The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni do great things and we like to share their stories. Below are the most current stories showcasing our alumni.
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Penn State community invited to a conversation with Qatari energy minister
The Penn State community is invited to join a conversation with Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi to discuss the future of energy and international relations.
Liberal Arts alumna creates business to share her love of travel
Penn State alumna Imani Murray is 14 countries into her travel journey, and as she continues to grow her brand, she’s not stopping there.
Education abroad helped Liberal Arts alumnus pursue love of classics and music
Alumnus Jay Johnson’s latest folk-rock-indie album, “Four Quartets,” touches on travel, philosophy, love and the natural world — essential components of the Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar’s undergraduate education at Penn State.
Sotiropoulos selected as Earth and Mineral Sciences' summer 2022 student marshal
Nickolas Sotiropoulos Jr. was selected to represent the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as the student marshal for Penn State's summer commencement Aug. 13 in the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.
Penn State colleges rank highly in Academic Ranking of World University Subjects
Penn State ranks in the top 50 in 16 subject area rankings and in the top 100 in the world in an additional 14 subjects, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which released its 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) on July 25.
Geography graduate receives NSF fellowship to study trust in thematic maps
Tim Prestby, an incoming doctoral student in the Department of Geography, received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to study trust in thematic maps.
Angelique Adams awarded 2022 Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal
Angelique Adams, CEO of Angelique Adams Media Solutions, LLC, was awarded the 2022 Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal by Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
From Penn State student to professor, landscape scientist Douglas Miller retires
Douglas Miller, who earned three degrees from Penn State; worked as a research assistant, research associate and professor in two colleges; and created and led the Center for Environmental Informatics for 20 years, retired in July and was granted emeritus status.
Penn Staters create Turf Threat Tracker weather app to aid golf industry
It was around 11 a.m. — about an hour after the morning’s frost had lifted — and Garrett Bastardi, flanked by about 100 other golfers, was still patiently waiting with friends for a 9:30 a.m. tee time at a North Carolina golf course.
Wildfire helicopter pilot steers project to honor former geography professor
Jim McCrory, the senior line pilot at Aspen Helicopters in Oxnard, California, has always been fascinated with location.