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Jaramillo Places First in Society of Physics Students Research Conference

Dr. Douglas Clowe and senior Michael Jaramillo

Six Ohio University undergraduate Physics & Astronomy students presented an overview of their projects undertaken the previous summer, during the 2018 Society of Physics Students Research Conference held recently in Walter Hall. The presentations were reviewed by a panel of two faculty judges. Society of Physics (SPS) Faculty Adviser Dr. […]

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April 20, 2018 at 2:15 pmNews

Meet the INPP Director: Physicist Daniel Phillips

Dr. Daniel Phillips

For the past two years, Dr. Daniel Phillips, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, has been at the helm of Ohio University’s Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics. During this time, INPP faculty members received external awards totaling more than $3.7 million to conduct studies in theoretical and experimental nuclear physics […]

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October 4, 2016 at 7:30 amResearch

Cates Harman | Study of Jet Particle Correlations in He+Au Collisions at RHIC

Cates Harman | Study of Jet Particle Correlations in He+Au Collisions at RHIC

By Cates Harman (B.S. Physics, Class of 2016) During the summer of 2015, I had the opportunity to intern in Physics & Astronomy with Dr. Justin Frantz, who specializes in nuclear physics, specifically the study of quantum chromodynamics. Among other things, Dr. Frantz is working on measurements of high-energy helium […]

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June 27, 2016 at 11:39 amIn Class

Particle Fever: Popular Movie About Higgs Boson, Sept. 23

Particle Fever: Popular Movie About Higgs Boson, Sept. 23

The Athena Cinema has scheduled an encore screening of Particle Fever on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. Nuclear physicists Dr. David Ingram and Dr. Justin Frantz will introduce the film and provide a short Q&A following the screening. “After we sold out the event at the 41st Annual Film […]

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September 23, 2014 at 5:30 pmEvents

Physicists Unraveling Mysteries about Matter That Makes Up World

Dr. Justin Frantz (Photo: Courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory)

As matter “cooks” to 4 trillion degrees Celsius—250,000 times hotter than the center of the sun—protons and neutrons melt into a liquid plasma of quarks and gluons. This liquid may have been present at the start of the universe for a few microseconds. See how Dr. Justin Frantz Catches a […]

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May 12, 2014 at 11:55 amResearch

Senior Austin Way Wins Top Honors at Physics Undergrad Research Conference

Senior Austin Way Wins Top Honors at Physics Undergrad Research Conference

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Austin Way ’14, HTC Engineering Physics, received top honors at the recent 6th Annual Society of Physics Student Research Conference at Ohio University. His talk, “Fabrication of Photovoltaics,” was voted Best Presentation by a panel of faculty judges from the Department of Physics & […]

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March 1, 2014 at 5:00 pmResearch

Flipped Out! The Flipped-Classroom Experience in General Physics

Flipped Out! The Flipped-Classroom Experience in General Physics

By Drs. Justin Frantz, Ken Hicks and David Ingram Physics & Astronomy What was it like before being flipped? Here’s some background: The course General Physics had been taught in a standard lecture-style format, with a primary audience of engineering students who are required to pass it to complete their […]

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February 4, 2014 at 11:44 amIn Class News