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OSU physicist awarded $539K NSF grant to advance quantum technologies

Oklahoma State University's Dr. Yingmei Liu has received a $539,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop quantum-enhanced technologies using a highly programmable quantum simulator. Liu, an OSU Department of Physics professor, will lead the 3
OSU physicist awarded $539K NSF grant to advance quantum technologies
OSU alumnus researching supernova explosions at Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics

Tue, Mar 19, 2024

Dr. Sudip Jana, an Oklahoma State University Department of Physics alumnus, has published new research exploring supernova explosions. A 2019 Ph.D. graduate, Jana is pursuing research at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Germany.

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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 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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CAS faculty, staff honored at University Awards Convocation

Fri, Dec 8, 2023

Several College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff and administrators were recognized for their contributions during the 2023 University Awards Convocation held Monday, Dec. 4, on OSU's Stillwater campus. In total, the college received 19 awards.

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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

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OSU Department of Physics aims to resurrect Mendenhall Observatory

Mon, Nov 21, 2022

The Department of Physics is raising funds to restore Oklahoma State University's Mendenhall Observatory, which is currently nonoperational and requires updating the telescope control system. Located just southwest of OSU's Stillwater campus, the

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OSU physics professor and students develop technology to test radiation in space

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

Around 100 kilometers above the Earth, outer space starts. And right on that edge — called the Kármán line — is where a growing interest in space tourism and a need for new research is beginning. On that edge is also where a team of

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Dark matter: OSU Department of Physics alumnus' and doctoral student’s research celebrated

Fri, Sep 2, 2022

Dr. Sudip Jana, an OSU physics doctoral alumnus and postdoctoral theoretical physics researcher at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Germany, and Vishnu P.K., a current doctoral student in physics at OSU, along with two other collaborators

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OSU Department of Physics remains at the forefront for radiation research in space travel

Tue, Mar 15, 2022

The Venture One building is home to the Oklahoma State University Department of Physics. Its few markings leave the imagination to wonder what goes on behind its cool exterior, however it is a hub of research and an institute of space and air

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