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The 2024-2026 picture for Pennsylvania State University Department of Chemistry is a 57-PI network with 33 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (23% of slots across 29 PIs; 29 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 23 PIs; 23 labels), and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications as the leading topic (4% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Raymond E. Schaak (17.7 weighted works; High Entropy Alloys Studies, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions). The strongest pairings are Kenneth L. Knappenberger and Jane A. Knappenberger (4 shared works, weight 2.6). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 10.6, around Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, led by Raymond E. Schaak, Adri C. T. van Duin, Kenneth L. Knappenberger; group 2 with 9 PIs, 13 internal connections, weight 10, around Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, led by Alexey Silakov, Ganesh S. Anand, Emily E. Weinert.