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Faculty Penn State to lead $30 million university research alliance 08/13/2020 The Department of Defense's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded a combined total of $51.1 million to two university research alliances to counter threats of destruction, with a specific focus on improving current and developing future warfighter technology. |
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Research Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials 08/07/2020 A supersensitive dopamine detector can help in the early diagnosis of several disorders that result in too much or too little dopamine, according to a group led by Penn State and including Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and universities in China and Japan. |
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Faculty New acid mine drainage treatment turns waste into valuable critical minerals 08/05/2020 A new way to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) could help transform the environmental pollution problem into an important domestic source of the critical rare earth elements needed to produce technology ranging from smart phones to fighter jets, according to Penn State scientists. |
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Student Milan Liu selected Earth and Mineral Sciences 2020 summer student marshal 08/04/2020 Milan Liu was selected to represent the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as the student marshal for Penn State's summer commencement, which will be held virtually at 2 p.m. Aug. 15. |
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Student Engineering team wins top prize in entrepreneur program for flex heal product 08/04/2020 A team of four College of Engineering students, one College of Earth and Mineral Sciences student and one engineering faculty member recently won the top prize in the Ben Franklin (BF) TechCelerator @ State College program. |
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Faculty Application of machine learning can optimize hurricane track forecast 08/03/2020 When a hurricane approaches, providing a few extra hours' notice can be the difference between life and death. Now, Penn State researchers report that applying a machine learning technique to a group of possible storm paths could help meteorologists provide more accurate medium-term forecasts and issue timely warnings to communities in the path of these potentially deadly storms. |
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Faculty Open education website connects teachers, learners with quality resources 07/28/2020 OPEN.ED is a website hosting high-quality learning materials written by faculty in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences that are free for educators and learners under a creative commons license. |
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Student Doctoral candidate's research explores human, agricultural interactions in Nepal 07/28/2020 Marie Louis Ryan, doctoral candidate in Penn State's Department of Geography, received the Graduate Student International Research Award from the Graduate School for her research exploring human and agricultural interactions in Nepal. |
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Faculty Room temperature superconductivity creeping toward possibility 07/28/2020 The possibility of achieving room temperature superconductivity took a tiny step forward with a recent discovery by a team of Penn State physicists and materials scientists. |
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Faculty Seismic waves help scientists 'see' chemical changes beneath a watershed 07/27/2020 Chemical reactions deep below ground affect water quality, but methods for "seeing" them are time-consuming, expensive and limited in scope. A Penn State-led research team found that seismic waves can help to identify these reactions under an entire watershed and protect groundwater resources. |