Summer 2005 Table of Contents
Science Journal, volume 23
In this Issue:
Message from the Dean
Feature Story
- Space and Time: Einstein and Beyond by Abhay Ashtekar
Research Rundown
- Strong New Evidence of a New, Supersolid Phase of Matter
- New Tumor-Suppressor Gene Discovered
- Control of Molecular Switches Increased by Tailored Molecular Ineractions
- Experiment Confirms Existence of a New Electronic State in Superconductors
- Clusters of Aluminum Atoms Found to Have Properties of Other Elements Reveal a New Form of Chemistry
- Scientists Discover How Climate Change Causes the Simultaneous Boom or Bust of Multiple Populations
- Molecular Chains Line Up to Form a Protopolymer
- Mysterious Cluster of Stars Discovered Near Milky Way
- First Search in Stellar Graveyard Yields Two Possible Planets
- Physics Gravity Model Applicable to Disease Spread
- Spying on Black-Hole Eating Habits with LISA
- Ultra-Cold Temperature Physics Opens Way to Understanding and Applications
- The Secret to Longevity in Tubeworms
- Novel Sulfide-Binding Mechanism Found in Deep-Sea Tubeworms
- Scientists Announce Smallest Extra-Solar Planet Yet Discovered and Find Outer Limits of Pulsar Planetary System
- X-Ray Super Flares Aid Formation of Planets in Solar Systems
- Discovery of Growth-Spurt Era for Black Holes and Galaxies
- Swift X-ray Telescope Sees Its First Light and Captures First Gamma-Ray-Burst Afterglow
- Swift Mission Images the Birth of a Black Hole
- Swift Sees Pinwheel Galaxy, Satellite Fully Operational
- Scientists Watch Birth of Black Hole in Split-Second Light Flash
- Swift Mission Nabs Its First Distance Measurement to Star Explosion
- New Hydrothermal Vents Discovered as "South Pacific Odyssey" Research Begins
Faces of Penn State
The Next Generation
Honoris Causa
- Ashtekar Receives Humboldt Award
- Grenfell Elected Fellow of Brittish Royal Society
- Eklund Selected for National Adademy of Sciences Committee
- Ewing Honored as Fellow of AAAS
- Lindsay Named Willaman Professor of Statistics
- Schiffer Elected Fellow of American Physical Society
- Rao Gives Invited Address and Receives Award at University of Pretoria
- Mastro Receives Award and Presents Cancer Workshop
- Ma Earns Faculty Scholar Medal
- Robinett Receives Leadership Award
- Meyer Wins Staff Excellence Award
- Fedorchak Honored for Supporting Diversity
New Faculty
- Bryan Grenfell
- Murali Haran
- Dezhe Jin
- Kouacou Konan
- Christian Malone
- Ken O'Hara
- Damla Sentürk
- Deirdre Shoemaker
- Aleksandra B. Slavkovic
Alumni & Philanthropy News
- Alumni Fellow Award
- Distinguished Service Award
- Mahles Give $250,000 for Trustee Scholarship
- C. I. Noll Award
- Outstanding Science Alumni Awards
- College Hosts Alumni Fellow Reunion
- Volunteers Serve Eberly College of Science
- Gateway Named for Verne Willaman
- Millennium Society Reception
- LionLink Matches Alumni and Students
- Alumni Notes
- Obituaries
Did You Know...
A collection of facts about the Eberly College of Science (updated Summer 2005)
