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Faculty Penn State and University of Auckland announce 2020 joint collaboration projects 06/19/2020 In late 2019, Penn State and the University of Auckland launched the Joint Collaboration Development Program, a jointly financed seed-fund program with the aim to foster collaborative research and educational projects. |
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Faculty New Argentine fossils uncover history of celebrated conifer group 06/18/2020 Newly unearthed, surprisingly well-preserved conifer fossils from Patagonia, Argentina, show that an endangered and celebrated group of tropical West Pacific trees has roots in the ancient supercontinent that once comprised Australia, Antarctica and South America, according to an international team of researchers. |
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Faculty Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on air quality 06/18/2020 Penn State researchers provide informed commentary on the impacts of the coronavrus pandemic on improvements in air quality. |
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Faculty Trolier-McKinstry named Evan Pugh University Professor 06/16/2020 Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Flaschen Professor of Ceramic Science and Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was recently named an Evan Pugh University Professor, an elite distinction conferred by the University on only 73 faculty members since the establishment of the designation in 1960. |
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Alumni Purple Lizard geographer’s mission to aid outdoor discovery 06/15/2020 It took a global pandemic to convince many of something Mike Hermann has long known: We are surrounded by some amazing outdoor attractions. |
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Faculty Community forum on climate research to be held on June 17 06/11/2020 The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) have announced a community forum on climate research at Penn State. |
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Faculty Renewable energy, sustainability systems program addresses growing need 06/09/2020 Technological advances, policy changes and a growing emphasis on sustainable business practices are creating a fast-growing need for professionals with expertise in renewable energy and sustainability. |
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Faculty Interdisciplinary team wins Department of Energy Optimization Challenge 06/08/2020 A team of Penn State researchers is part of the first round of winners for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Grid Optimization (GO) Competition. |
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Graduate Student Doctoral student receives National Nuclear Security Administration fellowship 06/04/2020 John Shimanek, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering, was one of five students from across the country selected for a federal fellowship program. |
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Graduate Student Doctoral student earns dissertation award for emerging field of plasmonics 06/04/2020 Parivash Moradifar, a doctoral candidate in materials science and engineering (MatSE), earned the Alumni Association Dissertation Award from the Graduate School for research related to plasmonics, an emerging field between electronics and photonics. |