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Kenneth G. Wilson, Nobel Laureate and retired OSU Professor of Physics dies at age 77
Nobel Laureate Kenneth G. Wilson, who joined Ohio State University’s Department of Physics as the Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor in 1988, died June 15, 2013 at his home in…

Buckeye Current Team races on the Isle of Man TT Zero race debut
Jenn Holt,physics Graduate Student, is a leader on the Buckeye Current electric motorcycle team. Jenn drove the bike to its previous record last year. The Buckeye Current electric…
Machine Shop Receives Gift of Oil Skimmer
OSU Alum Steve Davidian ('80), president of Zebra Skimmers (http://www.zebraskimmers.com/), recently donated an oil skimmer to the Department’s Machine Shop in Smith Lab.…

American Red Cross Blood Drive in PRB - Tuesday May 21
Physics will once again host the American Red Cross Blood Drive in the PRB Atrium. Please see the poster information below to make an appointment. Drop-ins are always welcome as well…

Professor Eric Braaten receives prestigious Simons Fellowship
For the second year in a row, the Department of Physics has a professor receiving the Simons Fellowship in Theoretical Physics. This year Eric Braaten will receive this fellowship. …

Forty-eight Physics and Engineering Physics Majors Graduate in 2012-13 Academic Year
The most recent class of Physics and Engineering Physics Graduates leaves OSU with a wealth of experiences and a wide range of interests.
Fourteen Engineering Physics majors and…

2013 Physics Picnic a great success
Another Physics Picnic has come and gone. Great thanks to Kent Ludwig and his crew for making sure everything was set up, torn down and that there was real food there!! Scheduling on "…

Gordon Aubrecht and IMPACT program in inaugural Outreach and Engagement poster session
The inaugural Ohio State University Outreach and Engagement Forum will take place today (May 2) from 1-3 p in the Ohio Union Great Hall following the annual Patterson Lecture.
Professor…

Professor Mike Lisa featured in video about the RHIC
Professor Michael Lisa is featured in the following short video about the Relavisitic Heavy Ion Collider - Click the link to see Prof. Lisa and other international physicists putting forth the…