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Faculty Emerging research areas refocus Institute of Energy and the Environment themes 07/11/2024 The Institute of Energy and the Environment has announced an update to its research themes. The change is to better align three of the research themes with the energy and environmental research being done at Penn State, and with efforts to recognize the importance of community and justice. |
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Faculty Cindy Brewer named College of IST’s associate dean for faculty affairs 07/09/2024 Cindy Brewer has been named associate dean for faculty affairs in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), effective Aug. 1. She has served as a faculty member in the Department of Geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) since 1994, earning the rank of professor in 2007. |
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Faculty Luis F. Ayala appointed head of Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 07/09/2024 Luis F. Ayala, professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering and holder of the William A. Fustos Family Professorship in Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State, assumed the head of the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State, effective July 1. |
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Sending a 'We Are!' to Kayla Pedmo 07/08/2024 Kayla Pedmo, academic program coordinator in the Ryan Family Student Center, is 1 of13 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University. |
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Research Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components 07/08/2024 Enrique Gomez and his research team reconfigured the design of solid-state lithium batteries so that all their components can be easily recycled. |
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Student Storm-chasing trip offers Penn State students classroom lessons on the road 07/08/2024 Early in a 10-day trip to the Midwest, Penn State;s Storm Chase Team had the opportunity to observe and study severe weather events. On the last day of the storm chase, the team targeted Central Texas. They chased two supercells, observed supercell structure and saw a rotating wall cloud. |
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Research Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school 07/03/2024 Despite the demonstrated physical and mental health benefits of active transportation to children, many economically disadvantaged communities do not implement it. New research shows why and proposed solutions to mitigate such barriers. |
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Research WPSU to feature film detailing Earth system approach to Penn State research 07/01/2024 The documentary film, “ESSC made EESI,” will premiere on WPSU Thursday, July 4, at 5:30 p.m. in place of “Weather World.” The documentary details the history of Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI), which began in 1986 as the Earth System Science Center (ESSC). |
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Student Penn State students win Solar District Cup division competition 06/27/2024 The future is bright for six Penn State students who recently took first place in their division of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar District Cup. |
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Research Self-assembling, highly conductive sensors could improve wearable devices 06/26/2024 To advance soft robotics, skin-integrated electronics and biomedical devices, researchers at Penn State have developed a 3D-printed material that is soft and stretchable — traits needed for matching the properties of tissues and organs — and that self-assembles. |
