The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences hosted numerous celebratory events to commemorate the college's 125th anniversary. Browse below to view activities and for some, zoom recordings of events.
October 14-15, 2022: Crescendo Weekend events
John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Friday, October 14:
- Noon - 2:00 p.m.: Student Research Poster Exhibition and Open House
- Student research poster exhibition through the halls of Hosler Building
- Laboratory posters presented by faculty
- Light luncheon served in room 104 Hosler Buildng
Saturday, October 15:
- Noon - 2:00 p.m.: Energy and Mineral Engineering Alumni and Student Tailgate and Watch Party
- Enjoy a cookout-style meal with EME students and cheer on the Nittany Lions in their game against Michigan
Department of Geography
Friday, October 14:
- Noon - 1:00 p.m.: Networking lunch with students and faculty - 319 Walker
- 1 - 2:00 p.m.: Lab tours and student/faculty showcase - 2nd floor Walker
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2 - 3:00 p.m.: Faculty talk: "Arctic Futures" - 114 Steidle Building
Saturday, October 15:
- 9 - 10:15 a.m.: Alumni Affiliate Program Group breakfast and meeting - 319 Walker
- 10:30 a.m. - Noon: Career networking with students - 319 Walker
Department of Geosciences
Friday, October 14: RSVP requested by Oct. 7
- 9 - 11:30 a.m.: Meet and Greet the Geosciences 125th Anniversary Alumni Fellows - Fifth floor Deike Building
- 11:30 a.m. - Noon.: Lunch with the Alumni Advisory Board and Alumni Fellows - 26 Hosler Building
- Noon - 1:00 p.m.: Faculty talks
- Benjamin Cardenas - “Sedimentary Basins on Mars”
- Tushar Mittal - "Longest Lava flows in the Solar System : What determines their length?"
- 1 - 2:00 p.m.: Tours of Deines Lab and other new labs in the basement of Deike
Saturday, October 15: RSVP requested by Oct. 7
- 10 - 11:30 a.m.: Roundtable Discussion with Alumni Fellows - “Geosciences Career Outlook”
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Saturday, October 15:
- 9 - 11:00 a.m.: Breakfast - Ground Floor of Steidle Building
- 9:30 a.m.: First tour of Steidle Building
- 10:00 a.m.: Second tour of Steidle Building
- 10:30 a.m.: Third tour of Steidle Building
- 11:00 a.m. - noon: Tour of Millennium Science Complex
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Saturday, October 15:
- 10:00 a.m.: Fellows introduction and departmental update
- 11:00 a.m.: Department Tours
- 11:00 a.m.: Student poster presentations - Walker Building 5th and 6th floor hallways
- Noon: Lunch in the Joel N. Myers Weather Center
Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Saturday, October 15:
- 1 - 3:00 p.m.: Colloquium - "ESSC Made EESI" - 603 Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub (RSVP requested)
- 1:15 p.m.: “Habitable planets/complex life in the universe" – James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor Emeritus of Geosciences
- 1:25 p.m. “Planning for water resources under uncertainty: the case of the Colorado River” – Antonia Hadjimichael, assistant professor of geosciences
- 1:35 p.m.: “Climate change, ice sheets and sea level rise” – Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences
- 1:45 p.m.: “What makes the critical zone critical?” – Susan Brantley, Evan Pugh University Professor and Barnes Professor of Geosciences
- 1:55 p.m.: “Nitrogen legacies and water quality” – Kimberly Van Meter, assistant professor of geography
- 2:05 p.m.: “Urban water and electricity use under climate change” – Renee Obringer, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineerin
- 2:15 p.m.: Closing remarks – Lee Kump, John Leone Dean in th College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Lee Kump
EMS Library
Friday, October 14:
- 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Tours of VR studio and renovated library facility, 105 Deike Building
EMS Museum & Art Gallery
Friday, October 14:
- 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: EMS Museum exhibit gallery open - 6 Deike Building
- 11:00 a.m. - Gallery talk: "Conservation, Preservation, Materials Science: Exactly WHAT do you do?" - Susan Barger, Materials Science and Engineering 82g and EMS 125th Anniversary Fellow
- 1 - 2:00 p.m.: Tour of EMS Museum & Art Gallery's Center for Education, Research, and Collections (CERC)
Saturday, October 15:
- 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: EMS Museum exhibit gallery open - 6 Deike Building
Materials Research Institute
Friday, October 14:
- Time TBA: Guided tours of the Materials Research Institute, Millennium Science Complex. (Muster location, MRI Entrance to the MSC Building)
Saturday, October 15:
- Time TBA: Guided tours of the Materials Research Institute, Millennium Science Complex. (Muster location, MRI Entrance to the MSC Building)
Ryan Family Student Center
Saturday, October 15:
- 10:00 a.m. - noon: Facilities Showcase tour of newly-renovated RFSC, showing expanded services, etc.
