If you are not sure who to contact for your situation, you're welcome to send an email to physics@osu.edu and we will point you in the right direction.
Students with questions about Physics 1200-1201 or Physics 1250-1251 should contact Dr. Raju Nandyala (the Physics 1200-1201 course manager) or Dr. Michael Ziegler (Physics 1250-1251 course manager). The physics major advisors only work with 2000 level+ physics courses so they are unable to answer questions about the introductory courses.
Mr. David Zach
Academic Advisor
Email: zach.11@osu.edu
Offices: 1140 Physics Research Building; 4012 McPherson Lab
Advises:
- All Astronomy & Astrophysics majors
- All Astronomy & Astrophysics minors
- All first year Physics majors (College of Arts and Sciences)
- Continuing Physics majors who have not completed or enrolled in Physics 2095
- Continuing Physics majors who are double majoring in Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Students pursuing the Planetary Science certificate
Spring 2022 availability:
All advising appointments will be held through CarmenZoom until further notice due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. David can be contacted in the following ways:
- By email at zach.11@osu.edu. Emails will be read and responded to during regular business hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm US Eastern Time, with the exception of university holidays.
- 30-minute Appointments (virtual or in-person): In general, I am available for appointments between 9:00am and 4:30pm US Eastern Time on weekdays where the university is open, unless I have another obligation or meeting. All appointments must be scheduled through the university's scheduling and notes system, OnCourse. Appointments can be scheduled through my personal advising link (PAL): https://buckeyes.campus.eab.com/pal/DBhUypnYKD
NOTE: As of January 10, 2022, all 30-minute appointments are virtual only until further notice. Be sure to choose a "phone/remote" reason when scheduling an appointment. If you wish to have an in-person appointment instead, please email me at zach.11@osu.edu to request one after scheduling a remote appointment at an open time.
A video tutorial on how to schedule an appointment in OnCourse can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDRixFDPTFg
- Drop-in Advising (virtual only): Drop-in Advising is for quick questions that students anticipate will take 10 minutes or fewer to discuss. No appointment is necessary - just stop by if you have a question!
- Thursdays, 1:30-3:30pm ET via Zoom (details here)
- Thursdays, 1:30-3:30pm ET via Zoom (details here)
- Express Advising (virtual only): Express Advising sessions are additional drop-ins that will be offered during times of the semester when there is high demand for academic advising. No appointment is necessary. All Express Advising will take place via Zoom (details here)
- 1st Week:
- Monday, January 10, 10:00-11:00am US Eastern Time
- Wednesday, January 12, 3:00-4:00pm US Eastern Time
- Thursday, January 13, 1:30-3:30pm US Eastern Time
- Friday, January 14, 1:00-2:00pm US Eastern Time
- 2nd Friday: TBD
- 4th Friday: TBD
- 10th Friday: TBD
- 1st Week:
Full details on how to schedule on how to schedule and access David's Zoom room for appointments, drop-ins, and express advising can be found on his staff page: https://physics.osu.edu/people/zach.11
Ms. Lindsey Thaler
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Email: thaler.21@osu.edu
Office: 1142 Physics Research Building
Advises:
- All Engineering Physics majors (College of Engineering)
- Continuing OSU Physics majors (College of Arts and Sciences) who are taking Physics 2095 or higher and who are not double-majoring in Astronomy (First-year OSU Physics majors and those who are majoring or double-majoring in Astronomy & Astrophysics will work with David Zach)
- Students pursuing the Physics minor
Summer 2022 availability:
- By email at thaler.21@osu.edu. Emails will be read during regular business hours - Monday-Friday 8am-5pm EST
- Appointments can be scheduled through OnCourse (go.osu.edu/oncourse). Meetings will take place over Carmen Zoom so please choose an appointment reason listed as "phone/remote". Scheduled advising meetings can last up to 30 minutes.
