Physical Sciences

Three Penn State researchers awarded New Initiative grants from Kaufman Foundation
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Mikael Rechtsman, Randall McEntaffer, Lauren Zarzar
Synthesis of potent antibiotic follows unusual chemical pathway
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TsrM crystal structure and reaction steps

Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the unusual first steps of the antibiotic’s synthesis.

Evan Pugh Professor Nicholas Winograd Announces Retirement
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Winograd Receives an American Chemical Society Award in Analytical Chemistry
Piece of Chemistry History Donated to Penn State Department of Chemistry
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Chemistry major honored as fall 2020 outstanding guided study group leader
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Frank Bolton

Chemistry major Frank Bolton has been honored as an outstanding guided study group leader.

Recurring ‘Weather World’ segment takes viewers to space, beyond
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Neese and Palma on Weather World set

Penn State astronomer Chris Palma has participated on Penn State’s “Weather World" segment for almost a decade.

Quantum insulators create multilane highways for electrons
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QAH insulators as legos

Penn State researchers demonstrated a quantum phenomenon in a multilayered insulator, producing a multilane highway for electrons.

A Message on Building Learning Communities
Associate Professor Ben Lear Completes Fulbright Fellowship in Finland
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Bean Lear in Finland
2D-materials center ready to move to new phase, add industry partners
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Illustrated vision for the center

The Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings is expanding to add more collaborative partners.

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