Marsh White, in 1926, earned the first ever doctoral degree from Penn State – a physics degree. After graduating from Penn State in 1926, White joined the faculty as a professor of Physics, retiring ...

Delta Gold Technologies, a technology company focused on developing intellectual property in the quantum computing sector, has signed a three-year, $3 million research agreement with Kenneth ...

“I am excited to help establish LTPI as a world-class center, with internationally competitive faculty, exceptional postdoctoral researchers and a vibrant visitors’ program — an environment designed ...

The college will be hosting in-person and virtual Admitted Student Events for students with an offer to attend the University Park campus on the following dates. Additional virtual events will focus ...

Related article at The Conversation. On September 14, 2015, a signal arrived on Earth, carrying information about a pair of remote black holes that had spiraled together and merged. The signal had ...

The Department of Physics welcomes its newest tenure-line faculty members. Thomas Iadecola, associate professor of physics, is a co-hire of the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences ...

The efficiency of quantum computers, sensors and other applications often relies on the properties of electrons, including how they are spinning. One of the most accurate systems for high performance ...

The Penn State Eberly College of Science community honors the life and groundbreaking career of Christine Williams Ayoub, professor emerita of mathematics, who passed away last year at the age of 102.

Robert Morehead, associate teaching professor of astronomy and astrophysics in the Eberly College of Science, has been selected to receive the 2025 Penn State Excellence in Advising Award. The award, ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species — including humans — are greater than originally thought, according to an international team led by researchers at Penn State, the National Human Genome ...

Biotechnology Mini Summer School is an opportunity for high school students who are fascinated by DNA and biotechnology and are interested in learning more about cutting-edge research in ...

Many materials store information about what has happened to them in a sort of material memory, like wrinkles on a once crumpled piece of paper. Now, a team led by Penn State physicists has uncovered ...