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Faculty Engineering professor awarded $1.1M grant to increase efficiency of organic LEDs 06/18/2019 Chris Giebink, associate professor of electrical engineering at Penn State, has been awarded a two-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for his research in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The research is focused on increasing the efficiency of OLEDs used for room lighting. |
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University Staff Advisory Council honors outstanding staff 06/17/2019 Penn State University President Eric Barron recently welcomed members of the University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) and the recipients of the 2019 USAC Awards to his home at the Schreyer House for a celebration of the recipients' outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the University. |
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Shale Network workshop brings together diverse stakeholders to discuss shale gas 06/14/2019 The Shale Network hosted its eighth annual workshop May 16 and 17 at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. More than 100 individuals representing diverse stakeholder groups attended the workshop to discuss environmental monitoring in communities and regions experiencing shale energy development. |
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Faculty College of IST awards eight seed grants for research projects 06/13/2019 The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) recently announced eight projects that will receive funding from the college's Seed Grant Program. The program provides preliminary funding for IST researchers to initiate new projects. |
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Student Penn State EnvironMentors team wins first place in national competition 06/12/2019 A team of Penn State faculty, students and local high schoolers took first place at the 2019 EnvironMentors National Science Fair in Washington, D.C. EnvironMentors is a program that pairs university faculty and undergraduates with underrepresented high schoolers who want to gain research experience before college. |
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Alumni Senior scientist awarded Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal 06/12/2019 Stan Benjamin recently returned to University Park to accept the 2019 Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal at the College of Earth and Mineral Science's annual Wilson Awards Banquet. |
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Faculty Faculty and students honored at college's annual awards banquet 06/11/2019 The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences celebrated exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Banquet held at the end of the spring semester. The awards banquet is the college's annual celebration of faculty and student accomplishments and is named in honor of Matthew and Anne Wilson, major benefactors of the college, and recognized nearly 60 students and fellow faculty with awards. |
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Faculty 'Art of Discovery' booth combines science and art at this year’s Arts Fest 06/07/2019 From Thursday, July 11, through Saturday, July 13, Penn State's Art of Discovery booth at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will feature free, hands-on activities and demonstrations including EMS. |
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Research Argentine fossils take oak and beech family history far into Southern Hemisphere 06/06/2019 One of the world's most important plant families has a history extending much farther south than any live or fossil specimen previously recorded, as shown by chinquapin fruit and leaf fossils unearthed in Patagonia, Argentina, according to researchers. |
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Research Earliest flaked-stone tools found in Ethiopia 06/03/2019 The origin of flaked-stone tool production is older than 2.58 million years ago, according to an international team of scientists working at the Bokol Dora 1 archaeological site in the Afar region of Ethiopia. Previously the oldest evidence of flaked-stone tools was younger than 2.58 million years ago. |