Physical Sciences

Department of Chemistry Announces Four New Assistant Heads for Undergraduate Education
Student Project Makes Chemistry Learning More Accessible
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"The Universe Beyond Einstein: Lessons from Primordial Messengers" a free public lecture on February 23
Iván Agulló
Discovery of Planets Around Cool Stars
The new Penn State-led Habitable Zone Planet Finder (HPF) provides the highest precision measurements to date of infrared signals from nearby stars. Pictured: The HPF instrument during installation in its clean-room enclosure in the Hobby Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory. Photo Credit: Guðmundur Stefánssonn, Penn State.
Cui-Zu Chang Receives 2019 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Cui-Zu Chang
I AM STEM competition empowers students to inspire the next generation of scientists
"The Ghost Particle: A new tool for deep-space discoveries" a free public lecture on February 16
Doug Cowen
New method uses fluorescence to identify disease-causing forms of proteins
Olivia Kuzio (‘17) Discovers the Art in Chemistry
Olivia Kuzio
"Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves" a free public lecture on February 9
Nobel Laureate Barry C. Barish
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