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Highlights

  • A helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Los Angeles in January 2025
    Q&A: Causes, spread and solutions for California’s wildfire crisis
  • Four faculty members from Penn State’s Department of Geography — Lorraine Dowler, Joshua Inwood, Zhenlong Li and Emily Rosenman — have been recognized as 2025 fellows of the American Association of Geographers.
    Four Penn State faculty members named American Association of Geographers fellows
  • When laser welding, which is used in the production of fuel cells, occurs at too high a speed, humping defects on the weld surface occur. A team led by researchers at Penn State has combined observation and analytical modeling to identify the conditions that produce humping at high laser welding speeds and to adjust the process parameters to increase weld speed without causing surface irregularities.
    Getting over the hump to improve fuel cell manufacturing
  • The spring 2025 EarthTalks seminar series will launch on Jan. 27 with Daniel Max Crowley’s talk, “From Evidence-to-Impact: Resources and Partnerships.”
    Broader impacts and engagement in research design focus of spring EarthTalks
  • Maruf Morshed, assistant teaching professor in energy business and finance at Penn State, will give the talk, "Are Biofuels More Environmentally Friendly? The GHG Emissions Impacts of Increased Biofuel Production,” at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in 157 Hosler Building at Penn State University Park
    EEEPI talk to focus on environmental aspects of biofuels
  • Satellite view of hurricane
    $1.23M NASA grant to support improving satellite weather forecasting with AI
  • magnetron sputtering system
    Proximity effect: Method allows advanced materials to gain new property
  • Penn State glass expert John Mauro has been elected an academician by the World Academy of Ceramics
    Penn State glass expert John Mauro recognized by World Academy of Ceramics

Lion Glass

A team of Penn State students and scientists invented and engineered an entirely new family of glass called Lion Glass that requires significantly less energy to produce, at least 10 times as crack resistant as standard soda lime glass, and has about half of the carbon footprint.

Focus on Sustainability

Sustainability is an important part of what we do in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. We address many of the important problems facing society around energy, materials, climate, and the environment. With research, courses and programs in diverse areas like energy resources, earth systems, human-environment interactions, weather and climate, and materials, our students are well-positioned to solve the challenges of creating a more sustainable future. 

Earth recycling
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STELLAR STUDENTS

Students in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are simply top notch and represent the very best in the country. We are a recognized leader in all of our disciplines and our students learn from the very best. Join us to take the discoveries and knowledge learned here to become part of a new generation of leaders.

DISTINGUISHED ACADEMICS

Our college’s programs are consistently rated high and our students have unparalleled opportunities to learn from distinguished faculty through classroom interaction as well as research collaboration. We are developing innovative digital technologies that enhance our students’ on-campus experience and improve educational outcomes for learners at any location and of all ages.

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