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Jonathan Timcheck receives Churchill Award
Jonathan Timcheck, a senior in engineering physics and Honors student, has been named a 2015 Churchill Scholar. The WinstonChurchill Foundation awards 14 scholarships annually to graduating…

AFOSR awards grant to Dr. Cosmin Blaga through its Young Investigator Program
On January 21, 2015 the Air Force Office of Scientific Research announced that Dr. Cosmin Blaga, research scientist in Physics, as a recipient of the prestigious Young Investigator grant. The…

Dynamic New App for Learning About Particle Physics Now Available
The Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP) of which Emeritus Professor Gordon Aubrecht is now chair emeritus have contributed to a newly released app for both Apple and Android devices for…

$17.9 Million NSF Grant Renewal Funds Center for Emergent Materials' Broad-Impact Science
The Center for Emergent Materials, lead by director, Prof. Chris Hammel, was recently notified that their NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) grant has been renewed.…

Teams are forming for the 2014 Physics Gingerbread Competition
It's time to form teams for the 3rd annual Physics Gingerbread Competition! Gather your research colleagues, your creativity and submit your RSVP to participate! This competition is…

OSU Physicists work featured in December 6 Economist
The work of Professor and Chair Jim Beatty, Professor Amy Connolly, Research Scientist Patrick Allison and the graduate students in their group was featured in The Economist on December 6. …

2014 HoloFest runs Friday through Sunday in 0006 Smith Lab
The OSU Holography Club will host Fall HoloFest 2014, an exhibition of student and professional holography. This exhibition, held in 0006 Smith Lab will also include a lecture by well-known…

Graduate Student Teaching and Poster Awards
Donuts and Cider were on the menu on Monday morning when the Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards were announced. In an attempt to catch up from changes in the way we gather teaching…

Offices and classes closed for the Thanksgiving Holidays
Offices and classes are closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday November 27 and Friday November 28. Normal business hours resume on Monday December 1.