Materials Science and Engineering professor receives MRS Impact Award
Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, distinguished professor of materials science and engineering and energy and geo-environmental engineering, has received the Materials Research Society’s 2022 MRS Impact Award.
Promising new materials mimic muscle structure and function
Inspired by the structure of muscles, an innovative new strategy for creating fiber actuators could lead to advances in robotics, prosthetics, and smart clothing, according to a Penn State led team of scientists who discovered the process.
Real-time, accurate virus detection method could help fight next pandemic
A method of highly accurate and sensitive virus identification using Raman spectroscopy, a portable virus capture device and machine learning could enable real-time virus detection and identification to help battle future pandemics, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State.
Professor Emeritus David Allara awarded 2022 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
David L. Allara, distinguished professor emeritus of chemistry and materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named a 2022 Kavli Prize Laureate in the field of nanoscience by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
NSF CAREER award to advance understanding of how early Earth continents formed
Jesse Reimink, assistant professor of geosciences, will use a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to shed light on how the Earth’s continents took shape between 2.5 and 4 billion years ago.
MRI announces director’s sabbatical and acting director
The Materials Research Institute (MRI) has announced that Zoubeida Ounaies, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems (LiMC2), will serve as acting director of MRI during the upcoming sabbatical of Clive Randall, director of MRI and distinguished professor of materials science and engineering.
Biodiverse 'keystone food spaces' can help meet UN’s ‘Zero Hunger’ goal
Small farms and home gardens where landholders raise multiple species of culturally important crops can have a significant impact when it comes to meeting the United Nations’ goal to end global hunger and malnutrition, according to an international team of researchers.
Libraries selects Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Student Research Award winners
The Penn State University Libraries has selected the winners of the 2022 Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Student Research Awards, funded by the M. G. Whiting Endowment for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledge.
Experts discuss critical infrastructure protection at annual Penn State workshop
Twenty-eight experts from various fields participated as panelists and presenters at the 2022 Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Workshop, jointly hosted by the Penn State Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE); Center for Energy Law and Policy; and the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Science.
Penn State partners with Cape Verde to improve forecasts for fishing industry
A joint team of faculty and students from Penn State and the University of Cape Verde (UniCV) have been working for the past year to design, build and test low-cost coastal weather stations with an emphasis on the fishing community.