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.
Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award recipients announced
Penn State University Libraries and the Schreyer Honors College announced the ninth annual Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award recipients on May 29, following the three finalists’ remote presentations:
Killing coronavirus with handheld ultraviolet light device may be feasible
A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible, according to researchers at Penn State, the University of Minnesota and two Japanese universities.
Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award finalists to present research May 29
A College of Earth and Mineral Sciences student is among three final candidates selected for the 2020 University Libraries Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award.
Strengthening connections in a physically distanced world
The coronavirus pandemic may leave faculty, students and colleagues physically distanced, but Jennifer Baka sees the situation as a means for reconnecting.
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.
International collaboration powers quest for next-generation solar cells
The next generation of solar cells, made from flexible, wearable material, may soon charge our devices on the go, or provide critical electricity when other power sources are not available, like during a natural disaster.
Song to step down as director of the EMS Energy Institute
Chunshan Song has announced that he will step down as director of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Energy Institute (EI) and will be leaving Penn State, effective June 30.
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.
Earth and Mineral Sciences students, faculty honored at virtual awards ceremony
Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Presentation.