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Spring 2022 Physics Magazine Now Available Online!
Filled with great stories and highlights about the department over the past two years, the Spring 2022 OSU Physics Magazine has been made available online!
Print versions can be found in the…
Faculty Research Initiative: John Beacom
Neutrinos — almost-massless subatomic particles — zip through matter all the time. John Beacom, the Henry L. Cox Professor of Physics and Astronomy as well as the director of CCAPP, researches…
Paul M. Sutter Named 2022 Corones Award Honoree
Physicist and science communicator Paul M. Sutter has been named recipient of the 2022 James Corones Award in Leadership, Community Building and Communication, for which we congratulate him!
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Swiped in Space!
In 2004, astronomers in Hawaii discovered an unknown dwarf planet on the far edges of the solar system. But before they could announce their findings, another team of astronomers announced their…
Stanek awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
Krzysztof Stanek, professor and University Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Astronomy received the 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships.
Stanek, whose time at Ohio State…
SciDome Honored with Ohio State’s High Impact Program Award
Under the guidance of The Ohio State University at Newark Associate Professor Mike Stamatikos, PhD, Newark’s SciDome — located at The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology — has…
Binary Stars Keep Masquerading as Black Holes
Tharindu Jayasinghe Arachchilage, graduate student in the Department of Astronomy, thought he had discovered two star systems — Unicorn and Giraffe — with invisible black holes. Instead,…
Mike Stamatikos awarded 2022 High Impact Program Award
Every spring, the Ohio State Office of Outreach and Engagement honors faculty, staff, students and community partners engaged in scholarship that impacts the community.
Among those honored…
Dustin Nguyen Wins 1st Place at 36th Hayes Forum
OSU Physics and CCAPP graduate student Dustin Nguyen won 1st place in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences category at the 36th Hayes Forum on Friday, March 4th, 2022. Dustin presented his…