Physical Sciences

The recipe for powerful quasar jets
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Illusttration of supermassive black hole with coronoa and jets
To boldly go: Penn State launches planetary science consortium
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view of Earth from space

The new Consortium for Planetary and Exoplanetary Sciences and Technology will research focus efforts at Penn State.

Rebekah Dawson honored with Shaffer Career Development Professorship in Science
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Rebekah Dawson

Rebekah Dawson has been named the Shaffer Career Development Professor in Science.

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.

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