Department of Chemistry
News and Research Spotlights
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Awards and Honors
Leonid Berlyand receives Humboldt Research Award
Berlyand in front of chalkboard
Research
Can defects turn inert materials into useful, active ones?
illustration of lattice structure being probed with photoluminescence
Awards and Honors, Research
Going gold: Chemists and engineers to investigate using gold as catalyst in hydrogenation
Three researchers stand outside
Research
Penn State-affiliated startup Chromatir develops color-shifting coatings
Lauren Zarzar and Caleb Meredith in front of brick wall
Research
Radioactive metals for medicine get a boost from recently discovered protein
illustration including periodic table, proteins, actinium, and a human body. Credit Thomas Reason/LLNL
Awards and Honors, Research, Student Stories
Eberly’s undergraduate research exhibition a success
Eberly Diversity in STEM Corporate Partners Program logo
Research
Chemistry department’s helium recovery system now operational
Tapas Mal, Scott Showalter, Larry Johns, and Christy George outside the Chemistry Building
Research
New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements
construction vehicles dig pit for mine tailings
Awards and Honors
Alexa Dembek honored with Alumni Fellow Award
Alexa Dembek, Alumni Fellow Award recipient. Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State
Research
How to modify RNA: Crucial steps for adding chemical tag to transfer RNA revealed
illustration of MiaB protein binding to tRNA
Research
The pathway for producing ethylene
Mechanisms of the ethylene-forming enzyme (EFE) reactions
Research
Winning startup works to increase speed to market for some pharmaceuticals
Brad Rogers