Physical Sciences

Cotruvo to receive 2024 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry
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Joey Cotruvo

The award recognizes outstanding research with excellence and independence in thought and originality.

Q&A: Richard Robinett on David Bohm and Penn State’s connection to Oppenheimer
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David Bohm

Discussing Penn State alumnus David Bohm’s connection to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the David Bohm Award for undergraduate physics majors

Marker Lectures in Astronomy and Astrophysics scheduled for Sept. 19, 20, and 21
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Marcia Rieke

Marcia Rieke, who works on instrumentation for the James Webb Space Telescope, will present the Marker Lectures at Penn State in Sept.

Biochemistry student named winner of Penn State chemistry's summer 2023 REU poster session
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Yuki Yoshida
Research Lab Profile: Muechler Group
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muechler group
Q&A PAW Pals creator Emma Steinebronn
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Emma Steinbronn teaching students
Chemistry Alumna Julianne Wolfe talks career shift and offers undergrads advice on 'essential skills' for problem solving
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Julianne Wolfe
Q&A: Meet the Graduate Student Newsletter's Editors
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Divya Singh and Katie Yan
New, simple and accessible method creates potency-increasing structure in drugs
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gloved hands hold syringe and small glass bottle. Credit National Cancer Institute

A new method by Penn State researchers offers a simple, safe way to create cyclopropanes—a feature that increases the potency of many drugs.

Q&A: Penn State chemistry graduate student Alyssa (Bienvenu) Santos
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Alyssa (Bienvenu) Santos

We asked Alyssa (Bienvenu) Santos, who recently graduated with a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State, about her experience as a grad student

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