2022
Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors for the 2021-2022 Academic Year
Date: June 7, 2022
Lectures & Discussions
David Wilson will present his research on The Role of Geometric Constraints in Spherical Virus Construction during Physics Seminar on Friday
Date: May 9, 2022
Lectures & Discussions
Michael Hinczewski presented his research on, Controlling Stochastic Biophysical Processes, from Protein Folding to Evolution
Date: May 9, 2022
Lectures & Discussions
Chief Science Officer of The Works and Professor of Astronomy, OSU Newark, will present The Dawn of Multi Messenger Astronomy
Date: April 5, 2022
Lectures & Discussions
Christopher Wotta '11 discusses his career path from physics student to Data Scientist with Domino's Pizza
Date: March 30, 2022
Lectures & Discussions
Professor of Physics, Daniel Gauthier, The Ohio State University to Speak at Physics Seminar
Date: March 18, 2022
Alumni
Denison Alum, Amanda Sickafoose '97, will discuss her career at the Planetary Science Institute from her home in South Africa.
Date: March 2, 2022
Denison Magazine
Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination
Date: February 23, 2022
2020
Faculty
Welcome to the Spring 2020 newly tenured professors at Denison University.
Date: April 28, 2020
2019
Lectures & Discussions
Denison's "Mellon Artist in Residence," Igor Lovchinsky stopped by the Physics Department for some Q&A.
Date: November 25, 2019
Receptions & Open Houses
The Department of Physics & Astronomy celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Mission and Landing with events for the community to enjoy.
Date: June 26, 2019
Receptions & Open Houses
On Thursday, May 2, 2019 (beginning at 8:30pm), the Department of Physics & Astronomy will host an open house at Swasey Observatory.
Date: April 10, 2019
Lectures & Discussions
Jillian Scudder will present, "The Hunt for Cosmic Monsters: Understanding Galaxies in the Confused FIR Sky," when she visits on March 1.
Date: February 27, 2019
2018
Lectures & Discussions
Dr. Malcuit, Dr. Doty, and Dr. Winters present a new approach to an old suggestion for the origin of Pluto as an escaped satellite of Neptune.
Date: April 24, 2018
Lectures & Discussions
This talk will focus on the current status of energy generation, locally and globally.
Date: February 2, 2018
2017
Student News
Physics and mathematics major Jane Bright ’18 has published a paper in the Astrophysical Journal.
Date: November 21, 2017
Student News
Our seniors come from all over the world and have a wide variety of interests.
Date: November 14, 2017
Receptions & Open Houses
On Thursday, May 4, 2017 (beginning at 8:30pm), the Department of Physics & Astronomy will host an open house at the Swasey Observatory.
Date: May 3, 2017
2016
Student News
Faculty research presentations on summer research opportunities in Physics & Astronomy at Denison University.
Date: November 3, 2016
Lectures & Discussions
Physics Seminar: On Friday, October 28, Dr. Roger Brown (National Institute of Standards and Technology) presents "Optical Lattice Clocks".
Date: October 12, 2016
Receptions & Open Houses
The Department of Physics & Astronomy will host an open house at the Swasey Observatory.
Date: May 4, 2016
Alumni
Recent Denison physics majors have been awarded NSF and NDSEG grants
Date: April 4, 2016
Lectures & Discussions
DSA Seminar: On Wednesday, March 30, Dr. Laura DeGroot (Denison University) presents "Galaxy Morphology Near and Far".
Date: March 23, 2016
Lectures & Discussions
Physics Seminar: OnFriday, March 4, Dr. Robert Owen (Oberlin College) presents "Gravitational Waves and Computational General Relativity ".
Date: March 2, 2016
Lectures & Discussions
Physics Seminar: On Friday, Feb. 19, Dr. Dan Homan (Denison University) presents "The Acceleration of Relativistic Jets in Active Galaxies".
Date: February 19, 2016
2014
Faculty
Departmental faculty updates for Fall 2014.
Date: December 5, 2014
Awards & Honors
Annie Oyler and Gemma Aldana win best student research presentation awards at OPS conference.
Date: October 29, 2014
Faculty
Selected recent publications, presentations & grants.
Date: May 7, 2014
Awards & Honors
The honors day celebration includes student awards, a seminar by alumnus John Pyles, and a banquet.
Date: April 8, 2014
Lectures & Discussions
Professor Jason Pinkney (Ohio Northern University) presents a talk on wide angled tailed (WAT) galaxies.
Date: April 8, 2014
