The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni do great things and we like to share their stories. Below are the most current stories showcasing our alumni.
05/03/2022
Eric J. Barron, president of Penn State, will deliver the commencement address for the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' baccalaureate degree commencement ceremony, scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, in the Pegula Ice Arena on Penn State's University Park campus.
05/03/2022
Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on Sunday, April 24.
04/26/2022
George Luxbacher, deputy associate director for mining at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will give the 2022 G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture in Mineral Engineering at Penn State.
04/13/2022
Chris Brida has been named director of development for Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Brida began his role on Feb. 23. He succeeds Sue Powell, who retired in January after a 38-year career with the University.
03/28/2022
Penn State alumna Christina Lopano works at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), which is one of the three applied research labs among the 17 national labs operated under the Department of Energy (DOE).
03/11/2022
Jennifer L. Fluri, professor and chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Penn State alumnus, will examine efforts in Afghanistan focused on increasing women's rights during a talk at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 18.
03/09/2022
Frank and Janet Glasgow Dudek, longtime supporters of Penn State's colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Earth and Mineral Sciences, have expanded their prior support for graduate and undergraduate students.
02/28/2022
When Sue Powell walks across the University Park campus, from the landmark "The Pennsylvania State University" sign outside of Beaver Stadium to the named John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), she passes countless efforts that are the result, at least in small part, of her 38-year career of raising funds for the University.
02/02/2022
Cyrus Klingsberg says he is serious about birds. At 97 years old, he is as determined as ever to visit Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, and he wants to make sure others do as well.
12/17/2021
Penn State alumni of the national professional chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma have committed $1.5 million to endow scholarships in the three colleges where most of their members earned their degrees: the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Eberly College of Science.