![]() |
Faculty Engineering professor named director of the Penn State Center for Biodevices 02/13/2020 Mary Frecker, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Penn State, will lead the newly approved Center for Biodevices, a collaborative unit aimed at initiating and supporting research in the area and facilitating impactful collaborations among units including the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |
![]() |
Faculty Sponsored program leads to opportunities for students, Penn State 02/12/2020 Maram Ejaimi's passion for engineering ignited in a way those dedicated to improving diversity in STEM fields love to hear. |
![]() |
Faculty Forest soils release more carbon dioxide than expected in rainy season 02/12/2020 Current carbon cycle models may underestimate the amount of carbon dioxide released from the soil during rainy seasons in temperate forests like those found in the northeast United States, according to Penn State researchers. |
![]() |
Faculty Researchers track dust pollution, health to spot dangers in West Africa 02/11/2020 Comparing dust simulations and health data for Senegal, an international team of researchers found dust to be responsible for poor air quality, which is followed by a rise in poor health outcomes. |
![]() |
Faculty Expert honored by meteorological society for creative approach to radar research 02/11/2020 When Matthew Kumjian, associate professor of meteorology at Penn State, looks at radar observations, he drills down to the fundamentals of what each piece of the puzzle is telling him. |
![]() |
Faculty Shedding light on the rules that govern the U.S. power grid 02/11/2020 A Penn State researcher is a part of a multi-university team that received a $513,000 grant to study the decision-making process that governs how people in the U.S. receive electricity. |
![]() |
Faculty Controlled burn: EarthTalks examines fire as management tool in mid-Atlantic 02/10/2020 Erica Smithwick, E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Professor of Geography at Penn State, will discuss "burning" land management decisions and fire-related solutions at the next EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, in 112 Walker Building at University Park. |
![]() |
Faculty College of EMS research team receives Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grant 02/10/2020 The Penn State College of Engineering awarded the 2020 Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants to five faculty research teams, including one from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |
![]() |
Faculty New WPSU podcast highlights Penn State researchers' work, community impact 02/10/2020 A new podcast that highlights the work of Penn State researchers and how their findings impact communities near and far is now available through central Pennsylvania's public media station. |
![]() |
Faculty Open, affordable textbook efforts save students $4.8 million in potential costs 02/07/2020 Strategic efforts by Penn State University Libraries faculty and staff over the past three years to lower or eliminate the cost of textbooks and other course materials has paid off -- nearly 20 times over -- in potential savings for Penn State students. |