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Todd Thompson Named a 2018 Simons Fellow
The Simons Foundation has named Todd Thompson, professor of the Department of Astronomy, as a 2018 Simons Fellow in theoretical physics. Thompson is one of only 52 fellows, and one of only 12 in…
Kris Stanek Named a 2018 University Distinguished Scholar
Krzysztof (Kris) Stanek, professor of astronomy, has received the university's Distinguished Scholar Award, which recognizes exceptional scholarly accomplishments by senior professors who have…
SciDome Planetarium Wins Collaboration of the Year
SciDome Planetarium, a partnership between OSU Newark and The Works, has won “Collaboration of the Year” for the 2017 Explore Licking County IMPACT Award! The $1.4 million SciDome planetarium…
OSU Astronomy Student Selected to Receive President's Prize
OSU Astronomy student Anna Voelker is one of two graduating seniors to be selected as recipients of the 2018 President’s Prize, the highest university recognition bestowed on exceptional students…
Ohio State University Student Wins Prestigious Arts and Sciences Scholarship
Ohio State University undergraduate Connor Basinger has won a prestigious Arts and Sciences Honors Committee Undergraduate Research Scholarship. Connor is investigating how spectroscopic measures…
Paul Sutter Receives Film Festival Award
Ohio State Astrophysicist and COSI Chief Scientist Dr. Paul Sutter accepted the award for "Best Director" at the Escape Velocity Film Festival for Song of the Stars! The award cited the innovative…
John Beacom Named an Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy
John Beacom, Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP), has been named one of seven new Arts and Science Distinguished…
Scott Gaudi awarded NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal
Scott Gaudi has been awarded the NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal for his 'outstanding leadership as the ExoPlanet Program Analysis Group Chairperson having significant impact on NASA's…
OSU PhD Subo Dong wins Chinese Astronomy Prize
On August 8, 2017, Subo Dong, a faculty member of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics of Peking University and 2009 OSU Astronomy PhD recipient was awarded the Su-Shu Huang Prize…