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Stories tagged with: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Milky Way Galaxy during night.
Faculty Awards

Dr. Christian Drischler receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award to advance research, educate students and community

OHIO's Dr. Christian Drischler was recently recognized with the prestigious NSF CAREER Award for early-career faculty and scientists. Through funding from the award, Drischler will advance the scientific community's understanding of theoretical nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics.

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Physics

OHIO scientist Saw Wai Hla named 2024 Falling Walls Physical Sciences Laureate for groundbreaking work in physics

Saw Wai Hla's groundbreaking work in the field of physics is being recognized by being awarded the 2024 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award in the Physical Sciences category.

Greta Hibbard
Student Success

OHIO's 2024 Goldwater winners: Greta Hibbard

All four of 51ĀŅĀ×’s internal nominees for the prestigiousĀ Goldwater Scholarship won the award in 2024. Senior Greta Hibbard studies engineering physics in the Honors Tutorial College.

Jane Kim PhD
Artificial Intelligence

How AI is helping decode the complex world of quantum states

OHIO researcher Jane Kim, Ph.D., is using AI and neural networks to revolutionize quantum physics by accurately modeling quantum states, unlocking new insights into the universe's smallest particles.

OHIO Student Trustee Pankaj Karna smiles in front of a building.
Student trustee

Governor DeWine appoints new student trustee to OHIO Board of Trustees

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently appointed Pankaj Karna as a student member of the 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees.

Campus beauty Hocking River 2024

51ĀŅĀ× mourns the passing of Emeritus Professor Ronald Cappelletti

Emeritus Professor of Physics Ronald L. Cappelletti, a spirit of curiosity, inquiry and discovery, passed away on July 6, 2024.

Researchers Oscar Avalos Ovando and Veronica Bahamondes Lorca review notes in OHIO's Edison Biotechnology Institute.

OHIO researchers discover way to make essential biotesting more accessible using less expensive materials

Researchers from several fields at 51ĀŅĀ× recently collaborated to make lateral flow assay biotests less expensive and more accessible allowing more people to take potentially life-saving tests.

a graphic image depicts two test strips, one that uses gold and the other that doesn't use gold and costs less

Biotesting with much less expensive materials and technologies at OHIO: Replacing colloidal gold

A group of 51ĀŅĀ× researchers have developed a new kind of biotesting kit using novel nanotechnological inexpensive materials.

51ĀŅĀ× hosts mostly women-led workshops about different STEM fields.

Summer camp sponsored by College of Health Sciences and Professions hosts hands-on STEM workshop for Appalachian youth

Students in grades fifth through ninth from around the southeastern Ohio and West Virginia area had the opportunity to hear from OHIO experts and explore areas in STEM during the Tech Savvy program.

Students on the 51ĀŅĀ× campus watch the April 2024 solar eclipse
Solar Eclipse

Breaking down everything you need to know about the April 8 solar eclipse

Cue the Bonnie Tyler hit ā€œTotal Eclipse of the Heart,ā€ as it’s almost time for parts of the U.S. to experience its own total solar eclipse on April 8.

Dr. Hee-Jong Seo
Mapping the Universe

First DESI results provide precise measurements of our universe’s rate of expansion, shedding light on the nature of dark energy

AnĀ international team co-led by 51ĀŅĀ× Physics ProfessorĀ Hee-Jong SeoĀ traces ripples from relic cosmicĀ sound over 11 billion years of cosmic history with unprecedented precision.

Graduate student in physics, Sneha Upadhyay in Clippinger Research Annex,
Physics and Astronomy

Unraveling big mysteries with tiny particles: PhD student takes award-winning approach to quantum research

Imagine being a detective, but instead of solving mysteries on the bustling streets of a metropolis, you're unraveling the secrets of the universe in a laboratory, one atom at a time. Sneha Upadhyay, an award-winning Ph.D. student at 51ĀŅĀ× in physics and astronomy, pulls out her quantum magnifying glass—or in this case, microscope—every day.

Bennett Hall

51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe to host solar eclipse viewing event

51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe will host eclipse viewing and educational programming on April 8 on the lawn between Bennett Hall and Shoemaker Center from 2-4 p.m.

Faculty members dressed in academic regalia sit in an audience
Faculty Excellence

Faculty Experts Roundup

A selection of recent news from OHIO faculty members includes publications, leadership appointments, awards and a Top-10 breakthrough in physics.

Logo for celebrating 15 years of Science Cafe at 51ĀŅĀ×
Accelerating Universe

Science CafĆ© to discuss "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Expanding Universe" with Dr. Hee-Jong Seo on Nov. 15

OHIO's nextĀ ScienceĀ Café will feature Dr.Ā Hee-Jong SeoĀ and provide insight into "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Expanding Universe" on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. in the Front Room Coffeehouse on the fourth floor of Baker University Center.

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