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2016

Awards & Honors

Honors Day 2016

The faculty and staff, along with guest speaker, Rebecca Metzler, PhD, (class of 2004), honor the class of 2016.

Date: April 29, 2016

Announcements & Updates

Newly tenured professors announced

Newly tenured professors Jessica Bean, Wei Cheng, Fareeda Griffith, Ashwin Lall, Francisco Lopez-Martin, Riina Tehver and Sheilah Wilson.

Date: February 23, 2016

2015

Awards & Honors

Honors Day 2015

Denison alum, David Schmidt, PhD, (class of 1986) joins the faculty and staff in congratulating this year's award winners.

Date: April 30, 2015

2014

Awards & Honors

Students Earn Awards at OPS

Annie Oyler and Gemma Aldana win best student research presentation awards at OPS conference.

Date: October 29, 2014

Awards & Honors

Honors Day 2014

The physics department welcomes John Pyles, class of 2003, to congratulate the Sigma Pi inductees, department fellows and award winners.

Date: May 1, 2014

Awards & Honors

Physics Fellows & Awards 2014-1972

Every year, the Physics department presents a handful of awards to select students demonstrating superior skills.

Date: April 23, 2014

Awards & Honors

Honors Day

The honors day celebration includes student awards, a seminar by alumnus John Pyles, and a banquet.

Date: April 8, 2014

2013

Awards & Honors

Honor's Day 2013

The honors day celebration includes student awards, a seminar by alumnus Lars English, and a banquet.

Date: April 28, 2013

2012

Awards & Honors

Honors Day 2012

The Department of Physics and Astronomy Honors Day celebration will include a ceremony, seminar, the honors banquet, and awards.

Date: April 28, 2012

2011

Awards & Honors

Honors Day 2011

The Department of Physics and Astronomy Honors Day celebration will include a ceremony, seminar, the honors banquet, and awards.

Date: April 28, 2011

Spotlights

Jaelyn Roth ’23, building a graph to illustrate her research

Peering into black holes

Physics major Jaelyn Roth’s research helps astrophysicists see supermassive black holes and their related phenomenon more clearly.

Academics, mentorship, & internship solidify career choice

Academics, mentorship and an internship in Columbus gave international citizen Aayush Nema '21 the key to his future course as an economic researcher.

Multiple Realities

Quantum enthusiast Rahul Shrestha ’21 is many things at once: student, teacher, researcher, yearbook editor & designer, and international student.

Score high on key performance indicators

A senior describes how his Red Frame experience helped him prepare for the working world.

A 'DESIREE' for Beamtime

A summer project in Sweden at the DESIREE facility is just one highlight of physics major Sarah Spielman’s research into negative ions.

Imaging a galaxy far far away

If you're a fan of 'Star Wars,' Prof. Dan Homan can talk to you about a real-life galaxy that has a 'TIE' to the blockbuster movie series.

Bebe Wang '20 presenting his summer research project.

How We Learn

A physic(al) path to engineering

Bebe Wang ‘20 was awarded a $10,000 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Here’s how the physics major and champion swimmer combined his loves at Denison.

The astrophysicist and the archeological dig

Meaghan Accarino ‘21, an astrophysicist-in-the-making, spends a summer in the earth instead of the stars.

Prof. Steve Doty, Angela Sommerer ’20, and Tran Anh Nguyen ’20

How We Learn

A Surprising New Model of Star Formation

Students study how stars are formed through data and find surprising support for a new model.

How We Learn

Play Ball Better

A physics lab figures out the mechanics of throwing a baseball.

How We Learn

Seeing the Big Picture in Small Moments

NSF fellowship winner Patrick Banner ’18 is a talented researcher in quantum optics, and a scientist who wants to share his enthusiasm.

How We Learn

Solving the skyscraper

Working through problems, even in physics, is an act of creative improvisation.

Where We Go

Arc of a diver

Physics major Robbie Christian is following his dream, teaching diving.

How We Learn

Partnering piano and physics

Physics and music make a harmonious counterpoint for Junzhi Wang '16.

How We Learn

Cool physics

Nobel laureate in physics, William Phillips, brings his research and considerable enthusiasm to Denison.

What's Happening

Departmental Fellows

Awards & Honors

Students

Live blog: Senior Send-Off 2024!

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

What's Happening

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Spotlights

Peering into black holes

Academics, mentorship, & internship solidify career choice

Multiple Realities

Score high on key performance indicators

A 'DESIREE' for Beamtime

Imaging a galaxy far far away

A physic(al) path to engineering

The astrophysicist and the archeological dig

A Surprising New Model of Star Formation

Play Ball Better

Seeing the Big Picture in Small Moments

Solving the skyscraper

Arc of a diver

Partnering piano and physics

Cool physics

What's Happening

Honors Day 2024

What happens during “cosmic noon”?

In the nanoworld, noise helps!