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Faculty Remaking the map: Professor receives medal for influence in cartography 01/29/2020 If you have consulted or created a map using GIS software, chances are you have encountered Cynthia Brewer's influence without being aware of it. |
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Faculty Meteorites reveal high carbon dioxide levels on early Earth 01/29/2020 Iron micrometeorites found in ancient soils suggest carbon dioxide made up 25 to 50 percent of Earth's atmosphere 2.7 billion years ago, and that pressure at sea level may have been lower than today, Penn State researchers said. |
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Faculty Materials science and engineering faculty member receives NSF CAREER Award 01/28/2020 Creating new complex materials that mimic biomaterials found in nature could lead to advances in diverse fields like infrastructure, health care and information processing. |
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Research Airborne measurements point to low EPA methane estimates in south central US 01/27/2020 Approximately twice as much methane is seeping into the atmosphere than the Environmental Protection Agency estimates from oil and gas facilities in the south central U.S., according to a series of measurements taken by meteorologists using NASA aircraft. |
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Research Method detects defects in 2D materials for future electronics, sensors 01/27/2020 A team of researchers has developed a technique to quickly and sensitively characterize defects in 2D materials like those that could be used by the semiconductor industry. |
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Faculty Penn State severe weather expert reflects on advances in the field 01/27/2020 In her final days as president of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Penn State severe weather expert Jenni Evans addressed more than 5,500 of the society's members, reflecting on 100 years of advances in the field. |
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Student Undergraduate team wins asphalt pavement mix design competition 01/24/2020 Penn State undergraduate students have been honored with the top prize for their work in the Inaugural Northeast Regional Council Mix Competition, sponsored by the Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA). |
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Faculty EarthTalks explores global warming, heat waves, and ways to curb CO2 emissions 01/24/2020 Jim Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the science and societal impacts of human-caused global warming and solutions to curb carbon dioxide emissions, at the EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, in 112 Walker Building. |
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Faculty 'Women’s Work' exhibit opens in the EMS Museum & Art Gallery 01/22/2020 Steel towns. Mines. Factories. Places like these, once the lifeblood of the industrial economy in Pennsylvania, have since become artifacts of our state's history. |
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Faculty Student and faculty researchers explore food-energy-water system at solar farm 01/21/2020 From the edge of the farm, the completed solar arrays and those under construction seemed to never end. |