Purple Lizard geographer’s mission to aid outdoor discovery
It took a global pandemic to convince many of something Mike Hermann has long known: We are surrounded by some amazing outdoor attractions.
Community forum on climate research to be held on June 17
The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) have announced a community forum on climate research at Penn State.
Renewable energy, sustainability systems program addresses growing need
Technological advances, policy changes and a growing emphasis on sustainable business practices are creating a fast-growing need for professionals with expertise in renewable energy and sustainability.
Interdisciplinary team wins Department of Energy Optimization Challenge
A team of Penn State researchers is part of the first round of winners for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Optimization (GO) Competition.
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.
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.
Self-assembling, biomimetic composites possess unusual electrical properties
Sometimes, breaking rules is not a bad thing. Especially when the rules are apparent laws of nature that apply in bulk material, but other forces appear in the nanoscale.
'Weather World' wins statewide awards for hurricane series, forecasting
The team at Penn State’s television show “Weather World” had a rare chance to visit some of the world’s leading experts on hurricanes when the gears started turning: Could the team turn these encounters into an educational series on improving hurricane preparedness in Pennsylvania?
Online science outreach helps fill a void during COVID-19 quarantine
With families stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, the need for quality online resources to help fill the time has skyrocketed. But don’t fret — Penn State’s Center for Nanoscale Science has just launched Mission: Materials Science.
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.