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The quantum nature of electrons creates new interference patterns in electrical measurements
KC Walsh brings a playful touch to science
The Qiu biophysics group discovered a biological motor that travels in different directions depending on context. Click to watch the animation. Their discovery is reported in Nature Communications.
The Lazzati astrophysics group uses computational modeling to predict the signatures of powerful astronomical explosions
Biophyiscs experiments by Professors Bo Sun and David McIntyre are featured in the journal PNAS
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Congratulations to Okan Agirseven of the Tate lab! Okan received the $500 Graduate Student Travel Award from the OSU Graduate School to attend the 30th International Conference on Defects in Semiconductors. ICDS-30 will be held in Seattle, WA, in July 2019 and is one of the premier international conferences in the field. Okan will be… Continue reading
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Congratulations to Weimin Han (OSU Physics, Ph.D. 1992) who has been selected as an Intel Fellow! Weimin joins a select group of people so honored by one of the world’s largest tech companies. He is currently Director of Thin Film Technology at Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, OR, and has been with Intel since 1992. Weimin… Continue reading
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Elaine Yunker Whiteley passed away in Portland on January 4, 2019. Elaine and her husband Ben Whiteley were long-time supporters of OSU Physics, the College of Science and the University. Elaine was the daughter of Edwin Yunker, former chair of OSU Physics. Elaine and her brother Wayne Yunker and other family and friends of Ed… Continue reading
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Graduate Student Jihan Kim has won the 2018 Physics Department Graduate Research Award Jihan Kim works with Prof. Bo Sun on biophysical problems. Jihans research focuses on the mechanics of cancer-extra-cellular medium (ECM) interactions, which is one of the major factors dictating the physiology of tumors. This is a particularly fertile ground for interdisciplinary research,… Continue reading
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A belated post from last Fall: Ethan Minot, associate professor of physics, received the Milton Harris Award in Basic Research for his impressive accomplishments as a scientist. At Oregon State, Minot has built a world-class materials physics laboratory for the study of the structure and properties of carbon nanomaterials and devices for nanoelectronics. His research… Continue reading
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