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The Ohio State University Department of Physics
2026 Physics Magazine
2026 Physics Magazine
In this issue
Letter from The Chair
Hello and welcome to this 2026 edition of our Physics Magazine! All of us here at the Ohio State University Department of Physics hope that you will…
When Light Gets Seriously Intense
Read the full storyAt Ohio State, researchers from the Ohio State Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Schumacher Group are using some of the most powerful…
63rd Alpheus Smith Lecture featuring Professor Wendy Freedman
Event DetailsWendy Freedman to Present Alpheus Smith Lecture on the Hubble TensionThe Department of Physics will proudly welcome Wendy Freedman, John and…
Ohio State helps NASA mission lift off to scan the cosmos
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will scour the stars to unveil the universe's deepest secrets. Credit: GSFC/SVS Read Full StoryMore than two dozen…
Ohio State–led team secures NSF award to advance to next phase of the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory program
Read Full StoryThe Ohio State University has received a $4 million NSF award to lead a national effort focused on next-generation quantum sensing. The project…
Institute for Optical Science advances with $4 million NSF quantum award
The IOS team includes Nobel Laureate Pierre Agostini, Professor Alexandra Landsman, Associate Professor Michael Chini, and IOS Director and Professor Louis…
Protein key to cells’ gene regulation needs a chaperone to do its job
The study shows that chaperone proteins regulate how the linker histone H1 protein finds and loads onto its target nucleosome, the molecule illustrated…
Neutrinos 'flavor' may hold clues to the universe's biggest secrets
The members of the NOvA collaboration gathered at Fermilab. Credit: The NOvA collaboration. Read Full StoryResearchers from The Ohio State University are…
Professor John Beacom helps co-author National Academies report on "Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond"
Elementary particle physics reflects the human quest to understand the basic building blocks of nature and the rules that govern the physical world. At…
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to LHC Researchers
Top row from left to right: Antonio Boveia, Stanley Durkin, K.K. Gan, Chris Hill, Richard Hughes and Tom Humanic. Bottom row from left to right: Harris…
The DESI Collaboration is a winner of the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair
Read Full StoryThe prize was awarded for greatly advancing our understanding of how the universe began, evolved, and will continue to grow in the future. DESI…
Which Electron is Quicker? - Featured in Nature!
Figure 1 from the Nature Article. Read Full Story Image: Gregory M. Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory…
The Ohio State University joins Midwest Quantum Collaboratory
Read Full StoryThe Ohio State University has joined the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory (MQC), a coalition of research universities focused on advancing…
Physics Summer Research Program
31 undergraduate students conducted research on many topics, ranging from neutrino detection to star and galaxy formationThe Department of Physics Summer…
Student Awards
2025 & 2026 Presidential Fellowship Graduate Student Recipients; Top Row from left to right: Poulomi Chakraborty, Charles Mace, Brandon Manley, Erik…
Faculty News and Awards
Prof. Roland Kawakami Wins 2026 Undergraduate Teaching Award presented by Prof. Annika Peter Prof. Roland Kawakami Wins 2026 Undergraduate Teaching…
Physics By The Numbers
54 faculty 37 staff (administrative, research and facility,…
Meet Our New Faculty
Welcome to our new faculty members: Masaki Oshikawa, Guido Festuccia, Tyler Gorda, Alex von Hoegen, Zoya Vallari, Ashley Ross and Kevin SinghMasaki OshikawaOhio Eminent ScholarProfessional…
Support the Department
Giving OpportunitiesThank you for your support of the Department of Physics at Ohio State. If you wish to make a donation to enhance our work and create…