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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 appointed a 2016 American Nuclear Society (ANS…
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 posted…
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 University…
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…