Penn State GIS Day activities focus on the theme “Geographers Take Action”
Penn State University Libraries will observe GIS Day — an annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems (GIS) — with sessions on Nov. 18 and a trivia event on Nov. 19.
Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors
The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects through its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program.
EMS faculty member receives DOE Early Career Research Award
Nelson Y. Dzade, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, has received a 2024 Early Career Research Award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow
Tushar Mittal, assistant professor of geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) at Penn State, was named a 2024 Packard Fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Doctoral candidate to discuss high wildfire-risk zones effect on property values
Sizhuo Chen, doctoral candidate in energy, environment, and food economics, will give the talk, “The Impact of Wildfire Hazard Information Disclosure on Property Prices,” at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in 157 Hosler Building.
Materials science and engineering professor to receive 2025 John H. Dillon Medal
Robert Hickey, associate professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will receive the American Physical Society’s 2025 John H. Dillon Medal.
NIH grant for new tool development to help assess obesity-related behaviors
The NIH has awarded Zhenlong Li a two-year, $399,391 grant to study how environmental factors contribute to obesity, particularly in racial and ethnic minority communities.
EMS associate dean named distinguished member by Society of Petroleum Engineers
Zuleima Karpyn, Donohue Family Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, and associate dean for graduate education and research in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was recently named a distinguished member by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Penn State hosts International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering
This fall, the Penn State Mining Engineering program invited engineers worldwide to Pittsburgh for the 7th International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering.
University fellowships awarded to 110 graduate students
The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State named 110 graduate students as recipients of the 2024-25 University Graduate Fellowships and Distinguished Graduate Fellowships.