Physical Sciences

From the cosmos to the community, explore with OLLI this summer
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Penn State astronomer Kevin Luhman will teach a summer course with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).

A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech
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Penn State research reveals how a protein could allow the sorting of rare earth elements for future use.

Research Lab Profile: Hodges Group
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Chemistry alumna Paula Hietpas talks career development, tips for new graduates
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Uncovering universal physics in the dynamics of a quantum system
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Graduate studen Yuan Le in the lab
Testing a theory of supermassive black holes with 100 newly described 'blazars'
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More than a hundred blazars—black holes systems with powerful jets— have been newly characterized by Penn State researchers.

Two Eberly faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Eberly College of Science faculty members Zoltan Fodor and Yakov Pesin have been elected as Fellows to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Eberly researchers among winners of 15th annual Materials Visualization Competition
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Two Eberly researchers were among the winners of the Penn State Materials Visualization Competition.

NCS brings record number of students to Spring 2023 ACS Meeting
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Doctoral alumnus Messick receives dissertation award for LIGO research
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Cody Messick

Eberly College of Science doctoral alumnus has been recognized for his research with LIGO.

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