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Faculty Kim Lau receives division pre-tenure award from Geological Society of America 08/20/2021 Kimberly Lau, assistant professor of geosciences and an associate in Penn State's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, received the Pre-tenure Excellence Award from the Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division of the Geological Society of America. |
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Research National 2D materials research center wins NSF funding 08/20/2021 A national research center that brings together university, industry and government partners to develop atom-thin 2D coatings with wide-ranging industrial applications is expanding thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). |
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Graduate Student Student earns elite spot at national lab for wearable medical device research 08/20/2021 Travis Peters, a doctoral candidate in materials science and engineering at Penn State, will spend a year researching wearable electronics for medical use at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of an elite program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). |
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Faculty Department associate heads appointed to amplify diversity efforts in EMS 08/17/2021 Furthering its mission to support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) has provided funding for each of its five departments to appoint faculty to serve as DEI associate heads. |
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Faculty Registration now open for Penn State's marquee materials research event 08/17/2021 Registration is now open for Penn State's annual Materials Day, to be held Oct. 12-13 as a hybrid event both virtually and on the University Park campus. |
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Student Kelly O’Donnell selected Earth and Mineral Sciences 2021 summer student marshal 08/16/2021 Kelly O'Donnell was selected as the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences student marshal for Penn State's summer commencement, which was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15., in the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. |
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Faculty Research Professor Timothy White elected Fellow of Geological Society of America 08/10/2021 Timothy S. White, research professor in Penn State's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. |
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Alumni From Penn State student to professor, landscape scientist Douglas Miller retires 08/06/2021 Douglas Miller, who earned three degrees from Penn State; worked as a research assistant, research associate and professor in two colleges; and created and led the Center for Environmental Informatics for 20 years, retired in July and was granted emeritus status. |
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Research Printing circuits on irregular surfaces with pulses of light 08/05/2021 Printable electronics could cause a proliferation of smart, connected devices, from household appliances that can communicate with each other to medical diagnostic sensors that can be placed on the body to forgo invasive procedures. |
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Faculty Climate science experiences to wrap up with poster presentations on Aug. 5 08/02/2021 Penn State's Climate Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is hosting their final symposium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, in the Steidle Building Atrium on the University Park campus. |