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Physics and CCAPP Alumnus Wins 2024 ICTP Prize

Ranjan Laha, an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is one of two winners of the 2024 ICTP Prize from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste,…

Pierre Agostini Elected to the National Academy of Inventors 2024 Class of Fellows

Department of Physics Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate, Pierre Agostini, was elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2024 class of fellows.

"The newest NAI fellows…

Chris Hill Experiments Featured in New Scientist Article

Department of Physics Professor Chris Hill has had three of his experiments featured in a New Scientist article.

The piece, "We may be about to solve the greatest riddle of…

Five Physics Grad Students Awarded Presidential Fellowship

The OSU Graduate School has announced the 2024-2025 Presidential Fellowship recipients. The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School to recognize the…

Department of Physics Students and Faculty Attend SACNAS and NSBP/NSHP

This fall has been a busy time in the Department of Physics, with many of our undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, attending various conferences.

Most recently,…

Professor Agostini Connects with China’s Leading Universities

Originally posted on the OSU Institute for Optical Science (IOS) website.

In the beginning of November, Prof. Agostini traveled across China, visiting top…

Johnston-Halperin receives DOE semiconductor grant

Penn State and Ohio State physicists and engineers are collaborating on a $1 million Department of Energy grant to find a replacement for gallium nitride, exports of which are limited, for…

Department of Physics Well Represented at APS Regional Conference

The APS Eastern Great Lakes Section (EGLS) Fall 2024 Meeting and SPS Zone Meeting took place at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, on October 18th and 19th.

Several students from the OSU…

Department of Physics Featured in Photonics Focus

From original article for Photonics Focus Nov-Dec 2024, by William G. Schulz