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Save the Date for the Smith Lecture
Kip S. Thorne, Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus at Cal Tech, will present the 53rd Annual Smith Lecture on November 18, 2015 in 131 Hitchcock Hall. His title will be …
OSU Physics Alumnus Greg Kestin ('08) and Anna Rothschild win 2015 AIP Award for Broadcast New Media
Along with Anna Rothschild, Greg Kestin, a 2008 (summa cum laude) graduate of OSU in Physics has received the 2015 AIP Award for Broadcast/New Media for their NOVA/PBS Video "2.5 Ways to Die in a…
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: Mwangi Undergraduate Research
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 experiment…
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 describing…
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 has…
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.