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Research

We advance science
through foundational research.

We Are committed to push the frontiers of science through cutting edge research with world-class scientists, leading-edge facilities and a climate conducive to make discoveries that impact our world.

Beth McGraw working with members of her team in the lab.

Graduate Research 

Our graduate students are engaged in groundbreaking research across the life, mathematical, and physical sciences. We provide access to exceptional facilities and critical funding to pursue your area of interest.

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research

You can excel as an undergraduate student by getting involved early, either through a summer program or semester internship. A myriad of diverse options are available to you. Explore below to get started.

Thomas Building on the University Park campus.
Researcher from the Department of Chemistry working in the laboratory.
Postdoctoral Individual Development Plan

The IDP is a tool to help the postdoc and their mentor focus on any skills that the postdoc may need to develop to help ensure success in their future career endeavors.

View of the Bridge to the Sciences at the University Park campus.

Eberly Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to attract exceptional early career scientists to Penn State to enhance their career goals in the vibrant, highly collaborative environment of the Eberly College of Science and the broader STEM community of Penn State University.

Eberly Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Funding for Research

Certain grant opportunities, as well as internal and external funding resources, are readily accessible to you.

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Research Across Penn State

With more than $900 million in annual research expenditures, Penn State ranks among the nation’s top 25 research universities.

Materials Research Institute

Broader Impacts Resource Center

Get help planning, writing, and including broader impacts in your proposal for the National Science Foundation.

Researcher using a 2DCC Machine
Science and business students on a trip to Wall Street.

Innovation

Translating theoretical science to discoveries that can have a tangible impact on people's lives is a reality at the Eberly College of Science. The Office for Innovation can show you ways your discoveries can change lives.