Using machine learning, researchers at Penn State have tied low-magnitude microearthquakes to the permeability of subsurface rocks beneath the Earth, a discovery that could have implications for improving geothermal energy transfer.
The Penn State Climate Consortium will hold an informational webinar to raise awareness of its activities and associated opportunities for the University community. The webinar is scheduled for 3-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16.
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.
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.
A team of five graduate students from the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences won first place in the 2024 Chevron National Engineering Competition.
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.
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.
Emily Bernhardt, ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist at Duke University, will present "Resist, adapt or retreat? The consequences of rapid climate change for coastal landscapes and communities," at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series.
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.
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.