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 ...

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 ...

Professor Emeritus Michael Brin of the University of Maryland has endowed an international prize for outstanding work in the theory of dynamical systems and related areas. The prize is given for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

About 65 miles away from Penn State’s University Park campus, one alumnus has quietly impacted the academic careers of over 128 students in the Eberly College of Science since 2014, and many more at ...

Todd LaJeunesse, professor of biology at Penn State, has been appointed to the Wilson Hewitt Professorship in Biology in the Eberly College of Science. The professorship is part of a $3-million estate ...