Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Moses Chan, an Evan Pugh Professor of Physics at Penn State, testified before the U.S. Senate on whether the sell-off of the nation's helium reserve has an adverse effect on the nation's scientific, technical, biomedical and national-security users of helium. Chan, a member of the National Academy of Sciences / National Research Council (NAS/NRC) Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the Helium Reserve, gave his testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 10. (more)
For the first time, researchers at Penn State University and Rice University have created solid, spongy blocks of carbon nanotubes that have an astounding ability to clean up oil spills in water. Separating oil from seawater is just one of a range of potential applications for the new material formed using carbon and a dash of boron. The international team, which includes Mauricio Terrones, a professor of physics and of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has published the results of its research in Nature's online journal Scientific Reports. (more)
Adam G. Riess, the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Johns Hopkins University, member of the science staff at the Space Telescope Science Institute, and co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, will present the Eberly Family Distinguished Lecture in Science at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, in the HUB Auditorium on the University Park campus. This free public lecture, titled "Supernovae and the Discovery of the Accelerating Universe," is sponsored by the Penn State Eberly College of Science. (more)
This summer the physics lab in Frable Building at Penn State Greater Allegheny will be undergoing a major renovation and upgrade.
Beth Lindsey, assistant professor of physics, drew on research in physics education in designing the new look for what has been a traditional and increasingly outdated facility in Frable 223. Lindsey's proposal upgrades the lab into a Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) style classroom. (more)
Nathan Gemelke, an assistant professor of physics at Penn State University, has been honored with an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow award in recognition of his research accomplishments. Sloan Research Fellowships are intended to enhance the careers of the very best young faculty members in seven fields of science: chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics. (more)
Dietrich Mueller, an eminent physicist from the University of Chicago known for his research on mysterious astrophysical particles called cosmic rays, will give a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. on March 20, in Room 102 of the Thomas Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The lecture, which is intended for a general audience, will provide a guided tour of cosmic-ray research discoveries, including results from Mueller's Cosmic Ray Nuclei experiment on the space shuttle. The event is among those sponsored by the Penn State Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos during 2012 to mark 100 years of cosmic-ray research and discoveries. (more)
Martin Bojowald, physics professor and author, will transport his audience back to the first moment of the universe -- even before the Big Bang -- during a visit to Penn State Abington next week. (more)
The Penn State Beaver library is hosting a display of nature photography by James Monroe, professor of physics, who retired from Penn State in December 2007. The public is invited to visit the exhibit. Over the years, Monroe has traveled the country to photograph unique and often unseen views of nature. His work can be seen in area shops, and he has donated his photos to help fundraising efforts on behalf of scholarships for campus students. Monroe taught at Beaver for 30 years. For information about the photography exhibit, contact Lisa Harris, information resources and services support specialist in the library, at ljh28@psu.edu or 724-773-3792. (more)
Steven Schiff, director of the Penn State Center for Neural Engineering, will present "The Brain: The Final Frontier. Neural Engineering at Penn State" as this weekend's Huddle with the Faculty event. Sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association, Huddle with the Faculty is presented every home football Saturday morning at the Nittany Lion Inn. The free event starts at 8:30 a.m. with a free continental breakfast and Schiff's presentation at 9 a.m. (more)
Nitin Samarth, a professor of physics at Penn State University, has been appointed as the George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Head of the Department of Physics. He had served as associate head of the department since 2007. He succeeds Jayanth Banavar, who served as head of the department since 1998. (more)
