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OSU SACNAS chapter measures sun’s atmosphere in nationwide eclipse project

During the April 8 solar eclipse, Oklahoma State University’s chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) ventured to Arkansas to measure the sun’s corona. As part of a Citizen Continental-America Telescope Eclipse project — or Citizen CATE — to capture the sun’s totality across the United States, Dr. Mario Borunda took a group of volunteers to Arkansas for their segment of the data collection.
OSU physics team to represent US in International Physics Tournament

Tue, Feb 20, 2024

The Oklahoma State University Department of Physics team emerged victorious at the U.S. Physics Tournament in December, defeating the University of Arizona in the finals.

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OSU physicists’ radiation detector installed aboard International Space Station

Fri, Dec 15, 2023

Dr. Eric Benton and Ph.D. student Tristen Lee from Oklahoma State University’s Department of Physics within the College of Arts and Sciences have been waiting years for the news they received in November: their radiation detector was safely installed on the International Space Station and had begun transmitting large batches of data back to Earth.

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OSU to host U.S. Physicists’ Tournament Dec. 18-19

Wed, Dec 13, 2023

The Oklahoma State University Department of Physics is hosting the U.S. Physicists’ Tournament in Stillwater on Dec. 18 and 19. An interdisciplinary OSU team will be competing against the University of Arizona to advance.

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Physics Ph.D. student named Honorary Commencement Marshal

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

Jared Austin-Harris, an Oklahoma State University Department of Physics Ph.D. candidate, has been named an Honorary Commencement Marshal for OSU’s fall 2023 graduate commencement ceremony. Austin-Harris is one of four graduate students selected for the role.

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Department of Physics awarded $1.8M from U.S. Department of Energy

Tue, Nov 07, 2023

Five faculty members from the Oklahoma State University Department of Physics have been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the research project “Theoretical and Experimental Research in Weak, Electromagnetic and Strong Interaction.”

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CAS associate dean Borunda named American Physical Society fellow

Thu, Oct 26, 2023

On Oct. 19, the American Physical Society announced its newest cohort of fellowship recipients. Among them was Oklahoma State University physics associate professor Dr. Mario Borunda. Borunda, who serves as an associate dean and senior inclusion officer for the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of just 10 APS fellows ever selected from OSU.

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