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Laura Lopez named one of this year's Cottrell Scholars
Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), America's first foundation dedicated wholly to science, announces 24 recipients of its 2019 Cottrell Scholar Awards. These Awards provide $100,…
Professor Johnson Discusses how Elements Came from the Lives and Deaths of Stars
In a recent review article in Science, Jennifer Johnson, professor of astronomy, outlines how chemical elements arise from stars and how the life cycles of stars drive the ever-changing…
Tharindu Jayasinghe Annonced as a Recipient of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award
Tharindu Jayasinghe, a graduate student of Astronomy, received the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award at the 233rd AAS meeting in Seattle for besat…
Gabriela Torrini and Whitney Powers are Awarded Undergraduate Scholarships
Whitney Powers and Gabriela Torrini were announced as the recipients of the Department of Astronomy’s undergraduate scholarship.
Paul Sutter and SYREN Modern Dance Celebrate their First Studio Showing
At their first studio showing on December 1st, SYREN Modern Dance and Paul Sutter traveled through narrative sequences and robust movement throughout "Ticktock", an exploration of time rooted in…
Romy Rodriguez Awarded the AAS Beth Brown Memorial Prize at the NSBP
Romy Rodriguez, a graduate student of Astronomy, won the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Beth Brown Memorial Prize at the National Society of Black Physicist (NSBP) meeting for best poster…
John Beacom named Henry L. Cox Professor of Physics and Astronomy
John Beacom, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) has been named the second Henry L. Cox…
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)…
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…