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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 physicist awarded $539K NSF grant to advance quantum technologies

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

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

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OSU physicists discover universal ‘Squeezing Phase Transition’ with implications for quantum technology

Wed, Oct 15, 2025

A team of physicists at Oklahoma State University led by assistant professor Dr. Thomas Bilitewski has identified universal behavior in the way quantum systems evolve, with potential applications in quantum enhanced sensors. The findings, which

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OSU physicist awarded $600K Air Force grant to advance quantum simulation

Wed, Oct 8, 2025

A team of physicists from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to pioneer a new approach to controlling and designing quantum systems, a key

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Physics and Math secure $3M NSF grant to train next-gen quantum and AI workforce

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

Professors from Oklahoma State University's Department of Physics and Department of Mathematics received a $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship award to launch the Accelerating Transdisciplinary Training of an Oklahoma

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OSU wins bid to host International Physicists’ Tournament in 2026

Mon, Aug 18, 2025

For the first time in its history, the International Physicists' Tournament will be hosted in the United States — at Oklahoma State University. In May 2026, around 200 faculty and students from 21 universities in Europe, South and Central America,

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Physics microfabrication lab fuels research and discovery across OSU disciplines

Fri, Aug 1, 2025

The Department of Physics at Oklahoma State University recently added new equipment to its Cowboy Microfabrication Corral, which provides industry-grade tools and resources for faculty and students across OSU campus. Formally known as the Crystal

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OSU physicists demonstrate how quantum systems don't always melt

Fri, Apr 4, 2025

In a recent theory-experiment collaboration, two Oklahoma State University Department of Physics groups demonstrated the generation of quantum many-body scars, or QMBSs.

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

Tue, Oct 8, 2024

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

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CAS faculty are living out the land-grant mission in their teaching, research and extension efforts

Thu, Sep 12, 2024

All 24 College of Arts and Sciences departments are working to advance Oklahoma State University's land-grant mission in their teaching, research and extension efforts.

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Physics’ Meyers granted NSF CAREER award for crystal structure research

Wed, Aug 7, 2024

Dr. Derek Meyers, an assistant professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Physics, has been awarded an NSF CAREER award totaling $740,000 to fund his research on synthesizing and analyzing artificial crystal structures with behaviors

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