Department of Physics
Becoming a Rocket Scientist
Theresa Benyo already had an exciting and fulfilling career as a project manager at NASA. With a great job, a house, a husband, two kids, and hobbies like musical theatre what more could you want? Academically speaking, she’d already earned a dual bachelor’s degree in physics and computer science fr…
College of Arts & Sciences
Kent State Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for Kent State University’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
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Kent State Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists, that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in their fiel…
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Kent State Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in…
College of Arts & Sciences
Kent State Hosted Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society Spring Meeting
On March 27 and 28, Kent State University hosted the Spring 2015 Meeting of the Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society (OSAPS), a regional unit of the APS that serves Ohio and adjacent states, especially Michigan and Indiana. The Spring 2015 meeting, organized by physics Profs. V…
College of Arts & Sciences
National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to Kent State Researchers
Kent State University faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen…
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