My research involves experiments with laser-cooled atoms in optical lattices and other light traps. We use cold, trapped atoms to make precise measurements of fundamental constants and to test ...

Polish Academy of Science, Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kraków, and the University of Durham (Join Ph.D. with distinction in Theoretical Physics), 1999 Polish Academy of Science and Institute of ...

B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 2014 Our group aims to develop new methods to simplify the synthesis of complex molecules with therapeutic potential. Central to our program ...

“We’ve looked at a drop of water in the ocean of possibilities,” said Penn State alumnus Chad Mirkin, director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and George B. Rathmann Professor of ...

The Schissel Lab works at the intersection of chemistry and biology, focusing on the discovery, design, and synthesis of bioactive peptides with unusual amino acids and structures. By building upon ...

Eight Penn State Eberly College of Science students and alumni pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees have received fellowship offers from the National Science Foundation Graduate ...

A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its wild relatives, revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species and ...

Three graduate students in the Penn State Eberly College of Science have been selected by the J. Jeffery and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School to receive awards for their research and excellence. Ish ...

Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether a disease is endemic — persisting in a particular location for an extended ...

2025 has been designated the “Year of Quantum” by the United Nations to recognize the contributions that have been made in quantum science since the development of quantum mechanics 100 years ago. To ...

Liu earned her doctoral degree in chemistry from McGill University, her master's degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and her bachelor’s degree from Xiangtan University. She conducted ...

Three Penn State Eberly College of Science undergraduates were named Goldwater Scholars for 2025-26, based on their outstanding academic merit and research experience. Goldwater Scholars are selected ...