fellow
Benjamin Reinke, a 2010 graduate in Physics and French and currently a fifth-year graduate student and PhD candidate in nuclear engineering, has been…
Independence Day Holiday observed Friday July 3 - Offices Closed - No Classes
University and Physics Department Offices will be closed on Friday July 3 in observance of the July 4 - Independence Day - Holiday. Offices will open and classes will resume on Monday July 6…
$12.5M MURI grant to OSU Physics led by Prof. Louis DiMauro awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced on June 3 that the OSU Physics Department was awarded $12.5M Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant. The 5-year MURI grant is led…
What's on the surface of a black hole? - Ask Prof. Samir Mathur and his collaborators
Pictured at left: Simulated view of a black hole by Alain Riazuelo of the French National Resarch Agency, via Wikipedia.
Professor Samir Mathur responds to this question in a paper…