Chris Orban

Chris Orban, Ph.D., is a computational plasma physicist and education researcher at Ohio State University serving the Marion and Columbus campuses. He leads a newly-formed group called Stand Up for Science at Ohio State University which is raising awareness about the disruption and defunding of American science. Orban earned a BS in physics in 2004 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in physics in 2011 from Ohio State University.

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The new frontier for regulating diversity and inclusion efforts in Ohio is university payroll

HB 698 would tie state funding to an unspecified anti-DEI review, risking millions in cuts to university payroll across Ohio's public colleges.

July 7, 2026

The new frontier for regulating diversity and inclusion efforts in Ohio is university payroll

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Should computer science be compulsory in Ohio schools?

Currently, twelve states in the US are phasing in requirements for students to complete a computer science course before graduating high school. Should Ohio become the 13th state? That is…

March 25, 2026

Should computer science be compulsory in Ohio schools?

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The government shutdown is only hurting Ohio scientists more after onslaught of federal cuts

An Ohio State University physics professor warns that the Trump administration’s prolonged shutdown is devastating the state’s research ecosystem — grounding NASA collaborations, freezing NIH reviews, and derailing scientific careers. “Careers to advance the scientific expertise of our country are being ruined,” he writes.

November 11, 2025

The government shutdown is only hurting Ohio scientists more after onslaught of federal cuts