Faculty Careful analysis of volcano's plumbing system may give tips on pending eruptions 07/25/2019 A volcano will not send out an official invitation when it's ready to erupt, but a team of researchers suggest that scientists who listen and watch carefully may be able to pick up signs that an eruption is about to happen. |
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Research Penn State partners with University of Freiburg on center for living materials 07/24/2019 A new strategic partnership between Penn State and the University of Freiburg in Germany will propel the development of a new class of engineered living materials with potential applications in sustainable infrastructure, robotics technologies, and next-generation medical care. |
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Graduate Student First-of-its-kind graduate course tackles legal issues in additive manufacturing 07/24/2019 Through a newly introduced course, AMD 597 Legal Issues in Additive Manufacturing, students will be prepared to navigate the legal issues arising in additive manufacturing, emboldening them to become both technical experts and emerging thought leaders in the industry |
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Faculty Clues on how soils may respond to climate change found 07/24/2019 Rock core samples from a period of warming millions of years ago indicate soils contributed to a rapid rise in atmospheric greenhouse gas and suggest modern climate models may overestimate Earth's ability to mitigate future warming, according to an international team of scientists. |
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Faculty College of Earth and Mineral Sciences mourns death of Fuqing Zhang 07/23/2019 Fuqing Zhang, distinguished professor of meteorology in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, died Friday, July 19, not long after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 49. |
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Faculty Reducing farm greenhouse gas emissions may plant the seed for a cooler planet 07/22/2019 By adopting a few beneficial management practices, farms -- and particularly dairy farms -- can play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet, according to a team of researchers. |
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Graduate Student Meteorology graduate student wins NSF fellowship to study tornado formation 07/17/2019 Shawn Murdzek, a graduate student studying meteorology and atmospheric science, received a 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. He is one of seven EMS students and 24 Penn State students to receive the honor. |
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Faculty Launching a celebration on the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 07/16/2019 Penn State's colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, and Earth and Mineral Sciences hosted a model rocket launch July 16 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission. |
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Faculty Penn State celebrates Apollo 11 moon landing with speaker and film event 07/16/2019 Neil Armstrong took "one small step" onto the moon 50 years ago. To celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, Penn State will host a speaker and film event at The State Theatre in downtown State College on Saturday, July 20. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:15 p.m. with informational and interactive displays set up inside the theater. |
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Faculty 2D perovskite materials found to have unique, conductive edge states 07/15/2019 A new class of 2D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals and cores that are insulating was found by researchers who said these unique properties have applications in solar cells and nanoelectronics. |