Classes will not be held on Monday, Aug. 21, and most OSU operations and campus buildings will be closed. Weniger Hall and the Department of Physics main office will be closed.
OSU will be hosting OSU150: A Total Eclipse Experience August 19-21.
WIC Culture of Writing Award in Physics 2017
This year’s winner of the WIC Culture of Writing Award in Physics is Jeremy Meinke, for his thesis entitled, “Single-Molecule Analysis of a Novel Kinesin Motor Protein.” Jeremy worked under the direction of Prof. Weihong Qiu. He was with the Qiu research group for two years and in 2016, he received URISC and SURE awards to support his work. Jeremy says of the OSU Physics Department, “I enjoyed the range of physics topics the upper division classes offered, which kept me constantly thinking about new concepts. Overall, it was a great place for me to study physics. I truly benefited from the research experience.”
Get Creative with Eclipse Glasses
Kelly Carter, our creative Physics Office Manager, added some extra style to a pair of eclipse glasses.
The Physics Beavers are Ready for the Great American Eclipse 2017 on August 21
The Physics Beavers are ready for the eclipse. Are you?
Follow this link for travel and viewing safety tips.
http://emergency.oregonstate.edu/files/EP-Bulletin/Eclipse/Eclipse%20Flyer.pdf
Henri Jansen and KC Walsh to receive University wide awards for advising and teaching
The full story is at:
But the title says most of it.
Henri Jansen will receive the University-wide Dar Reese Excellence in Advising Award and KC Walsh will receive the
OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. at a ceremony in September.
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Atul Chhotray is Awarded the 2017 OSU Physics Graduate Research Award
Atul Chhotray was awarded the 2017 Physics Department Graduate Research Award.
A native of India, Atul joined OSU in 2014 as a transfer student from North Carolina State University.
Atul has since performed his research in the computational astrophysics group of Dr. Davide Lazzati.
Oksana Ostroverkhova is the APS Woman Physicist of the Month for May 2017
Oksana Ostroverkhova has been chosen by the American Physical Society as their Woman Physicist of the Month for May 2017. The Woman Physicist of the Month is a program of the APS’s Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP). It highlights exceptional female physicists, recognizing their positive impact other individuals’ lives and careers.
Read the full article here.
https://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/month/index.cfm
Eclipse Safety Video is Available Online
Randy Milstein spoke at the Eugene Register Guard on June 6.
The article from the newspaper, as well as a five minute video on how to safely view the eclipse, is available here.
Waiting for Starlight
Solar Eclipse Science Pub talk is available online
Randy Milstein gave a talk on May 10 about the solar eclipse at an OMSI Science Pub at OSU. The full talk is now available online at:
https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/0_iyvgv4g8