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Featured Research: Graduate Student Daniel Vagie Co-authors PRL Paper on Baryogenesis

Graduate student Daniel Vagie, member of the Sinha high energy theory group, recently co-authored a paper published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters. Collaborating with researchers at UCLA, Penn State, and IPMU (Japan), Vagie probed the fundamental question of baryogenesis.

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The Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy Opens New Faculty Search in Astronomy/Astrophysics

The Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites applications for the Homer L. Dodge Endowed Chair in Astronomy and Astrophysics. We are searching for a candidate committed to steering the direction of the astronomy group and the department into national and international prominence. Qualified applicants in all areas of astronomy and astrophysics (theory, observation, and instrumentation) are encouraged to apply. 

To read more, visit the official endowed chair faculty position in astronomy/astrophysics hiring news article.

 


 

The Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy Opens New Faculty Search in Experimental AMO Physics

The Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate/Full Professor in experimental quantum physics with a research focus on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) physics. The successful candidate will complement existing efforts at OU on on ultracold atoms, molecules, and gases; microelectronic, photonic, and quantum devices; quantum optics; precision spectroscopy; quantum information and entanglement; scanning probe microscopy; quantum, topological, and strongly-correlated materials. Screening of applications will begin November 12, 2021. The full announcement of the position can be found at the AMO faculty search announcement (pdf)

 


 

OU College of Arts and Sciences Renamed in Honor of Transformational Dodge Family Gift

NORMAN, OKLA. –  The University of Oklahoma announced today a historic gift that will transform the future of the OU College of Arts and Sciences.

Donated from the family of renowned educator and scientist Homer L. Dodge, a former OU faculty member, department chair and dean, the donation is allocated equally between OU’s College of Arts and Sciences and its Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy – predominantly benefiting student scholarships and research fellowships.

To read more, visit the Homer L. Dodge family donation news article