Physical Sciences

LIGO and Virgo Detect Neutron Star Smash-Ups
Illustration of two merging neutron stars. The rippling space-time grid represents gravitational waves that travel out from the collision. Credit: National Science Foundation/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet
Students launch self-service medical device
Squire Booker elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences
Squire J. Booker
Professor Squire Booker Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Squire J. Booker
Professor Jackie Bortiatynski Receives Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching
atherton award
Chemistry Students Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
students
Lauren Zarzar Receives 2019 ACS Unilever Award
Lauren Zarzar receives 2019 ACS Unilever Award
Lauren Zarzar
New sensor detects rare metals used in smartphones
A new sensor changes its fluorescence when it binds to lanthanides (Ln), rare earth metals used in smartphones and other technologies, potentially providing a more efficient and cost-effective way to detect these elusive metals. Credit: Cotruvo Lab, Penn State

A more efficient and cost-effective way to detect the rare earth metals used in smartphones and other technologies.

Sylvia Bintrim to represent Penn State’s Eberly College of Science as student marshal at spring commencement 2019
Sylvia Bintrim
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