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The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers three degree programs: 
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Jim Andrews and Tom Oder from Physics and Doug Price from Chemical Engineering are the facilitators for YSU's affiliation with CLiPS: The Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, a new NSF Science and Technology Center.

Led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, the $19 million center focuses on layered polymers — combining thin layers of plastic or other synthetic materials to create products ranging from packaging materials to optical switches.

 At YSU, the academic collaboration will include work in polymer physics and polymer engineering within the physics and chemical engineering programs. More...

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Jeff  CarrollPhysics professor James “Jeff” Carroll’s research on nuclear isomers has already attracted the most federal grant funds ever awarded to a single faculty member in YSU history. Now he’s adding another $1 million to his tally. More...


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