Selected Publications Crystalline symmetry protected number-conserving Majorana mode in Dirac semimetal nanowires, Rui-Xing Zhang, Chao-Xing Liu, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 156802 (2018) Singlet-Quintet ...

Professional Appointments and Affiliations Professor of Chemistry Office 205 Benkovic Building University Park, PA 16802 Education B. A., Swarthmore College, 2000 M. S., University of Minnesota, 2002 ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — By combining forefront X-ray observations with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations of the buildup of galaxies over cosmic history, researchers have provided the best ...

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 Eberly College of Science is committed to supporting our researchers in translating their research for society. Translation is an early part of technology transfer where scientific discoveries are ...

Before the evolution of legs from fins, the axial skeleton — including the bones of the head, neck, back and ribs — was already going through changes that would eventually help our ancestors support ...

Knowing how many people are vaccinated against an existing or re-emerging threat is a key factor guiding public health decisions, but such information is often sparse or non-existent in many regions, ...

About a thousand students each year pass through the sixth floor of Mueller Lab. Nestled among biology labs and study spaces, one lab in particular provides students with a unique opportunity to study ...

This year, the world is marking the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics, the beginning of a scientific revolution so important that it prompted the United Nations to declare 2025 as the ...

For information about internships, check out the Office of Science Engagement’s webpage https://science.psu.edu/science-engagement about the science internship ...

Public Lecture Series Video Archive Our faculty and students work on statistical methodology, a subject that spans mathematics, philosophy, and computing, and impacts many areas of science, ...

This feature article explores how Penn State astronomers test theories about the formation of planetary star systems, including by studying the spinning disks of gas and dust from which stars and ...