The Graduate School at Penn State welcomes 22 new National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recipients for the 2024-25 academic year.
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Rechargeable solid-state lithium batteries are an emerging technology that could someday power cell phones and laptops for days with a single charge. Offering significantly enhanced energy density, they are a safer alternative to the flammable lithium-ion batteries currently used in consumer electronics — but they are not environmentally friendly. Current recycling methods focus on the limited recovery of metals contained within the cathodes, while everything else goes to waste.
One of the more innovative energy-saving tools at Penn State was not implemented by a faculty mem
A multi-institutional project led by a Penn State researcher is focused on developing an all-in-one semiconductor device that can both store data and perform computations. The project recently received $2 million in funding over three years as part of the new National Science Foundation Future of Semiconductors (FuSe) program, a $45.6 million investment to advance semiconductor technologies and manufacturing through 24 research and education projects across the United States.
Tabbetha Dobbins, professor, dean of graduate studies and former vice president for research at Rowan University, is the recipient of the 2023 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal for her efforts to elevate scientists and students.
Nitin Samarth, professor of physics and of materials science and engineering at Penn State has be
Benjamin O’Donnell, a Penn State undergraduate student studying materials science and engineering
Studying in a traditionally male-dominated field, Penn State student Brenda Paull said she found
Quantum materials include superconductors, where pairs of electrons move together; magnets, where
Susan Sinnott, professor and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The P