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Stellar halo photo
February 26, 2018

Ohio State astrophysicists involved in stellar discovery

The photo shows the Milky Way galaxy is surrounded by a halo of stars, as simulated in this image (courtesy of Annika Peter, CCAPP).January data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) utilizing a 8,000…
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Heckler Image
February 19, 2018

Prof. Andrew Heckler receives 2018 OSU Distinguished Teaching Award

Professor Andrew Heckler was surprised in his classroom on Friday February 16, by President Michael Drake, Provost Bruce McPheron and others from ASC, Physics and the Alumni Association to notify him…
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photo of Professor Mohit Randeria
February 5, 2018

OSU Physics led group is awarded $6.34M grant from DARPA

Professor Mohit Randeria is lead PI on a new grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) entitled: “Skyrmions in B20 and Oxide Heterostructures: A Platform for New Magnetic…
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Comert Kural
December 20, 2017

Professor Kural awarded NSF CAREER Award

Assistant Professor Comert Kural has recently been awarded a National Science Foundation’s Early CAREER Development Award for his research proposal titled “Spatiotemporal Regulation of Clathrin-…
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Dr. Jim Beatty in Antarctica
December 15, 2017

Jim Beatty in Antarctica recovering ANITA-IV payload

Professor Jim Beatty is in Antarctica at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station working to recover the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna IV (ANITA-IV) payload. ANITA searches for rain bursts…
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Lou DiMauro pic
December 4, 2017

Prof. Lou DiMauro named to the Board of Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Professor Lou DiMauro has recently been named as a member of the Board on Physics and Astronomy at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine for a term ending in June 2020.   The…
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December 4, 2017

Chris Hirata receives New Horizons in Physics Prize

Professor Chris Hirata was awarded one of the "Oscars of Science" last night (Dec 3) at a star studded event televised on the National Geographic Channel in a program hosted by Morgan Freeman.  Prof…
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Dr. Beatty
November 29, 2017

Jim Beatty elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Professor Jim Beatty has been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).  The citation accompanying his award reads “For distinguished…
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Pres Fellows
November 28, 2017

Three physics graduate students awarded Presidential Fellowships

Pictured are Josh Ferguson, Shaun Hampton and Keng Yuan (Mark) Meng have all been awarded Presidential Fellowships, the most prestigious award given by the OSU Graduate School.  These fellowships…