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Wang earns gold graduate student award for work on piezoelectric discovery
Bo Wang, who earned his doctorate in materials science and engineering from Penn State in August 2020, is the recipient of a Gold Graduate Student Award from the Materials Research Society (MRS).
Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature
Through the investigation of insect surfaces, Penn State researchers have detailed a previously unidentified nanostructure that can be used to engineer stronger, more resilient water repellent coatings.
Penn State launches master's degree in spatial data science
More and more companies are using location data from devices like smartphones and tablets to gain insights into choices consumers make.
Knowledge of severe storm patterns may improve tornado warnings
A radar signature may help distinguish which severe storms are likely to produce dangerous tornadoes, potentially leading to more accurate warnings, according to scientists.
Doctoral student earns dissertation award for emerging field of plasmonics
Parivash Moradifar, a doctoral candidate in materials science and engineering (MatSE), earned the Alumni Association Dissertation Award from the Graduate School for research related to plasmonics, an emerging field between electronics and photonics.
Doctoral student receives National Nuclear Security Administration fellowship
John Shimanek, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering, was one of five students from across the country selected for a federal fellowship program.
Materials science and engineering graduate student named Sloan Scholar
Alex Molina, a fourth-year doctoral student in materials science and engineering, was recently named a Sloan Scholar.
Materials science student Bolotsky earns Graduate School alumni scholarship
Adam Bolotsky, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering, was awarded the Penn State Alumni Association Scholarship for Penn State Alumni in the Graduate School from the Graduate School.
Earth and Mineral Sciences student awarded Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship
Kelly Núñez Ocasio, a Penn State doctoral candidate studying how hurricanes form, has received an Alfred P. Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship.
Challenge met: Geography department transitions to remote teaching and learning
Within days of the University's shift to remote learning, faculty, instructors and teaching assistants in the Department of Geography moved 35 resident instruction courses into remote delivery mode to teach 1,947 students.