Penn State Eberly College of Science

➡️ In 2024, he was featured on @InventPennState's "Dare to Disrupt" podcast —bit.ly/3W7rt5S. ➡️ In 2025, he was recognized by the college with the Outstanding Science Alumni Award — bit.ly/4j9H5za. #PennStateScience

Welcome back to Happy Valley, Mario Ciabarra! 👏 Ciabarra, serial tech entrepreneur and proud Penn State alumnus, will be back on campus this weekend to speak at the Eberly College of Science commencement ceremony. 🎓

Sofia spoke about their career journey and how the power of using identity can help connect with interviewees. Read about the keynote and 2026 A. Dixon and Betty F. Johnson Lecture at bit.ly/4w0xeCF #PennStateScience

The college's second annual Science Equity and Diversity Conference contained a week full of inspiring events, such as a networking reception, poster session, and a keynote by former NPR reporter and host of Short Wave Maddie Sofia.

Congratulations to Seth Bordenstein and Francesca Chiaromonte for being named a Fellow of the @AAAS! Read about Bordenstein: bit.ly/4u1uWSx Read about Chiaromonte: bit.ly/4cXDPFm #PennStateBio #PennStateStats

We celebrated the last day of classes with so many Penn Staters yesterday! 📚 So many people filled out boards to share their excitement. 💙🤍

Researchers, including Jessica Libby-Roberts, a former postdoc at Penn State and current assistant professor at the @UofTampa, used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a deeper look at this "super-puff" planet. Read more at bit.ly/493LW1N

Kepler-51d is surrounded by a thick layer of haze which obscures not only the strange planet’s composition, but any clues to the planet’s formation. #PennStateAstro

From Everyday Chemistry led by Angela Bischof, assistant teaching professor of chemistry, to Paper Circuits with Josh Krupa, education program specialist with our Office of Science Outreach, there was lots of exciting science to participate in. #PennStateScience

Penn State brought back Bring Our Children to Work Day earlier this month, and members of our college joined in the fun! 🧪🔋

Read more about this research at bit.ly/4eLSbLe #PennStateAstro

Hundreds of millions of years ago two neutron stars collided, and now a recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage. This burst is now shedding light on how the universe creates some of its heaviest elements.

Sending a "We Are!" to Dana Hosko, an administrative support manager in our college! “Dana is always glad to help faculty, students and staff whenever she can. She is knowledgeable on policies and processes," her nominator said. Read more at bit.ly/3QfpU5H

“The combination of the pioneering Hobby-Eberly telescope with new complementary instruments is ushering in a golden age for mapping the cosmos,” said Caryl Gronwall, research professor of astronomy and astrophysics. Read more at bit.ly/4cBkniK

Using data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment, Penn State astronomers helped construct the largest, most accurate 3D map yet of the light emitted by excited hydrogen in the early universe. 🔭 #PennStateAstro

Are you doing climate-related research? 🌎 The Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium is now accepting submissions for climate-related posters for its 2026 event. Apply here before May 1: bit.ly/3QdK5RC #PennStateScience

The lecture, titled “Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Development of New Sulfur and Selenium-Catalyzed Reactions for Organic Synthesis,” will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, in 102 Benkovic Building. More info: bit.ly/4tU23XO #PennStateChemistry

Please join us for the spring 2026 Harold Kohn Endowed Distinguished Chemistry Alumni Lecture featuring Penn State Eberly College of Science alumnus and current professor at the University of Washington Forrest Michael.

Last year, Jim Strauss, teaching professor of biology, had his photo featured in Penn State's spring photo contest. 🌸 There's still time to submit your campus photos for this year's spring photo contest! Submit yours by Monday, April 27 at bit.ly/3Qmee1e

@UTAustin Similar to today, Beaver Stadium was undergoing renovations with an upper-deck being added to the north end zone. As you come back this weekend for Blue-White, think about how the stadium has been used for more than just athletics. Photo credit: Penn State Athletics

Did you know that in 1991 members of the the college tested mirrors for a $10 million telescope in an abandoned elevator shaft at Beaver Stadium? The telescope was being built to measure the spectrum of light and was a collaboration with @UTAustin and University of Munich.