Density estimation methods often involve kernels, but there are advantages to using splines. Especially if the shape of the density is known to be decreasing, or unimodal, or bimodal, or if the ...

Numerical optimization plays a vital role in the design of complex engineered systems. Real world engineered systems are seldom designed based on a single objective; rather they involve multiple ...

Penn State Learning named Marielle Manes and Austin Bentzinger as the recipients of the Outstanding Guided Study Group Leader Award for the spring 2024 semester. Each student received a certificate of ...

A heavy use of computational tools can help to detect what has yet to be discovered, according to Chad Hanna, professor of physics and of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State. “The LIGO ...

The Penn State Eberly College of Science community is mourning the loss of Michael Dann, a recently retired teaching professor emeritus of biology, who died on Sept. 18, 2024. Dann earned his three ...

Shabnam Akhtari, professor of mathematics, is interested in number theory, an old branch of mathematics that is focused on the study of numbers, particularly integers or whole numbers. She uses ...

Twelve Penn State faculty members received Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2024-25 academic year, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. An additional four faculty members have been named ...

Lukas Muechler, an assistant professor of chemistry and of physics in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State, has received the 2024 Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Award for his ...

Unnati Akhour is a Mildred Dresselhaus Science Achievement Graduate Fellow in Physics who was recently an American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) Mass Media Fellow at WITF, Inc. Q: ...

More than 60 scientists from prominent U.S. and global research institutions gathered this past summer for the 7th International Symposium on Monolayer-Protected Clusters, hosted by the Department of ...

A new teaching observation tool focused on engagement in the classroom is undergoing beta testing with preparations for a rollout across the Penn State Eberly College of Science in spring 2025.

Elizabeth Elacqua, associate professor of chemistry, has been appointed the Weinreb Early Career Professor. The professorship provides support to an outstanding faculty member studying organic ...