Physical Sciences

Samarth Appointed Head of the Department of Physics
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Samarth Appointed Head of the Department of Physics
Distant Black Hole Discovered Devouring a Sun-like Star
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Images from Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical (white, purple) and X-Ray telescopes (yellow and red) were combined to make this view of Swift J1644+57. Evidence of flares is seen only in the X-ray image, a 3.4-hour exposure taken on March 28, 2011. Credit: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler
Third Annual Penn State REU Symposium Featured Undergraduate Summer Research
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A student reviews her physics research project during the REU Symposium poster session.
Donald Schneider Appointed as Head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Donald Schneider Appointed as Head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
25th Anniversary of Ashtekar's Landmark Paper is Honored at Conference in Spain
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25th Anniversary of Ashtekar's Landmark Paper is Honored at Conference in Spain
Hammes-Schiffer Named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society
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Hammes-Schiffer Named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Ramsey Appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gemini Observatory
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Ramsey Appointed an Eberly College of Science Distinguished Senior Scholar at Penn State
Weinreb Named a 2011 Fellow of the American Chemical Society
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Weinreb Named a 2011 Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Chen Receives National Science Foundation Career Award
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Chen Receives National Science Foundation Career Award
Hammes-Schiffer Receives National Institutes of Health MERIT Award
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Hammes-Schiffer Named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society
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