Virtual Tours
- Materials Research Institute
Note: beta version; for more information contact Dave Fecko at dlf5023@psu.edu - Steidle Building
Other events held throughout the anniversary year
- March 10, 2022: GEMS 125th Anniversary Educational Series
Virtual lecture: "News Flash: Thunderstorms spark unexpected extreme amounts of the atmosphere's cleanser hydroxyl"
7:00 p.m..; Bill Brune, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology - November 9, 2021: GEMS 125th Anniversary Educational Series
Virtual lecture: "Infectious Addictions: Geographies of Colliding Epidemics"
Noon.; Brian King, Head and professor of geography - Oct. 18, 2021: Earth Talks - 125th Lecture
"National Science Board Vision 2030: Making a Difference for America's Research Ecosystem"
Victor R. McCrary, Vice Chair of the National Science Board - Oct. 18, 2021: Lattman Lecture
"Training the Next Generation Workforce for a Sustainable Future”
Melissa Lee, founder and CEO of the GREEN Program
5:00 p.m.; 26 Hosler Building - Sept. 29, 2021: Innovations in Education and Research Symposia
Panel Discussion: "Strength in Numbers: The Impact of Teaching and Learning Partnerships" - Sept. 13, 2021: Innovations in Education and Research Symposia
Karen Marosi, Director of Student Engagement, Ryan Family Student Center
"The Benefits of Engagement" - Aug. 26, 2021: GEMS 125th Anniversary Educational Series
James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences
"Habitable Zones and the Search for Life on Planets Around Other Stars" - July 28, 2021: Innovations in Education and Research Symposia
"Pioneers in Remote and Online Education"
Jane Sutterlin and Maria Wherley, "How Technology and Learning Science Can Change Your Teaching"
Time: 10-11 a.m. - June 22, 2021: GEMS 125th Anniversary Educational Series
Clive Randall, director of the Materials Research Institute
"Cold Sintering of Functional Materials with a View Toward Sustainability" - June 2, 2021: Village Lecture Series: Conversations with Colleagues
Guido Cervone, professor of geography and professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, "Did COVID reduced mobility reduce atmospheric emissions?" - May 19, 2021: Panel - "Getting to Negative: strategies, ethics, and co-benefits of carbon capture and sequestration" Panel is part of IEE's Energy Days and will feature the below panelists:
- Wei Peng, School of International Affairs and Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Jennifer Baka, Department of Geography
- Jacqueline O'Connor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director, Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach
- Bruce Logan, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Assoc Director IEE
- Erica Smithwick, Department of Geography, Assoc Director IEE
- Tom Richard, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Director IEE
- Xiaoxing Wang, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
- April 22, 2021: Village Lecture Series: Conversations with Colleagues
Bill Brune, "Lightning Splits More than Trees: It Splits Molecules Too" - April 20, 2021: GEMS 125th Anniversary Educational Series (virtual webinar)
Tim White, research professor and director of the EMS Sustainability Council
Time: Noon. - "Sustainability Initiatives Aimed at Environmental Footprint Reduction in the College of EMS" - April 15, 2021: 125th EMS Anniversary Steidle Café
Speakers: Amit Das, State-of-the-Art; Long-Qing Chen, MatSE; George Kotsoni, Ph.D. Candidate.
Time: 10:30 a.m. via Zoom - April 14-15, 2021: "Reflections and Future Perspectives of Polymer Science in EMS" (virtual event)
Series of lectures by both Penn State and non-Penn State faculty and keynote and pleanary speakers, Geoffrey Coates and Thomas Epps III
(DAY 1) Wednesday, April 14: 1-6 p.m.
