New IEE faculty have strong focus on climate solutions, collaboration
IEE has welcomed two new researchers including Mark Ortiz, assistant professor of geography, They will also work with Penn State Climate Consortium.
Multi-Campus REU students gain research experience at University Park
Conducting research as an undergraduate can be daunting, but Sierra Wright and a group of Penn State students from across the state jumped in feet first this summer through the Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates (MCREU).
Five Penn Staters nominated for competitive Rhodes and Marshall scholarships
Olivia DiPrinzio, energy engineering and earth science and policy major, is one of five nominated for the competitive and prestigious Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.
NSF grant to fund better, AI-powered understanding of weather pattern
With a combination of computational tools and insights from traditional meteorology and a three-year, $973,396 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers are working to better understand and predict extreme weather events on both Earth and Mars.
Undergrad research experience leads to advanced opportunities, publication
Eli Vogel, now in the graduate program for environmental science and policy at Johns Hopkins, published results from research conducted with Ken Davis in the journal Carbon Management.
2024-25 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee members named
Teaching and Learning with Technology has announced the Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee for the 2024-25 academic year, which includes Kevin Haworth, assistant teaching professor of earth and mineral sciences and Giles Writer-in-Residence.
Registration now open for Penn State’s marquee materials research event
Registration is open for Materials Day, an opportunity for the University research community to celebrate past achievements, make connections and peer into the future of materials.
Taylor’s research legacy shines light on California wildfires, forest ecology
Alan Taylor, a recently retired and now professor emeritus of geography, spent decades researching West Coast landscape and fire ecology. He used ecological signals and human history to paint a picture of how forests changed over time.
Penn State Emeritus Academy launches Fall 2024 lecture series
The 2024 fall series will showcase the work of retired faculty members, iincluding Andrew Carleton, Bill Easterling. Lectures will take place at Foster Auditorium in the Pattee-Paterno Library.
Fall ‘Night at the Museums’ event set for Thursday, Sept. 12
The Penn State Museum Consortium will hold its fall 2024 "Night at the Museums" on Thursday, Sept. 12. Participating museums and galleries on the University Park campus will be open extended hours from 4 to 8 p.m.