Physical Sciences

Penn State chemist receives Presidential Early Career Award
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Lauren Zarzar
Q&A with GPSA Speaker of the Assembly and Delegate for Eberly Robert A. Robinson
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Robert A. Robinson
Materials can remember a sequence of events in an unexpected way
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combination lock on a locker
Is the wayfinding shown in Moana realistic?
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Chris Palma, teaching professor of astronomy and astrophysics

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Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 25
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2025 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science square logo.

The Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures in the Eberly College of Science will return to Penn State on Jan. 25.

Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center awarded NASA grant
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Pinchen Fan
$3M grant targets integrated semiconductor for smarter, greener electronics
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close up of electronic chip
Particle that only has mass when moving in one direction observed for first time
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illustration of semi-Dirac fermion next to graph
Heard on Campus: American Chemical Society chapter hosts Centennial Celebration
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ACS Centennial
New planet in Kepler-51 system discovered using James Webb Space Telescope
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illustration of Kepler-51 and its planets
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