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Dr. Molly Wolfson named OSU President's Postdoctoral Scholar

The Ohio State University recently named Molly Wolfson as one of the 2025 cohort of President's Postdoctoral Scholars!

The President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program (PPSP), supported by the…

New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve

Prof. Mike Lisa named a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award

Professor Mike Lisa has been named a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award!

This is an annual award given by Undergraduate Research & Creative…

CCAPP Alumna featured in APS news

Daniella Roberts, a CCAPP Alumna, was featured in APS news article "Persistence pays off for APS Bridge Program graduate, now aviation data scientist" retelling "Her road from loathing physics to…

Laura Lopez awarded ASC Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award

Prof. Laura Lopez has been awarded a 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award. These awards recognize outstanding performance in all three areas of research,…

Adam Leroy awarded Henry Draper Medal

Congratulations to Adam Leroy who has been awarded the 2025 Henry Draper Medal from the National Academy of Sciences for his…

Lopez and Weinberg selected as 2025 AAS Fellows

Department of Astronomy faculty members Laura Lopez (Associate Professor) and David Weinberg (Distinguished University Professor) have been named as 2025 Fellows of the American Astronomical…

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…