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In his lab, Professor of Physics Stephen FitzGerald is using quantum mechanics to improve the process of deuterium separation.

Didier Banyeretse ’20 and Hengrui Zhu ’21 were selected to conduct research at the FAST radio telescope in China this summer.

STRONG launched its fourth program this summer, bringing together students from underrepresented demographics in STEM and Oberlin professors through research.

A double-degree student, Santiago has spent the summer working on sodium ion batteries in a research group led by Jay Whitacre ’94.

A love of Japanese culture and language led Kinori Rosnow ’17 to live, work, and play lacrosse in Japan.

Xavier Tirado ’17, a biology and sociology double major, and Jason Heitler-Klevans ‘17, a physics major, have both received Woodrow Wilson Academy Design Fellowships. The pair will play a...

Poised in front of an audience in Wright Lecture Hall, Assistant Professor Robert Owen sprinkles sand on a vibrating plate. But instead of presenting to his usual audience of college students, 51 children fill the seats.

For the first time, scientists have detected gravitational waves, a phenomenon first theorized by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Two Oberlin professors are particularly excited by the discovery, having closely followed the project in connection to their own gravitational wave research.

Elizabeth Gilmour ’13 is aiding earthquake relief efforts in Nepal through collaborative mapping with Kathmandu Living Labs.

Jay Whitacre ’94 has just received the $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize for his invention of a saltwater battery, which has the potential to revolutionize the way sustainable energy is stored.