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Gordon Aubrecht re-elected as Executive Secretary of the InterAmerican Council on Physics Education
At the recent eleventh InterAmerican Conference on Physics Education in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Gordon Aubrecht, OSU Physics-Marion, was reelected Executive Secretary of the InterAmerican Council on…
Prof. Pierre Agostini to be honored by in Paris
The contributions of Prof. Pierre Agostini will be honored by a special symposium at the 4thInternational Conference on Attosecond Physics to be held in Paris from July 8-12, 2013.
OSU Graduate Nigel Lockyer named Director of Fermilab
The Board of Directors of the Fermi Research Alliance has just announced that Nigel Lockyer will become the next Director of Fermilab. Dr. Lockyer did his graduate study at The Ohio State…
Trisch Longbrake elected to Arts and Sciences Staff Advisory Council
Physics is proud to announce that Trisch Longbrake has been elected to the Arts and Science Staff Advisory Council (ASCSAC). It is beneficial to have a voice on this important committee. Trisch is…
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 motorcycle race…
Machine Shop Receives Gift of Oil Skimmer
OSU Alum Steve Davidian ('80), president of Zebra Skimmers, recently donated an oil skimmer to the Department’s Machine Shop in Smith Lab.
This device, a model GSH4300, is used to extract…
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. This program…