Physical Sciences

In Disease Outbreak Management, Flexibility Can Save Lives and Money
Cows, a species susceptible to the contagious foot-and-mouth disease. Credit: Alec Brown
Kristina Kaldon Receives USRA Education Award
L-R: Donald Schneider, professor and head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; John Nousek, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, and director of the NASA Swift Satellite Mission Operations Center; Kristina Kaldon; and Kevin Luhman
Daniel Costantino Awarded C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Daniel Costantino
Krishna Kanti Dey Awarded First Prize at Postdoc Research Exhibition
Left to right: Dr. Paddy Ssentongo, Dr. Arnab Roy, Dr. Krishna Kanti Dey, Dr. Toral Zaveri, and Dr. Manoj Dubey. Credit: Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Smallest Possible Diamonds Form Ultra-thin Nanothreads
Diamond nanothreads promise extraordinary properties, including strength and stiffness greater than that of today's strongest nanotubes and polymers. Credit: John Badding Lab, Penn State University
Mystery of rare 5-hour space explosion explained with help from US/Russia and US/UK/Italy satellites
The X-ray image from the Swift X-ray Telescope of the gamma-ray burst GRB 130925. The white object in the center is the gamma-ray burst. The large diffuse region to the right is a cluster of galaxies. The other objects are X-ray-emitting celestial objects, most likely supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies. The full image is approximately the size of the full moon. Credit: Phil Evans/ University of Leicester
Rethinking the Basic Science of Graphene Synthesis
A model of the intercalation of Brønsted acid molecules between single-atomic layers of graphene. Credit: Mallouk Lab, Penn State University
Niel Brandt Named Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Niel Brandt
Mark Maroncelli Receives Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids
Mark Maroncelli
Eric Feigelson Awarded Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement
Eric Feigelson
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