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Astronomy Chair Emeritus Elected AAAS Astronomy Section Chair
Bradley Peterson, astronomy department professor and chair emeritus, has been elected chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section on Astronomy…
Astronomer Joins Ranks of ASC NSF CAREER Award Winners
Adam Leroy, assistant professor, astronomy, is ASC’s latest NSF CAREER Award recipient. His five-year grant of $582,635 allows Leroy and his graduate students to use latest…
Adam Leroy Wins NSF CAREER Award
Astronomy Assistant Professor Adam Leroy was awarded a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation, which supports junior faculty who are…
Beatty appointed to NASA advisory panel
CCAPP faculty member Jim Beatty has been appointed to serve on a NASA advisory panel. He will join the Executive Committee of the Physics of the Cosmos Analysis Group (PhysPAG) from 2016 to 2019…
Phun With Physics at the Ohio State Fair
We’re not just blowing smoke! Visit OSU’s Phun with Physics booth for some extreme science fun.
Be dazzled with some cool liquid nitrogen experiments that are sure to rock the building.
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Astronomers Studying NASA's Next Flagship Telescope
NASA recently named chairs to lead scientific studies of four potential contenders for the "flagship astrophysics mission" to take place in the 2030s. NASA appointed Brad Peterson, astronomy…
COSI Hires First Chief Scientist
Paul Sutter, cosmological research and community outreach coordinator for CCAPP has also been appointed the first Cheif Scientist at COSI. "Proving that sometimes you can have the best of two…
CCAPP Graduate Student Wins a Hayes Prize
Shirley Li is among 17 Arts and Sciences graduate students to win the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum Prize, winner in the area of Physics. Ohio State's Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research…
Weinberg Named Reuters' 2015 Highly Cited Researchers List
David Weinberg was named to Thomson Reuters' 2015 list of Highly-Cited Researchers whose work has had worldwide impact and influence, ranking among the top one percent most cited for their field…