🎃👻 Halloween Party! 👻🎃
Calling all Physics undergraduate & graduate students! Come celebrate Halloween with us! 🕸️🦇
📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 Physics Research Building Atrium & Vernier Commons
🍕 Welcome Back, Physics Undergrads! ⚛️
Join us for a Welcome Back Pizza Party to kick off the semester, grab some pizza, and connect with your fellow undergraduate students.
📅 Wednesday, September 2
🕛 12:00–1:00 p.m.
📍 Vernier Commons, Physics Research Building
Summer News Roundup ☀️⚛️
From national research awards to breakthroughs in quantum science, it’s been a busy summer in the Department of Physics.
Swipe through to explore some of our recent highlights, then visit physics.osu.edu/news to read the full stories.
This is an exciting year for soccer fans! To celebrate the @STEMcoding project is releasing a bracket builder where you can make your picks for who might win the 2026 Men’s World Cup.
(Disclaimer: This bracket builder is for educational use only! This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with FIFA or any official soccer federation!) Read more and try it out for yourself on the STEMcoding website: u.osu.edu/stemcoding/2026/06…
📻 Listen live on Tues, May 19 @ 11:20 AM on @WOSU's All Sides with Amy Juravich for an interview with OSU Physics Professor and co-leader of the Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering, Dr. Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin! 🎧📻⚛️
physics.osu.edu/news/ezekiel…
Congratulations to Aatmaj Rajesh, OSU Physics undergraduate student, on being named a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholar! 👏🎉 Read more about Aatmaj: physics.osu.edu/news/aatmaj-…
Klaus Honscheid, lead scientist of DESI instrument operations and a physics professor at Ohio State, highlighted the collaboration’s world-leading results on dark energy and the university’s significant role in the project’s success. Read the full article: news.osu.edu/desi-finishes-o…
Jeanie Lau, professor of physics, and Xueshi Gao, PhD student, has recently been published in Nature Physics. This study explores evidence that “superconductivity can be controlled by influencing the surrounding environment." Read the full article: physics.osu.edu/news/researc…
In honor of World Quantum Day, The @DispatchAlerts featured Dr. Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, professor of physics, and @OhioState’s CQISE on how they are leading the "second quantum revolution."
Read more: dispatch.com/story/news/loca…
Alex Schimmoller, physics graduate student, has been named a recipient of the 2026 Graduate Associate Leadership Award (GALA) for demonstrating exceptional leadership within the university and the broader community. Congratulations, Alex! 👏
physics.osu.edu/news/alex-sc…
📢 Calling all graduating Astronomy & Astrophysics, Engineering Physics, and Physics majors!
Please join us on May 9, 2026 in the Physics Research Building for a Graduation Reception. This reception is open to graduating students and their families. 🎓 🍽️
📢 Prof. Samir Mathur Explores the Nature of Black Holes in World Science Festival Interview! Watch the full interview on the World Science Festival's YouTube Channel 📹 : youtube.com/watch?v=bhK849bD…
🍕✨ Meet Your Professors!
Join us for our Monthly Lunch Series: a chance to grab some food, chat with faculty, and connect outside the classroom.
🗓️ April 13 @ 12PM
👤 Hosted by Prof. Antonio Boveia
📍 Room 4138 in the Physics Research Building
🎓Open to all undergrad students
Congratulations to Dr. Poirier on his election to the 2025 class of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)! 🎉
physics.osu.edu/news/michael…
The OSU Newark SciDome Planetarium Internship Program has been recognized by the Ohio State University Office of Outreach and Engagement as a 2026 Program of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship. 👏 🎉
🔗 Read more in our news story: physics.osu.edu/news/scidome…
SAVE THE DATE! 🌹 🧺
The OSU Department of Physics 2026 Spring Picnic is April 28, 2026. Catering will be provided by City Barbeque. Check out our website for more details: physics.osu.edu/events/depar…
Professor Masaki Oshikawa Joins Ohio State as Ohio Eminent Scholar!
🔗 Read full article on our website: physics.osu.edu/news/profess…
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🍕✨ Meet Your Professors!
Join us for our second Monthly Lunch Series: a chance to grab a slice, chat with faculty, and connect outside the classroom.
🗓️ Feb 23 @ 12PM
👤 Hosted by Professor Guido Festuccia
📍 Room 4138 PRB
🎓Open to all undergraduate students