Guidance on how to access Zoom can be found on this page: https://u.osu.edu/oncourse/covid-19-and-oncourse
Mr. Zach and Ms. Thaler can help students with questions about the following:
- Undergraduate physics courses at the 2,000 level and above
- Physics major requirements
- Arts and Sciences General Education requirements
- Petitions (late-add, over 18 hours, reinstatement, etc.)
- Degree Audit Reports
- Grade forgiveness policy
- Scheduling difficulties
- Getting involved in research and internships
- General information about graduate school
- Information about full-time employment
- Physics and General GRE
- And more
Students with questions about physics transfer credit should contact Dr. Mike Ziegler.
Dr. Thomas Humanic
Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Office: 2144 Physics Research Building
Email: humanic.1@osu.edu
Phone: (614) 247-8950
Dr. Humanic can help students with the following:
- Questions about undergraduate physics courses at the 2,000 level and above
- In depth questions about research
- In depth questions about graduate school
- Problems or concerns with physics classes
- Physics GRE questions
- And more
To meet with Dr. Humanic, please email him at humanic.1@osu.edu to schedule an appointment.
Ms. Lindsey Thaler
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Email: thaler.21@osu.edu
Office: 1142 Physics Research Building
Advises:
- All Engineering Physics majors (College of Engineering)
- Continuing OSU Physics majors (College of Arts and Sciences) who are taking Physics 2300 or higher and who are not double-majoring in Astronomy (First year OSU Physics majors and those who are majoring or double-majoring in Astronomy will work with David Zach)
- Students pursuing the Physics minor
Summer 2022 availability:
- By email at thaler.21@osu.edu. Emails will be read during regular business hours - Monday-Friday 8am-5pm EST
- Appointments can be scheduled through OnCourse (go.osu.edu/oncourse). Meetings will take place over Carmen Zoom so please choose an appointment reason listed as "phone/remote". Scheduled advising meetings can last up to 30 minutes.
Guidance on how to access Zoom can be found on this page: https://u.osu.edu/oncourse/covid-19-and-oncourse
Ms. Thaler can help students with questions about the following:
- Undergraduate physics courses at the 2,000 level and above
- Engineering Physics major requirements
- College of Engineering General Education requirements
- Petitions (late-add, over 18 hours, reinstatement, etc.)
- Degree Audit Reports
- Grade forgiveness policy
- Scheduling difficulties
- Getting involved in research and internships
- General information about graduate school
- Information about full-time employment
- Physics and General GRE
- And more
Students with questions about physics transfer credit should contact Dr. Mike Ziegler.
Dr. Thomas Humanic
Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Office: 2144 Physics Research Building
Email: humanic.1@osu.edu
Phone: (614) 247-8950
Dr. Humanic can help students with the following:
- Questions about undergraduate physics courses at the 2,000 level and above
- In depth questions about research
- In depth questions about graduate school
- Problems or concerns with physics classes
- Physics GRE questions
- And more
To meet with Dr. Humanic, please email him at humanic.1@osu.edu to schedule an appointment.
If you're interested in enrolling in the physics minor program or if you have questions, please contact Lindsey Thaler at thaler.21@osu.edu.
Engineering Physics majors with questions about the engineering honors program can contact Mr. Michael Knisley at knisley.33@osu.edu. Additional information about the College of Engineering honors program can be found at advising.engineering.osu.edu/current-students/honors-engineering
Arts and Sciences Physics majors with questions about the Arts and Sciences honors program can schedule an appointment with Kennedy Nemeth by following the directions on the ASC Honors website.
If you're interested in graduating with research distinction, or if you're interested in getting more information about the process, please contact the following person based on your program:
Honors Physics Majors: Please following the directions outlined on the ASC honors website.
Non-Honors Physics Majors: Please schedule an appointment with Mr. Ed Quinn by calling the Arts and Sciences Advising Office at (614) 292-6961
Honors and Non-honors Engineering Physics Majors: Please contact Mr. Mike Knisley at knisley.33@osu.edu.
Please note that the rules and processes for research distinction are handled at the college level (not the department level), so the physics advisors are unable to answer questions about research distinction.