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 ...