Physical Sciences

McEntaffer and Reimann named Teaching and Learning with Technology faculty fellows
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new TLT cohort headshots

Randy McEntaffer and Jan Reimann will each focus on student engagement as TLT faculty fellows.

Penn State a partner in new NSF Physics Frontier Center
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This rendering shows the density of matter in the aftermath of two merged neutron stars, resulting in the formation of a black hole.

The center will bring together researchers from 13 institutions to focus on neutron star modeling in the ‘Gravitational Wave Era’

A multishot lensless camera in development could aid disease diagnosis
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Illustration of lensless imaging

Lensless imaging being developed at Penn State.

Center for Nanoscale Science renewed at $18 million for six years
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collage of nanoscale images

Funding for the Center for Nanoscale Science at Penn State has been renewed.

Amie Boal honored with Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry
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Amie Boal
A warm Jupiter orbiting a cool star
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NASA's TESS panorama showing location of TOI-1899 star
Debris from stellar explosion not slowed after 400 years
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Chandra X-ray image of the Kepler supernova remnant
Department of Physics joins APS network to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion
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illustration of diverse group of people

The physics department will join a multi-institution network that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in the physics community.

A “bang” in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet
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Artist's impression of colliding black holes
Joseph Houck Participates in Virtual International Chemistry Olympiad
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