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Faculty Study challenges standard ideas about piezoelectricity in ferroelectric crystals 11/17/2021 For years, researchers believed that the smaller the domain size in a ferroelectric crystal, the greater the piezoelectric properties of the material. However, recent findings by Penn State researchers have raised questions about this standard rule. |
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Faculty Women in energy and water research seminars to feature Jennifer Dunn on Nov. 18 11/16/2021 The Celebrating Women in Energy and Water Research lecture series will host two talks by Jennifer Dunn, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Northwestern University, on Thursday, Nov. 18. |
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Faculty Penn State researchers look to build on Deines legacy in lab named in his honor 11/16/2021 A recently dedicated lab at Penn State bears the name of a longtime geosciences faculty member who used isotope geochemistry to better understand processes deep within the Earth. |
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Faculty EarthTalks seminar to examine drivers of rapid increase in US wildfire activity 11/16/2021 Park Williams, associate professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, will discuss the drivers of the increased fire activity during a talk titled "Understanding the rapid recent increase in western U.S. wildfire activity." The talk, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, via Zoom. |
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Last date to participate in the EMS Centre County United Way raffle is Nov. 19 11/15/2021 The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is hosting an online 50/50 raffle to benefit the Centre County United Way as part of the 2020-21 Penn State United Way campaign. |
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Faculty International symposium launched to promote mine dust and aerosol research 11/15/2021 To promote the development of dust and occupational health-related science and technologies associated with mining, an international symposium on mine dust and aerosol research is being launched by the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences in collaboration with the Shandong University of Science and Technology and the International Journal of Coal Science & Technology. |
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Faculty Brantley named Barnes Professor of Geosciences 11/11/2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Susan Brantley, professor of geosciences and director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, was selected to receive the inaugural Dr. Hubert Barnes and Dr. Mary Barnes Professorship in Geosciences. |
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Faculty Coal creation mechanism uncovered 11/11/2021 The mechanism behind one of the first stages of coal creation may not be what has long been thought, according to a team of researchers who found that microbes were responsible for coal formation and production of methane. The finding has implications for methane fuel recovery from some coal fields. |
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Faculty Engineers use deep learning to predict earthquakes in the lab 11/09/2021 A team of Penn State researchers led by Parisa Shokouhi, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, demonstrated that deep learning algorithms, which train with data to generate predictions, could make the ability to predict future earthquakes more attainable. |
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Faculty EarthTalks seminar to address fire and climate change in Rocky Mountain forests 11/09/2021 Phil Higuera, professor of fire ecology at the University of Montana, will address the increase in fire activity during a talk titled "Fire, climate change and the resilience of Rocky Mountain forests" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15. |