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Department of Physics hosted theSpring Meeting of the Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society last weekend (April 13-14)
The Ohio Section of the American Physical Society met at Ohio State on April 13 and 14, 2012. The theme of the meeting was Biophysics. Plenary speakers included: Yann Chemla…

Students receive NSF Fellowships
Students in the Department of Physics once again have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships. Among them are Seniors Edward McCary, John Moreland and…

Professor Douglass Schumacher named one of Princeton Review's Best 300 Professors
Physics Professor, Douglass Schumacher was recently listed among the nation's best 300 professors in a new book about the country's top undergraduate professors. Princeton Review has…

Johnny Greco is 2012 Goldwater Scholar
Congratulations!! Johnny Greco,a junior majoring in physics and astronomy was notified that he was the recipient of a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship yesterday with a surprise visit while in…

Fund established in support of GRASP program
GRASP (Girls Reaching to Achieve in Sports and Physics) is a day camp that makes physics fun, relevant, and accessible to middle school girls. This program will fill the PRB with active…

Professor Jason Ho receives prestigious Simons Fellowship
Professor Tin-Lun (Jason) Ho was recently awarded a prestigious Simons Fellowship in Theoretical Physics for his grant submission entitled “Fundamental Issues in Degenerate Quantum Gases.” …

Making a molecular movie - Di Mauro group published in NATURE -
Nature, March 8 issue: “Observation of femtosecond, sub-Angstrom molecular bond length change using laser-induced electron diffraction”
Imaging, or the…

2012 Winter HoloFest - March 8 and 9
The Winter 2012 HoloFest Exhibition will take place in Smith Lab room 0006. It opens on Thurs. Mar. 8 at 5pm and runs until 5pm on Mar 9.
The HoloFest Exhibition is hosted by the OSU…

Society of Physics Students 50/50 Fundraising Raffle - Supports Spring Field Trip
The Society of Physics Students is conducting a 50/50 Raffle to raise money for their Spring quarter field trip! SPS members will be traveling to a nearby lab, possibly Fermilab or OakRidge…