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From the Physics & Astronomy Newsletter The Clippinger Laboratories building upgrade has recently taken a big leap forward. Ohio University approved a six-year capital improvement plan that includes Clippinger Lab. The proposed $90M renovation will likely include additional building space. Design firm interviews were conducted, and the winning firm will […]

Special Projects Assistant Jean Andrews received the Physics & Astronomy Outstanding Staff Member Award for 2013-14. Andrew’s service was integral in the migration of departmental web content into the College of Arts & Sciences format, using this as an opportunity to highlight student learning. She has enhanced communication within the […]

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Ohio University alum Dr. Jack Steiner (B.S. HTC Astrophysics, B.S. Applied Mathematics, 2006) has been named an Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow. This program, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and administered by the Chandra X-Ray Center (CXC), is focused on research in […]

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Dr. Daniel Phillips, Professor of Physics at Ohio University, co-authored a ground-breaking paper describing how patterns of protons scattered in lab experiments can be explained by examining interactions between the quarks that make up the protons. Phillips and physicists Daris Samart and Carlos Schat […]

Two white dwarfs spinning around and around each other nearly 5,000 light years from Earth are making some waves, writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the March 1 Columbus Dispatch. Using the largest telescopes of the European Southern Observatory, they saw two white […]

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Dr. Charlotte Elster, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, is the organizer of “Reactions and Structure of Exotic Nuclei,” a two-week workshop being held March 2-13 at the Institute of Nuclear Theory in Seattle, Washington. Her co-organizers are Dr. W.H. Dickhoff of Washington University […]

From Compass Every year, many dedicated staff and faculty invest in their own departments monetarily at Ohio University in an effort to keep their programs alive and prosperous, all while encouraging growth and development. Eager to invest in his program and his students, Dr. Arthur Smith, Professor of Physics and […]