Physical Sciences

Magnitude Instruments: Making the Jump from Lab to Business
John Asbury

John Asbury discusses the evolution of Magnitude Instruments and how they made the jump from lab to business.

Penn State Professors Emeriti Endow Early Career Professorship in Department of Statistics
Thomas and Hettsmanger in a restaurant

Two emeritus faculty members have endowed an early career professorship in statistics at Penn State.

Alumni Spotlight: David Lehr
Dave Lehr

How Penn State physics alumnus David Lehr tackles big issues in the healthcare industry.

Penn State Alumnus Takes Photos from Mars
Curiosity rover on rocky surface of Mars

Penn State astronomy graduate takes photos from Mars by controlling NASA's Curiosity rover.

Black holes of all shapes and sizes in new gravitational wave catalog
Chart of masses of gravitational wave sources

Penn State astronomers in the LIGO and Virgo collaborations have contributed to the largest catalog of gravitational wave events to date.

To the stars: Aerospace engineering students find a home in astrophysics lab
Baker and McCormick in front of Davey Building
Chang Receives MRI Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award
Millennium Science Complex
Penn State-affiliated startup Chromatir develops color-shifting coatings
Lauren Zarzar and Caleb Meredith in front of brick wall

Penn State chemists harness color-shifting properties for use in industry and commercial products.

Radioactive metals for medicine get a boost from recently discovered protein
illustration including periodic table, proteins, actinium, and a human body. Credit Thomas Reason/LLNL

A protein discovered by Penn State researchers can be used to recover and purify radioactive metals such as actinium, which could be useful

Eberly’s undergraduate research exhibition a success
Eberly Diversity in STEM Corporate Partners Program logo

Spotlight on student science excellence, Latinx faculty

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