Physical Sciences

The Department of Chemistry is hiring two new Tenure-Track Faculty
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chem building
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.

The Department of Chemistry Career Network and Recruitment Fair 2022
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Career Network & Recruitment Fair
Revealed missing step in lipid formation could enable detection of past climate
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illustration of radical same enzyme bound to cofactors. Credit: Booker Lab
Booker honored with two awards from American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Booker
Compost to computer: Bio-based materials used to salvage rare earth elements
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grid of materials and how they break down into polymers
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