John Beacom named Henry L. Cox Professor of Physics and Astronomy
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PhD Graduates Move to Research Positions at MIT, Hawaii, Penn State, and Santa Cruz
The Department of Astronomy at The Ohio State University had four PhD candidates successfully defend their PhDs in the summer of 2018. All four secured prestigious post-graduate (postdoctoral) positions in the field of Astronomy.
Paul Sutter Awarded Grant from Ohio State's Women and Philanthropy
Paul Sutter received a Women and Philanthropy grant award to connect OSU STEAM Factory faculty, including from the Department of Astronomy, with the COSI after-school outreach team to co-develop new programs that are wrapped around the expertise of that faculty member.
ASAS-SN Awarded Grant from Ohio State's Women & Philanthropy
The All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) has been awarded a grant from Ohio State’s Women & Philanthropy!
Christopher Hirata Awarded New Horizons Physics Prize
Christopher Hirata received the New Horizons in Physics Prize “for fundamental contributions to understanding the physics of early galaxy formation and to sharpening and applying the most powerful tools of precision cosmology,” according to the awarders of the annual Breakthrough Prize.
Brad Peterson Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Bradley Peterson, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Astronomy, has been awarded a NASA Exceptional Service Medal, one of the space agency’s most prestigious annual honors.