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Graduate students from the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering showcased their research at the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Association of Drilling Engineers poster competitions this spring

Thirteen energy and mineral engineering students receive scholarships and awards
05/30/2025

Thirteen Penn State engineering students from the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences took home several awards and scholarships from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) this spring.

Mining engineering students from the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering

Leones carry on philanthropic legacy with new commitment from family foundation
05/29/2025

The Leone Family Foundation recently awarded grants to support three Penn State priorities: the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, the Willie Leone Scholarship Fund in Music and Penn State Centre Stage. Offering a total of $300,000 in support, the grants will fill critical funding gaps for experiential learning opportunities in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the College of Arts and Architecture.

Penn State adds two new graduate certificates in energy and sustainability
05/22/2025

Penn State is offering two new graduate certificates in its energy and sustainability portfolio that can help professionals seeking to play a role in the global shift towards sustainable energy solutions.

The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded seed grants to five interdisciplinary teams focused on housing, sustainability, aging in place, and more

Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate awards seed funding to five research projects
05/19/2025

Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded seed grants to five interdisciplinary research projects. These grants support collaborative projects led by Penn State faculty who aim to generate innovative solutions to complex challenges in real estate and the built environment.

As part of the Mining Rocks! Summer Camp, high school students toured a local quarry with faculty and graduate students from the mining engineering program

Mining Rocks! Summer Camp gives high school students firsthand lab experience
05/05/2025

For high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in real-world lab experiences with automation technology or watching a blasting at a limestone quarry, there are only so many places they can go. If they want to learn the fundamentals from a top mining program in the United States, there is only one — the MINING ROCKS! Mining Summer Camp hosted by the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME). The camp will be held on the University Park campus on July 20–25.

In this collage, from left, is: spodumene, the mineral concentrate containing the lithium to be extracted; spodumene roasted with sodium hydroxide; leach solution, or the liquid leaching lithium from the roasted mixture; and the final product of lithium carbonate.

Rapid lithium extraction eliminates use of acid and high heat, scientists report
04/30/2025

Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as lithium is in modern technology, extracting the metal is complex and expensive. A new method, developed by researchers at Penn State and recently granted patent rights, enables high-efficiency lithium extraction — in minutes, not hours — using low temperatures and simple water-based leaching.

Parker Przybylski, left, has been named Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ student marshal, the top graduate overall; and Shahad Alsadoon has been named the college’s engineering honor marshal, the top graduate in an engineering discipline

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences names spring 2025 student marshals
04/30/2025

Parker Przybylski has been named Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ student marshal, the top graduate overall; and Shahad Alsadoon has been named the college’s engineering honor marshal, the top graduate in an engineering discipline. They will be recognized during the college’s spring 2025 commencement ceremony, scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the Pegula Ice Arena on Penn State's University Park campus.

Sekhar Bhattacharyya, associate teaching professor of mining engineering; Ashish Kumar, assistant professor of mining engineering; and Shimin Liu, Deike Chair Professor in Mining Engineering

Penn State to host the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium
04/29/2025

Penn State will host the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium (NAMVS) in collaboration with the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and the SME Underground Ventilation Committee (UVC) on June 21–26 in Pittsburgh.

Students in Nelson Dzade’s Design of Solar Energy Conversion Systems class who recently completed a project facilitated by the Sustainable Communities Collaborative are, left to right: Kieran Cox, Leighton Eddy, Bernardo Elizondo, Kayla Sucro, and Yuxiang Zhang

Students to present solar design project at expo on April 30
04/25/2025

Students in Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering Nelson Dzade’s "EGEE 437: Design of Solar Energy Conversion Systems" class worked with Greenwood Furnace State Park this spring semester as part of a Sustainable Communities Collaborative (SCC) project in partnership with Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (DCNR) Think Outside Program.

Lee Kump, John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, addresses attendees at the National Academies U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium

EMS experts promote research ties at National Academies US-African symposium
04/17/2025

For some pressing research problems, an ocean’s worth of distance isn’t enough to prevent the connection to some common ground. That’s the point behind the annual National Academies U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Symposium. And it’s why the College of Earth and Minerals Sciences (EMS) joined Google, the Gates and Rutter Foundations, the Department of Defense and others as sponsors of the event.

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