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Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, wrote an article headlined “Astronomy: Scientists still have a lot to learn about nature” in the May 6 Columbus Dispatch. If I were a new college student, I might be tempted to say that all of physics is understood. This is often […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, wrote an article headlined “Astronomy: Helping us understand universe one of Stephen Hawking’s gifts” in the April 1 Columbus Dispatch. In mid-March, famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died. He had some stunning professional achievements in his career, and also had a lifelong […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, wrote an article on “Astronomy: ‘Microlensing’ technique might reveal planets in other galaxies” in the Feb. 28 Columbus Dispatch. We know that planets orbit stars in our own galaxy, but what about in other galaxies? It seems reasonable that other galaxies should […]

By Angela Woodward From Compass At the core of Ohio University’s very being is a University-wide commitment to research, a hallmark of OHIO noted in its mission, vision, core values and guiding principles. And behind every external dollar that comes into the University to fund research – nearly $115 million […]

The following is Physics & Astronomy faculty news from 2015-16. Alexander (Shura) Neiman, who specializes in techniques to separate signals from a noisy background, was promoted to full Professor. Shura co-authored several articles recently on this topic in the prestigious journals Physical Review Letters and Physical Review E. His work […]

2015-16 Physics and Astronomy Newsletter Thanks to all of you that have stayed in touch with faculty and friends of the Department of Physics & Astronomy. Your feedback and contributions keep our networking tradition strong. Throughout the year we invite you to send us news of personal and professional highlights […]

“Would America’s astronomy program be great without government funding? This question is apropos since we are starting a new year with a new administration,” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, in the Columbus Dispatch. Not so long ago, much of the astronomy research was […]