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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…

Former Student - Chun Shen receives thesis award at BNL
Congratulations to Chun Shen – OSU PhD 2014 –advised by Ulrich Heinz
Chun has been awarded honorable mention in the 2015 RHIC and AGS Thesis Award competition for his thesis entitled “The…

GRASP Camp Week One June 8-12
Girls Reaching to Achieve in Sports and Physics (GRASP) Summer Camp starts its first week on June 8. GRASP is a 5 day long day camp for middle school girls hosted by the Ohio State…

Free Public Lecture - Gerald Gabrielse (Leverett Professor of Physics, Harvard University) "Setting Traps for Antimatter"
Tuesday June 9, 2015 - 7:30 pm
Hyatt Regency Columbus - Regency Ballroom - 3rd Floor
According to the best description of modern physics, the big bang created essentially equal amounts…

Gordon Aubrecht to deliver Emeritus Academy Lecture
Gordon Aubrecht, II, emeritus professor of physics and chair emeritus of the Contemporary Physics Education Project, will deliver an Emeritus Academy Lecture on Wednesday (6/3) at 4:30 pm in the…

ASPIRE - summer camp for Female High School Students - taking applications
The second annual ASPIRE (Achieving in Science through Physics Instrumentation, Research and Exploration) workshops (two this year!) will be held in the Physics Research Building at Ohio State…

John Beacom to serve term with Physics Review Letters
John Beacom has been appointed to the Editorial Board of Physical Review Letters, the world's leading physics letters journal. It is operated and published by the American Physical…

Congrats to our undergraduate physics students who graduated May 10 at Ohio Stadium
Congratulations to undergraduate physics students who graduated yesterday at the Ohio Stadium.
Bachelor of Science in Physics…

Margie Farrell wins ASC Above and Beyond Award
Congratulations to Margie Farrell for winning one of this year's "ASC Above and Beyond Buckeye" Awards. Margie was surprised by Executive Dean David Manderscheid and a host of others this…