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Student Kelly O’Donnell selected Earth and Mineral Sciences 2021 summer student marshal 08/16/2021 Kelly O'Donnell was selected as the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences student marshal for Penn State's summer commencement, which was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15., in the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. |
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Faculty Research Professor Timothy White elected Fellow of Geological Society of America 08/10/2021 Timothy S. White, research professor in Penn State's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. |
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Alumni From Penn State student to professor, landscape scientist Douglas Miller retires 08/06/2021 Douglas Miller, who earned three degrees from Penn State; worked as a research assistant, research associate and professor in two colleges; and created and led the Center for Environmental Informatics for 20 years, retired in July and was granted emeritus status. |
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Research Printing circuits on irregular surfaces with pulses of light 08/05/2021 Printable electronics could cause a proliferation of smart, connected devices, from household appliances that can communicate with each other to medical diagnostic sensors that can be placed on the body to forgo invasive procedures. |
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Faculty Finding new types of 2D material defects could enable better electronics 08/02/2021 Two-dimensional materials are essential for developing new ultra-compact electronic devices, but producing defect-free 2D materials is a challenge. |
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Faculty Algorithm helps probe connections between stream chemistry and environment 08/02/2021 Machine learning techniques may help scientists better understand the intricate chemistry of streams and monitor broader environmental conditions, according to a team of researchers. |
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Faculty Climate science experiences to wrap up with poster presentations on Aug. 5 08/02/2021 Penn State's Climate Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is hosting their final symposium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, in the Steidle Building Atrium on the University Park campus. |
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Faculty Historic fire regimes lay groundwork for future forest management in western US 08/02/2021 Fires in semi-arid forests in the western United States tended to burn periodically and at low severity until the policy of fire suppression put an end to these low-intensity events and created the conditions for the destructive fires seen today. |
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Alumni Penn Staters create Turf Threat Tracker weather app to aid golf industry 07/29/2021 It was around 11 a.m. -- about an hour after the morning's frost had lifted -- and Garrett Bastardi, flanked by about 100 other golfers, was still patiently waiting with friends for a 9:30 a.m. tee time at a North Carolina golf course. |
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Research Novel method of imaging silicon anode degradation may lead to better batteries 07/29/2021 A novel method of characterizing the structural and chemical evolution of silicon and a thin layer that governs battery stability may help resolve issues that prevent using silicon for high-capacity batteries, according to a group of researchers. |