John Collins Wins 2009 J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
Five Physicists at Penn State are Elected Fellows of the American Physical Society
Physicists Find that Size Matters When Initiating an Object's Movement Through Grains
Credit: Costantino, Penn State A drawing of the apparatus that the researchers used to measure the force required to lift glass beads from a stationary position.
Abhay Ashtekar Named President of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Thomas Mallouk Wins American Chemical Society's 2008 National Award in the Chemistry of Materials
Eklund Receives Japan Carbon Award for Lifetime Achievement
Tethered Molecules Act as Light-Driven Reversible Nanoswitches
Illustration of the light-activated switch made by the Paul Weiss lab at Penn State.
Scientists Discover That Protons Partner with Neutrons More Often Than with Other Protons
Theoretical work by Penn State Professor of Physics Mark Strikman predicted that fast-moving protons would have a surprisingly high tendency to form pairs with fast-moving neutrons. Credit: Joanna Griffin, U. S. Department of Energy, Jefferson Lab, courtesy of Penn State
Study Finds New Properties in "Non-Magnetic Materials"
Figure A ("non-magnetic" material): The "non-magnetic" crystal structure of strontium titanate, SrTiO 3 , is composed of strontium (blue balls), titanium (red balls), and oxygen (yellow balls). Credit: Sava Denev, Penn State
Li and Roiban Receive Sloan Foundation Fellowships
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