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OSU Joins the Search for Dark Energy
2007
OSU has been accepted as an Institutional Member in the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Collaboration. DES (www.darkenergysurvey.org) is a multifaceted effort designed to determine the…
CCAPP's Paul Martini sends greetings from the LBT
2007
To the left is a color composite of last month's observation of Abell 611, created by combining all of the u,g,r data and the strong, blue arc near the cluster center looks absolutely…
The Ohio State University Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics to Share $20M Exploration of Space Endowment
November 2007
The Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP), based on a joint proposal with the Department of Astronomy, will share roughly half of a $20M Exploration of Space…
Auger Observatory Closes in on Long Standing Mystery, Links Highest Energy Cosmic Rays with Violent Black Holes
Scientists of the Pierre Auger Collaboration announced today (8 Nov. 2007) that active galactic nuclei are the most likely candidate for the source of the highest energy cosmic rays that hit Earth…
Auger North Surface Detector Electronics Workshop
August 2007
Members of the Auger Collaboration from the U.S. and Europe are meeting to discuss optimization of the design of the electronics for the northern site of the Auger Observatory…
David Weinberg (CCAPP, OSU Astronomy) named Sloan Digital Sky Survey Spokesman
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CCAPP Postdoctoral Fellows in Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics
Eduardo Rozo (Chicago), CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2006-2009).
John Beacom (CCAPP, OSU Physics) receives NSF CAREER Award
"A prestigious award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help John Beacom perform a forensic study of the universe...."