Physical Sciences

Penn State’s high-precision X-ray instrument makes its first trip to space
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McEntaffer holds tool to spectrometer

An X-ray instrument, designed and fabricated at Penn State, recently scanned an exploded star, testing technology for future NASA missions.

Nittany Chemical Society receives an "Outstanding" in their local ACS Student Chapter Report
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NCS 2022
Chemistry Alumni Interview Series: Eric Schwarz
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eric schwarz
Penn State chemistry alumnus Alain Bonny named 2022 Hanna H. Gray Fellow
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Alain Bonny
The Department of Chemistry is hiring two new Tenure-Track Faculty
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New space station experiment TIGERISS will probe origins of elements
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TIGERISS logo with tiger and ISS

Penn State physicists and colleagues are developing a new experiment for the ISS to measure ultra-heavy galactic cosmic rays.

Susan Sinnott recognized with 2022 AVS Medard W. Welch Award
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Sinnott wearing suit stands outside

Penn State engineer and chemist Susan Sinnott has been selected to receive the 2022 Medard W. Welch Award from the American Vacuum Society.

Amie Boal receives the International Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC) Early Career Award
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Amie Boal
Chemistry Alumni Interview Series: Colleen Kelley
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Colleen Kelley
NASA selects STAR-X for $3M mission concept study
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Artilst impression of STAR-X spacecraft

STAR-X, a proposed Medium-Class Explorer (MIDEX) mission, has been selected by the NASA Explorers Program for $3M mission concept study.

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