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	Faculty Faculty, alumni honored for commitment to meteorology at annual conference 02/16/2018 Members of the Penn State community took home a slew of honors at the recent 2018 American Meteorological Society meeting.
	Home Page Seeing is believing: Iceland melts geosciences student’s preconceptions 02/15/2018 Zach Czuprynski visited Iceland through a study away program. As he toured the glaciers, he noticed changes in the environment that have given him a new career goal.
	Faculty Mann receives AAAS award for public engagement with science 02/14/2018 Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center, Penn State, will receive the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science Public Engagement with Science Award during the annual meeting in Austin, Texas, from Feb. 15 to 19.
	Research Scalable two-dimensional materials advance future-gen electronics 02/14/2018 Since the discovery of the remarkable properties of graphene, scientists have increasingly focused research on the many other two-dimensional materials possible, both those found in nature and those concocted in the lab. However, growing high-quality, crystalline 2-D materials at scale has proven a significant challenge.
	Student EMS students reflect on THON journey and leadership behind the scenes 02/13/2018 When five students met at a first-year student orientation, they did not know their friendships would build through college and positively impact the community. Dan Cooley, Cole Ensminger, Steven Langballe, Peter Scalia and Shannon Stellato began their journey as members of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Student Council Benefiting THON (EMS THON) and emerged as leaders to support fundraising to fight cancer.
	Faculty Richardson, Easterling named Fellows of the American Meteorological Society 02/12/2018 Yvette Richardson, professor of meteorology and associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), and William Easterling III, professor of geography and former dean of EMS, have been elected 2018 Fellows of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
	Alumni Penn State alumnus to help oversee athlete, visitor safety during Olympics 02/08/2018 A Penn State graduate, who earned his degree online, is leading an FBI team that is charged with overseeing the safety of athletes, spectators and visitors during the Winter Olympics.
	Research Repetition key to self-healing, flexible medical devices 02/08/2018 Medical devices powered by synthetic proteins created from repeated sequences of proteins may be possible, according to materials science and biotechnology experts, who looked at material inspired by the proteins in squid ring teeth.
	Faculty In keynote address, Alley urges scientists to express value of their work 02/08/2018 Richard Alley has a message for scientists: It's time to revamp the message. In a keynote address to scientists and educators at the 2018 American Meteorological Society Conference, Alley said people may be losing their appreciation for the good they get from science, and it's up to the scientific community to change that.
	Faculty NSF grant to help create sustainable fuels through artificial photosynthesis 02/08/2018 A grant totaling $1.2 million over three years has been awarded to researchers at Penn State and Cornell University by the National Science Foundation to identify a material that can most efficiently separate water into hydrogen and oxygen, to collect hydrogen as a sustainable fuel source.