Physical Sciences

Nobel winner Penrose has long-standing ties to Penn State
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Roger Penrose

Nobel prize winner Sir Robert Penrose has ties to the Eberly College of Science.

Grant to help researchers augment their teams with computational experts
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Menéndez and O'Brien at computer

A new NSF grant will can help researchers across Penn State augment their investigations with experts in computational science.

Bert Chandler joins Department of Chemistry Faculty
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Bert Chandler
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
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