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Pulsar Arrays are Nature’s Gift

Dr. Xavier Siemens was interviewed with The Advocate

Schlieren Photography Shows How Face Coverings Can Slow the Spread of Disease

Quantum devices from the Minot lab featured in PRL

Team reports recent breakthroughs in two Physical Review Letters articles and Physical Review B.

New Laser Center at Oregon State University

The National Science Foundation has awarded funds for a $1.3 million laser center at Oregon State University

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Today's Events

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Nov

2021

Colloquium Guenter Schneider, OSU Physics Spin glasses, replicas and graphical models Zoom (link via email)/WNGR 149 at 16:00

Scheduled Events

Dec

2021

SSO Seminar Rich Carter Inclusive Recognition of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Impact within Promotion & Tenure ZOOM (Link TBA) at 16:00

Jan

2022

Colloquium Graduate Student Council (Jonathon Alfson, Jerry Sun & Pedram Esfahani) Physics Town Hall Zoom (link via email); any in-person component TBA at 16:00

May

2022

Colloquium Professor Yi Rao, Utah State TBA Weniger 149 at 16:00

News from the Department of Physics Blog

Join the OSU Physics Team – We’re Hiring!

Nov 10, 2021

We invite applications for 2 tenure-track faculty positions, with anticipated start dates in September 2022. We’re hiring in the areas of Physics Education Research and Astrophysics. Here are the official job postings: PER: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/109976 Astrophysics: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/109615

Changes to the Oregon State Physics graduate program

Oct 12, 2021

Oregon State’s Department of Physics recently underwent a major reform of their graduate program and requirements. Introduction: U.S. Physics Departments generally require that doctoral students complete core advanced courses in Quantum Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Classical Mechanics, and Statistical Mechanics, with additional electives depending on the field of study. Most Departments also require that all students demonstrate… Continue reading →

OSU Physics leads Department of Energy Computing Project

Oct 5, 2021

Sept. 29, 2021 Oregon State Physics is leading a Department of Energy Office of Science funded project to design computing and software infrastructure for the DUNE experiment. DUNE is a future neutrino experiment that will aim a neutrino beam from Fermilab, in Batavia Illinois, at a very large detector in the Homestake mine in Lead,… Continue reading →

Davide Lazzati wins OSU Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship

Sep 15, 2021

Congratulations to Prof. Davide Lazzati , Head of Physics, who garnered the 2021 Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship at OSU’s University Day Award ceremony on September 14th. Davide was cited for his ground-breaking work on gamma-ray bursts and neutron star mergers. Davide and his co-workers were the first to correctly predict the electromagnetic signature of… Continue reading →

Pritha Biswas receives Honorable Mention at the 2021 AVS Meeting

Sep 11, 2021

Pritha Biswas presented her work on TiO2 polymorphs at the 2021 Symposium of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Vacuum Society held at Oregon State University from 8-10 September. She received an Honorable Mention in the Graduate Student Oral Presentation category and a cash award. Congratulations!

COVID-19 UPDATE

OSU COVID INFORMATION

9/15/21: Aggregated Weniger occupancy by Physics will no longer be reported once Fall term begins, but individual groups are encouraged to continue maintaining calendars and logging occupancy for internal purposes.

8/13/21: OSU has returned to a full face covering mandate for all indoor university spaces. This means that everyone needs to wear a mask at all times in Weniger Hall. The only exception is when a single individual is working alone in an office or lab with closed doors.The policy document can be found at https://policy.oregonstate.edu/UPSM/04-042_covid_safety_success. Thank you all for your collaboration keeping the physics community healthy.