Real-time, accurate virus detection method could help fight next pandemic
By Jamie Oberdick
A method of highly accurate and sensitive virus identification using Raman spectroscopy, a portable virus capture device and machine learning could enable real-time virus detection and identification to help battle future pandemics, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State.
2021 Highlights
Research highlights collected from users of the facilities, in-house researchers, and broader impact research all published in top journals.
Curtis-Wright Cadettes
Cadettes earn their stripes
Penn State was among the most active American universities in training women engineers during World War II. This group of Cadettes from airplane manufacturer Curtiss-Wright
underwent a 10-month immersion in aviation technology and science for 30 hours per week. The Cadettes could “absorb and apply much more engineering training than anyone
anticipated,” said the assistant dean of engineering.
Whitmore: Frank C. Whitmore
Whitmore, a world-class organic chemist
Frank C. (Rocky) Whitmore (1887-1947) was a leading international authority on the field of organic chemistry, especially hydrocarbon chemistry and molecular rearrangements. In 1932, he developed the concept of carbocations, molecules with positively charged carbon atoms, with his later research providing the first explanation of carbocation rearrangements. In 1929 he was appointed Dean of the School of Chemistry and Physics at Penn State.
Pantano: Carlo Pantano
Through his leadership of the Materials Research Institute and outreach among international glass researchers, Pantano forged a legacy across disciplines.
Through his leadership of the Materials Research Institute and outreach among international glass researchers, Pantano forged a legacy across disciplines.
Chan: Moses H.W. Chan
Chan examines complexities of matter
Moses H.W. Chan came to Penn State in 1979, and the Evan Pugh Professor of Physics immediately began a body of research work that spanned diverse topics.
Davey: Wheeler Davey
Davey Brought X-ray Diffraction to Penn State
The Pennsylvania State University had a number of critical pioneering contributors to the development of X-ray diffraction as a major structural characterization tool for materials. This starts with the recruiting of Wheeler P. Davey from GE in 1926. He built his first diffractometer at Penn State with very little funds, using an X-ray tube and Geiger counters as the sensors.
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