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CCAPP Alumnus Wins 2024 ICTP Prize

Ranjan Laha, an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is one of two winners of the 2024 ICTP Prize from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste,…

Novel supernova observations grant astronomers a peek into the cosmic past

An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed. 

This rare…

Charlie Mace and Erik Zaborowski win Presidential Fellowship

The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School to recognize the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the…

Professor Hughes's $729K NSF Grant Receives Funding

Professor Kaeli Hughes's $729K NSF Grant, WoU-MMA: Cosmic Ray and Background Identification with RNO-G, has just received funding!

Abstract from the NSF:
"Neutrinos are unique messenger…

A cosmic tool for studying twisters and other severe storms

Cosmic rays could offer scientists another way to track and study violent tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, a new study…

OSU Engaged Scholar Award

Engaged Scholars is a series highlighting Ohio State faculty who have made an impact in our communities through their community-engaged research and teaching.

2024 Award Winners

John…

Encouraging kids to shoot for the stars

Caitlin O’Brien grew up surrounded by space. Some of her fondest childhood memories are watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos with her dad. As an undergrad majoring in astronomy and…

2024 Price Prize Winners Announced

CCAPP is proud to announce Abigail Lee (U. Chicago) and Hanjue Zhu (U. Chicago) as the winners of the 2024 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics!          

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Portable Planetarium Party on PRB Patio

One of our recent undergraduate alums, Caitlin O’Brien, working with two other undergraduates, was selected last year for the President’s Buckeye Accelerator Award.  Their project, called…