Chang Receives MRI Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award
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Millennium Science Complex
Eberly’s undergraduate research exhibition a success
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Eberly Diversity in STEM Corporate Partners Program logo

Spotlight on student science excellence, Latinx faculty

Weiss awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
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David Weiss

David Weiss, Distinguished Professor of Physics at Penn State, honored with the Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics by APS

Gamma-rays and neutrinos from mellow supermassive black holes
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A schematic picture of hot accretion flows around a supermassive black hole

Penn State research shows that supermassive black holes, even if they are not so active, can be major factories of gamma rays and neutrinos

Putting a new theory of many-particle quantum systems to the test
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Graph showing nearly perfect match of experimental data with prediction of generalized hydrodynamics

New experiments at Penn State using trapped one-dimensional quantum gases fit with the predictions of generalized hydrodynamics.

Two Eberly faculty added to General Education Faculty Scholar Program
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Aerial view of campus. Credit: Andy Colwell

Two Eberly faculty have been selected as general education faculty scholars at Penn State.

$3.4 million NSF grant aims to make LIGO multimessenger discoveries commonplace
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Illustration of 2 neutron stars colliding - credit Wikimedia

A new NSF grant to LIGO will support development of software and services to discover gravitational waves in real time.

Podcast discusses creating inexpensive catalysts for renewable energy
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Growing Impact podcast text

Penn State researchers Mauricio Terrones and Lauren Zarzar discuss developing less expensive catalysts on the Growing Impact podcast.

New multi-institution hub to explore nuclear physics and cosmic mergers
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Simulation of neutron stars merging

A new nuclear physics center that includes Penn State researchers will explore the cosmic mergers of neutron stars and hot dense matter.

First detection of light echoes from behind a black hole
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Illustration of X-ray flare and echoes from supermassive black hole

Researchers report the first-ever recordings of X-ray emission from the far side of a black hole.

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