Read the latest news about research conducted by investigators in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Our faculty and students are continually advancing technology, creating solutions and expanding knowledge with new and innovative research.
04/08/2024
Michael Waring, professor and department head of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Drexel University, will give the talk, “Exposure to indoor PM2.5 and impact of outdoor-to-indoor temperature and humidity gradients,” on Monday, April 15.
04/08/2024
Melissa Marshall will give the 2024 David Ford McFarland Award Lecture for Achievement in Metallurgy at 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in 111 Wartik Laboratory on Penn State's University Park campus.
04/04/2024
Discussion with Mark Ortiz on the Global Youth Storytelling and Research Lab, which aims to become a pivotal transnational research hub, empowering young leaders to shape the future of climate and environmental justice.
04/03/2024
New research suggests that materials commonly overlooked in computer chip design actually play an important role in information processing, a discovery which could lead to faster and more efficient electronics.
04/03/2024
Penn State recently launched the Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA), a coalition of industry leaders, academic institutions and government support with a focus on becoming the nation's central hub for research, development and workforce training in silicon SiC crystal technology.
04/03/2024
Penn State researchers were recently awarded funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop a new coupled watershed-estuary model that simulates the transport and fate of major salt ions.
03/25/2024
Kirsten Koehler, associate professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, will give the talk, “Low-cost sensors for environmental health applications,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 1, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
03/21/2024
In 2020, a line of severe thunderstorms unleashed powerful winds that caused billions in damages across the Midwest United States. A technique developed by Penn State scientists that incorporates satellite data could improve forecasts for similar severe weather events
03/20/2024
Jennifer Lalli, president at NanoSonic Inc., will deliver the lecture “A Penn State polymer chemist’s role in the commercialization of green nanotechnology” at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in 111 Wartik Laboratory on the Penn State University Park campus
03/18/2024
Rachel Weber, professor of urban planning and policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will present "Seizing the Means of Prediction: Why the Future Belongs to Property Speculators," at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.