Submissions now open for annual Materials Visualization Competition
The 11th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC11), a scientific visual and artistic competition, is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is April 5.
EMS Connect builds bridges for new students
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) aims to make the transition for students new to University Park smoother through EMS Connect.
Supercrystal: A hidden phase of matter created by a burst of light
"Frustration" plus a pulse of laser light resulted in a stable "supercrystal" created by a team of researchers led by Penn State and Argonne National Laboratory, together with University of California, Berkeley, and two other national laboratories.
EMS alum among 15 Penn Staters to be honored with Alumni Achievement Award
The Penn State Alumni Association will honor 15 prominent young alumni at the Alumni Achievement Awards on March 29.
Team earns seed grant to develop solutions to river flooding
Klaus Keller, professor in the Department of Geosciences, and Robert Nicholas, associate research professor with the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, are among a team that has received funding to develop community-based solutions to river flooding in Pennsylvania.
A Heart of Glass
Briana Bennett, a senior studying materials science and engineering, combines her training as a materials scientist and her passion as an artist.
Mentorship that began in college continues for glass scientist
Sometimes it’s the most casual of occurrences that have the most impact on the trajectory of our lives.
Penn State alumna Mulvihill to present R.E. Tressler Lecture
The 2019 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in 26 Hosler Building at University Park. Maureen L. Mulvihill, president and CEO of Actuated Medical Inc. (AMI), will deliver the lecture and receive the 2019 R.E. Tressler Award.
EMS alumnus establishes $500K Open Doors Scholarship
Penn State alumnus Jon Benesch and his wife, Deborah created the Jon and Deborah Family Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Researcher to study Earth's subsurface stress during oil and gas production
Penn State researcher Amin Mehrabian was recently awarded a $110,000 grant from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund to study subsurface stress in hydrocarbon reservoirs.