Opening Doors to Discovery: Penn State’s MRI offers undergraduates hands-on Research opportunities

undergrad fellowship student

By Jamie Oberdick

At Penn State’s Materials Research Institute (MRI), undergraduate students are gaining invaluable hands-on experience in cutting-edge scientific research. Through a variety of programs, these students are not only advancing their academic knowledge but also accessing state-of-the-art research facilities, often for the first time. 

Nichole Wonderling awarded prestigious fellowship

Nichole Wonderling in XRD lab

By Jamie Oberdick

Nichole Wonderling, assistant research professor and X-ray scattering manager at the Materials Research Institute’s (MRI) Materials Characterization Lab (MCL), has been named a fellow by the International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD). The fellowship recognizes exceptional contributions to the field of materials characterization and dedicated service to the ICDD community.