Physical Sciences

Mostafá selected to receive 2023 Faculty Scholar Medal
Miguel Mostafa

Penn State astrophysicist Miguel Mostafá has received a 2023 Faculty Scholar Medal.

Ryan Lai named 2023 Department of Chemistry Commencement Marshal
ryan lai
Chemistry students receive 2022-2023 Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award
harold f. martin
Research Lab Profile: The Mallory Group
mallory
Spotting the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
Williams smiling and crossing arms on rooftop observatory

Penn State research technologist Maia Williams helped describe the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded.

Brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded may be 1-in-10,000-year event
rings of red particles radiate outward from bright yellow center

Penn State researchers were involved in the detection of the brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected and describing its supernova.

Mauricio Terrones named head of the Department of Physics
Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones has been named the new George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Head of the Department of Physics at Penn State

Machine learning takes starring role in exploring the universe
image of several galaxies from the James Webb telescope

Penn State astronomers use machine learning to vastly improve astronomical analyses.

Thousands of new cosmic explosions discovered by Young Supernova Experiment
The Pan-STARRS telescopes on Haleakalā in Hawaii

Thousands of new cosmic explosions and astrophysical events have been revealed in the first data release from the Young Supernova Experiment

Graduate Women in Science group provides opportunities for students to thrive
GWIS members pose outside during a social event

Eberly graduate student Holly Kleinschmidt reflects on the Penn State chapter of Graduate Women in Science (GWIS).

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