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Ohio State Impact Magazine
With a focus on research and featured article of CCAPP, the summer 2010 issue of Ohio State Impact magazine is now available online.
Kistler Awarded 2010 Einstein Fellowship
Congratulations to CCAPP's Presidential Fellow Matthew Kistler, who was one of ten scientists awarded the 2010 Einstein Fellowship.
NASA has announced the selection of the 2010 Einstein…
Ohio State researchers score Sloan Fellowships
An Ohio State astronomer is among researchers recently honored with prestigious fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Todd Thompson, assistant professor of astronomy and CCAPP science…
Photomultiplier tube from SuperK
2009
The photomultipier tube pictured here was used to watch the Super Kamiokande (SuperK) water for the atmospheric neutrino. It was one…
A New Way to Measure Cosmic Distances
Ohio State astronomers and researchers using LBT have found a way to measure distances to objects three times farther away in outer space than previously possible.
Involved in this study is…
Is Our Galaxy Doomed to be Destroyed by Galactic Bombardment?
Ohio State University astronomer Stelios Kazantzidis has performed supercomputer simulations to determine whether collisions with our dwarf galactic neighbors will one day tear apart the disk of…
Excess positrons are linked to Geminga pulsar
Are recently-detected excesses of cosmic electrons and positrons the first direct evidence for the existence of dark matter particles? That has been the hope of many physicists, while others have…
IceCube featured in Columbus Dispatch
May 17, 2009 The IceCube neutrino observatory was featured in the Columbus Dispatch Sunday May 17, 2009. Article includes interview with CCAPP researcher Carsten Rott.
Prof. John Beacom Surprised by President Gee
Prof. John Beacom was awarded the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching with a surprise classroom visit from President Gee on Wednesday, February 25. The Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching…