'No Time for Silence' team honored for work on anti-racism initiative
Penn State professor Jose D. Fuentes has received an American Geophysical Union 2020 Presidential Citation as part of the team that launched the anti-racism initiative "No Time for Silence."
Nanoengineered cement shows promise for sealing leaky gas wells
Leaking natural gas wells are considered a potential source of methane emissions, and a new nanomaterial cement mixture could provide an effective, affordable solution for sealing these wells, according to a team of Penn State scientists.
John Mauro named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
John Mauro, professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named a 2020 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Yu-Jen Chiu named Earth and Mineral Sciences fall 2020 student marshal
Yu-Jen Chiu has been selected as the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences student marshal for the University’s fall 2020 virtual commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. EST, Dec. 19.
$1.2 million grant to develop high-temperature alloys for gas turbines
An integrated computational and experimental framework for the design and manufacturing of ultrahigh-temperature refractory alloys may become possible thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded to a team of Penn State materials scientists.
2D-materials center ready to move to new phase, add industry partners
The Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings (ATOMIC), a center focused on the study and development of 2D materials that is part of the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center project, is preparing to move from Phase I to Phase II of the program.
Penn State seeks nominations for Earthshot Prize for environmental solutions
Penn State was selected as an official nominator for the Earthshot Prize, a competition aimed at identifying the most promising solutions to environmental challenges.
University endorses climate change letter to world leaders
Penn State endorsed a letter drafted by the International Universities Climate Alliance urging world leaders, specifically G20 leaders, to protect humankind from climate change.
No nanoparticle risks to humans found in field tests of spray sunscreens
People can continue using mineral-based aerosol sunscreens without fear of exposure to dangerous levels of nanoparticles or other respirable particulates, according to Penn State research published in the journal Aerosol Science and Engineering.
Three Penn State researchers win 2020 Rustum and Della Roy Awards
The Materials Research Institute (MRI) has announced the three winners of the 2020 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award.