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2024

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Departmental Fellows, Awards & Honors, Students

Honors Day 2024

A long-standing tradition in the Physics & Astronomy Department, Honors Day is our opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our students.

Date: May 8, 2024

2021

Students

Favorite moments from our seniors

We asked our seniors, class of 2022, about some of their favorite moments at Denison. Here's what they had to say.

Date: November 11, 2021

Spotlights

Students watching the solar eclipse

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Total Eclipse of The Hill

Perfect weather and breathtaking views made this once-in-a-lifetime event live up to the hype.

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.

Aayush Nema '21

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.

Physics major Rahul Shrestha '21

Multiple Realities

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

Jake Coplin '20

Score high on key performance indicators

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

Sarah Spielman '21

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.

Illustration of the TXS 0128 Galaxy

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.

Meaghan Accarino '21

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.

Students review data with Professors

How We Learn

Play Ball Better

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

Patrick Banner ’18

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.

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How We Learn

Solving the skyscraper

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

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Where We Go

Arc of a diver

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

Junzhi Wang

How We Learn

Partnering piano and physics

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

What's Happening

Departmental Fellows

Awards & Honors

Students

Honors Day 2024

A long-standing tradition in the Physics & Astronomy Department, Honors Day is our opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our students.

Lectures & Discussions

What happens during “cosmic noon”?

Understanding what changing galaxy structures can tell us about the universe

Lectures & Discussions

In the nanoworld, noise helps!

Samir Bali, a physics professor at Miami University, discusses how stochastic resonance in optical lattices can be beneficial.

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