Town hall on CHIPS and Science Act envisions key role for Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State held a Town Hall meeting recently to discuss internal strategies around semiconductor technologies and taking on a key role in partnering with other universities and industries centered on the U.S. government’s CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act, which was signed into law on Aug. 9, 2022.
Mauricio Terrones named head of the Department of Physics
By Sam Sholtis
Mauricio Terrones, Evan Pugh University Professor and Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics, and professor of chemistry and of material science and engineering, has been named the new George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Head of the Department of Physics at Penn State, effective July 1. Terrones succeeds Nitin Samarth, who has served as head of the department since 2011.
Jordan Meyet
Assistant Research Professor, Molecular Spectroscopy
(e) jfm6848@psu.edu
N-259 Millennium Science Complex
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-meyet-ab176b83/
Tao Zhou
Wormley Family Early Career Professor Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
(e) tzz5199@psu.edu
(o) 814 865 2481
W319 Millennium Science Complex
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tao-zhou-2700099b/
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https://www.taozhoulaboratory.com/
James Hodges
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
(e) jmh716@psu.edu (e) hodges@psu.edu
(o) 908-489-9104
104 Benkovic Building (Chemistry)
376 Science Drive
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https://science.psu.edu/chem/people/jmh716
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https://www.hodgeschemistry.com/
Julie Fenton
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
(e) jlf500@psu.edu (e) julie.fenton@psu.edu
(o) 814 865 6553
104 Chemistry Building
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https://www.thefentonlab.com/
3D printing of medical devices focus of $2 million NSF grant
Editor’s note: A version of this press release appeared on The University of Texas at Austin’s site.
By Mary Fetzer
Stephanie Law
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, 2DCC-MIP Director of Education and Training
(e) sal6149@psu.edu (e) slaw@psu.edu
221 Steidle Building
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https://www.matse.psu.edu/directory/stephanie-law
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ReGLBbYAAAAJ
Robert Lavelle
Research and Development Engineer
(e) rul158@psu.edu (e) rlavelle@psu.edu
(o) 814 865 9381
4670M The 230 Building, Innovation Park
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https://www.arl.psu.edu/
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