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Research Changing water conservation attitudes positively impacts water availability 06/26/2024 The increased demand for clean water and its limited supply has made water management one of the most pressing challenges facing society today. Changing attitudes about water conservation could significantly impact water consumption and help address this issue. |
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Student Students learn about high-performance buildings during Pittsburgh summer program 06/24/2024 Students learn best practices in energy-efficient design during the High-Performance Building Summer Program, held June 3-21 in Pittsburgh. |
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Student Associate degree in mining offers opportunities to advance 06/17/2024 Program sponsored by CONSOL Energy is helping students gain associate degrees in mining engineering. |
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Research Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet 06/17/2024 If liquid water exists today on Mars, it may be too deep underground to detect with traditional methods used on Earth. But listening to earthquakes that occur on Mars — or marsquakes — could offer a new tool in the search. |
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Faculty Penn State mourns the loss of John J. Cahir 06/13/2024 The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Penn State community mourn the loss of John J. Cahir, vice provost and dean for undergraduate education emeritus and professor of meteorology emeritus, who died June 6 at the age of 90. |
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Research IEE seed grants awarded to 11 interdisciplinary projects 06/06/2024 Eleven interdisciplinary research teams have been awarded funding through Penn State's Institute of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2024. |
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Student College of EMS to participate in State College Pride Parade and Festival 06/04/2024 June is National Pride Month in the United States, and in support on Saturday, June 8, the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) will participate in the State College Pride Parade and Festival, hosted by Centre LGBT+. |
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Student Geography doctoral student receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 06/03/2024 Lily Houtman, a doctoral student in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ Department of Geography at Penn State, has been selected as a 2024 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awardee. |
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Research Architecture team receives grant to study 3D-printed sustainable materials 06/03/2024 An interdisciplinary Penn State team is working to decrease emissions by producing new sustainable architectural materials using mycelium, which is the root of fungi. |
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Research 'Growing Impact' discusses the complex underground process of carbon storage 06/03/2024 The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast explores the process of injecting carbon dioxide underground and mineralizing it to permanently sequester the gas, a path toward reducing carbon emissions and mitigating climate change. |
