Physical Sciences

New screening system may point the way to clean, renewable hydrogen power
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Hydrogen symbol among water waves

A new system system for detecting the production of hydrogen gas has been designed by Penn State researchers.

Radice awarded 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship
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David Radice

David Radice, assistant professor of physics and of astronomy and astrophysics, has been awarded the 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship.

Scott Showalter is elected AAAS Fellow
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Scott Showalter

Scott Showalter is elected AAAS Fellow.

Christian Pester receives the NSF CAREER Award
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Christian Pester
Eric Nacsa is awarded Doctoral New Investigator PRF Grant
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Eric Nacsa

Eric Nacsa is awarded Doctoral New Investigator PRF Grant.

The key to a powerful antibiotic’s formation now clear
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illustration of the enzyme TokK

The enzyme tokK helps synthesize a chain of methyl groups that allows antibiotics called carbapenems to circumvent antibiotic resistance.

Stephanie Wissel named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics
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Stephanie Wissel

Stephanie Wissel has been honored with the Downsbrough Early Career Professorship in Physics at Penn State.

Cui-Zu Chang Named Henry W. Knerr Early Career Professor
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Chang and chalk board

Cui-Zu Chang, assistant professor of physics, has been named Henry W. Knerr Early Career Professor of Physics at Penn State.

Sloan Digital Sky Survey’s robots turn their eyes to the sky
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two focal plane systems on stands ready to be delivered to telescopes

A new robotic system will enable the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to more efficiently map the galaxies and black holes in our galaxy.

Coronal rain on a cold star?
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Solar flare with coronal rain on the Sun

Observations of a stellar flare with Penn State's Habitable-zone Planet Finder could be the first evidence of coronal rain on a cool M-dwarf

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