Physical Sciences

Stephen Benkovic to Receive National Medal of Science
Stephen Benkovic Awarded the 2011 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences
Jacob Howell, Astronomy Major, Explores Mysterious Exploding Stars
Penn State Chemistry Places High in National Rankings
Penn State Chemistry Places High in National Rankings
Gordon Garmire, Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Retires
Gordon Garmire, Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Retires
Mercedes Richards Receives Fulbright Award
International Astronomical Union Elects Mercedes Richards President of Commission on Close Binary Stars
Penn State Astronomy Places High in National Rankings
Credit: Marty Harris/McDonald Obs./UT-Austin
Schaak Receives Inaugural Scialog Award
Raymond Schaak Awarded Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Physical Sciences
Probing Question - What is a Near Earth?
Arecibo Radio Telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico; Credit Wikimedia Commons
First Responder: The Swift Satellite
Swift's November 2004 launch from Cape Canaveral.
Barbara Garrison Selected as a 2010 American Chemical Society Fellow
Barbara Garrison Selected as a 2010 American Chemical Society Fellow
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