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Smith Lecture speaker Joe Incandela and Professor Chris Hill on All Sides with Ann Fisher Thursday morning
Listen to WOSU 89.7 on Thursday October 2 to hear interview with Joe Incandela and Chris Hill on All Sides with Ann Fisher.

Physics is on Social Media
The Department of Physics now has a presence on Social Media - at least on Facebook and Twitter. The Social Media Team - Shelley Palmer, Robin Patterson, Lindsey Thaler and Emma Wallis - will…

PGSC Poster Competition winners receive $1500 Scholarships
Three $1500 scholarships will be awarded to three deserving graduate students. Pictured are the winners, Shirley Li, Patrick Poole and Kyle Kafka. The poster session, sponsored by the…

OSU Junior Evan Lang wins Outstanding Schola Award from Air Force Research Laboratory
Evan Lang, an undergraduate student advised by Dr. Enam Chowdhury was awarded the Outstanding Scholar Award for undergraduate fellows in Directed Energy following his Summer 2014 AFRL fellowship…

Smith Lecture announcement on WOSU during drive time and All Sides with Ann Fisher
Advertising of the upcoming 52nd Smith Lecture has hit the airwaves. The Department of Physics will be advertising on 89.7 NPR during Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Marketplace…

CCAPP to host two workshops in coming weeks
Two workshops sponsored by CCAPP will be taking place in the Physics Research Building in the coming weeks. The first, Dark Ideas in the Midwest (DIM) has been organized by Prof. Annika…

Professor Michael Lisa featured on The Science Channel
"The First Second", an episode of the popular "How the Universe Works" series on The Science Channel featured several prominent physicists - Lawrence Krauss, Sean Carroll, Michio Kaku, Joe…

Joe Incandela - CERN and UCSB to present 52nd Annual Smith Lecture
The 52nd Annual Smith Lecture will be presented on October 2 by Dr. Joe Incandela of UC Santa Barbara. He is most recently known for being the spokesperson for the CMS experiment at CERN and…

Gordon Aubrecht named as inaugural AAPT Fellow
Emeritus Professor Gordon Aubrecht has been named to the inaugural class of AAPT Fellows. Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one's professional peers and is awarded to…