(DAY 2) Thursday, April 15: 1-6 p.m. - April 14, 2021: Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science's Hussey Lecture (virtual event)
Speaker: Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. - April, 14-15, 2021: Celebration of Undergraduate Engagement (CUE) (virtual event)
Student presentations, workshops, and guest speakers will highlight undergraduate research and engagement experiences. - April 11, 2021: Center for Energy Law and Policy and EME Joint Webinar
Panel Discussion: "Planning for the Unplanned: Designing Resilience in Energy Systems"
Watch Zoom recording >> - April 9, 2021: 2021 G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture in Mineral Engineering
4 p.m.; Mr. William E. (Bill) Cobb, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer – Freeport-McMoRan Americas
“Meeting Escalating Stakeholder Expectations of the Mining Sector” - March 26-27, 2021: EMEX - 125th Anniversary Century of Excellence Activity (virtual event)
Earth and Mineral Sciences EXposition (EMEX) is the College's annual student-run open house - March 25, 2021: Center for Energy Law and Policy and EME Joint Webinar
4 p.m. via Zoom
Panel Discussion: "Who Decides on Resilience for Energy Systems?" - March 25, 2021: Village Lecture Series: Conversations with Colleagues
10 a.m.: Erica Smithwick, "Role of Wildlife on Ecosystem Function" - March 18: 125th EMS Anniversary Steidle Café
Speakers: Doug Wolfe, ARL; Trevor Clark, Materials Characterization Lab; Conghang Qu, Ph.D. Candidate.
Time: 10:30 a.m. via Zoom - March 8, 2021: Center for Energy Law and Policy and EME Joint Webinar
Panel Discussion: "What Messed With Texas, and Could it Happen Here?" - Feb. 25, 2021: Village Lecture Series: Conversations with Colleagues (part of the Pioneers in Remote and Online Education series)
Ann Taylor, "What will Teaching and Learning Look Like Post-Pandemic?" - Feb. 19, 2021: Geography 125th Anniversary Coffee Hour Speaker
Speaker: Karen Seto, Yale University
Talk: Contemporary Urbanization: Problem or Panacea for the Planet? - Feb. 18, 2021: 125th EMS Anniversary Steidle Café
Speakers: Alumnus: Tim Hsu, Ph.D., President, Polymics, Ltd.; Faculty: Urara Hasegawa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Graduate Student: Hari Padmanabhan, Ph.D. candidate
Time: 10:30 a.m. via Zoom - Feb. 16, 2021: GEMS 125th Anniversary Educational Series
Speaker: Seth Blumsack, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Talk: "Beyond the Power Grid: The Next Generation of Energy Transitions (and the people who will make them happen)" - Feb. 6 - 16, 2021: Picture a Scientist Week
Picture a Scientist Week, jointly sponsored by the Eberly College of Science and College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will feature events focused on celebrating diversity and equity in the STEM fields in conjunction with Black History Month.- Feb. 6-11: “Picture a Scientist” documentary free-viewing sessions
- Feb. 6: Empower Conference: Building Connections Through Community
- Feb. 10: Picture a Scientist Q&A with Jane Willenbring
- Feb. 10: Jane Willenbring, SAGF Lecture
- Feb. 11: Diversity in STEM Trivia Night
- Feb. 16: EMS Women Faculty Panel Discussion
- Jan. 28, 2021: Village Lecture Series: Conversations with Colleagues
Jim Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, "Habitable Zones and the Search of Life on Planets Around Other Stars" - Dec. 15, 2020: GEMS 125th Anniversary Virtual Educational Series
Speaker: Rob Lydick, host and forecaster for "Weather World" and researcher in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, will launch the virtual GEMS series
Talk: "New Mission for 'Weather World' " - Nov. 18, 2020: Historian Ibram X. Kendi to discuss how to be an antiracist at virtual event
Ibram X. Kendi, one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices
Talk: discussed his book “How to Be an Antiracist". The free, live-streamed event featured a moderated conversation with Kendi, followed by Q&A.
Time: 6-7 p.m