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Faculty Museum director takes over with eye on expansion 09/12/2019 Jane Cook, new director of the Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Museum & Art Gallery, plans a series of updates and advances. |
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Faculty Researchers seek to revolutionize catalyst design with machine learning 09/11/2019 Researchers from Penn State are participating in a $1.2 million United States Department of Energy (DOE) project using machine learning -- a form of artificial intelligence -- and data science to design more effective catalysts for chemical processing. |
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Faculty New graduate, undergraduate student groups strive to increase museum involvement 09/11/2019 Two new College of Earth and Mineral Science's (EMS) student groups were recently formed to strengthen the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery's connection to the college, the University and local communities. |
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Faculty Fossil fuel emissions impact Arctic snow chemistry, scientists find 09/10/2019 Perennial sea ice is rapidly melting in the Arctic, clearing the way for new shipping routes and fossil fuel extraction. This increased activity could have unexpected impacts on the natural chemistry of the polar region, according to researchers. |
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Faculty Hurricane Dorian devastates Bahamas; scientists explain storm's unique evolution 09/06/2019 On Sunday, Sept. 1, Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the northern Bahamas as a powerful Category 5 hurricane and stalled there for days, devastating the island nation with deadly flooding and lashing winds that reached 185 mph. |
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Student Materials science and engineering major named an Astronaut Scholar 09/05/2019 Katelyn Kirchner, a senior from Downingtown, earned a prestigious Astronaut Scholarship earlier this year. |
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Faculty Two Penn State researchers join Institutes of Energy and the Environment 09/05/2019 Penn State researchers Jose D. Fuentes, professor of meteorology, and Feifei Shi, assistant professor of energy engineering, have joined the Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE). Both are faculty members in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |
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Faculty Climate conference to be livestreamed 09/05/2019 Research to Action: The Science of Drawdown, the conference focused on climate solutions being hosted at Penn State from Sept. 16-18, will be livestreamed online for free. |
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Faculty Climate conference to feature Penn State researchers Sept. 16-18 09/05/2019 More than 20 Penn State researchers are participating in the upcoming climate solutions conference Research to Action: The Science of Drawdown. |
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Faculty Helping Alaskan coastal communities adjust to global warming 09/03/2019 A $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will allow Penn State researchers to assist Alaskan coastal communities with environmental changes that threaten to irrevocably damage their way of life. |