Hilal Ezgi Toraman, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering and of chemical engineering at Penn State, is one of five faculty recognized as a rising star in chemical engineering by the journal ACS Engineering Au for her work developing fundamental research on the utilization of pyrolysis — a chemical recycling process that heats plastic waste in an oxygen-fr
The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences’ Digital Twins Hub enables faculty-student research project with environmental impact
By Mallorie McIlwain
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific society
How the Materials Research Institute is both using and enhancing AI in materials research
By Jamie Oberdick
Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute directorship will expand University professor’s global impact in quantum science
By Gail McCormick
The new framework can power sensors that measure forever chemicals in water, dopamine in the brain and more
By Ty Tkacik
College of Medicine
By Ty Tkacik
Biomaterials are specifically engineered to support tissue, nerve and muscle regeneration across the body, yet physicians and researchers have limited control over the size and connectivity of the internal pores that transfer oxygen and vital nutrients to where they are most needed. To solve this problem and better support tissue regeneration, a team at Penn State has designed a new class of tunable biomaterials.
By Ty Tkacik
The semiconductor chips driving modern-day computer processors are covered in billions of individual transistors, each of which can overheat under stress, causing steep drops in performance. To address this, a team led by researchers at Penn State has developed a microscopic thermometer, smaller than an ant’s antenna, that can be integrated onto a chip to accurately track temperatures.
