Our graduate students are integral to the research we conduct, and they also are dedicated to making a difference in communities. Learn more about their research, outreach efforts, and other projects below.
Student energy, environmental research funding available
12/16/2019
12/16/2019
A student seed grant competition is now accepting proposals for funding that will support energy and environmental laboratory research.
NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting graduate research fellowship applications
12/02/2019
12/02/2019
The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) is currently accepting applications to its graduate research fellowship program.
Homeless female veterans: Out of sight, out of mind
11/18/2019
11/18/2019
Female veterans are the fastest growing demographic among the homeless population in the United States and face a double hurdle of distance and invisibility in getting the health services they need, according to research conducted by Penn State graduate student.
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences offering military professional portraits
11/05/2019
11/05/2019
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is offering free professional portraits for military members, veterans and ROTC members for Military Appreciation Week.
Student startup Innovation Weather sold to WeatherOptics
10/23/2019
10/23/2019
Nathan Lis and Andrew Moffitt always knew they had an interest in the science of weather. It took a class at Penn State to convince them they could be entrepreneurs in the field.
Fengyuan Zhang receives 2019 Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship
10/22/2019
10/22/2019
Penn State doctoral student Fengyuan Zhang was awarded the Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship in petroleum engineering at the Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in Calgary, Canada.
Professor-student partnership leads to medical testing startup
10/17/2019
10/17/2019
Two researchers at Penn State are hoping their accidental discovery could join the list of some of science's most welcome surprises that revolutionized the way we approach medicine and medical testing.
EMS graduate poster competition and recognition event slated for Oct. 23
10/16/2019
10/16/2019
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is hosting a fall graduate poster competition and recognition event to showcase and reward the exemplary research happening within the college's graduate community.
Nanoporous Antireflection Coatings secures $75,000 in tech tournament
10/07/2019
10/07/2019
As 12 early-stage startups and inventors took the stage for the 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference Tech Tournament to make their pitch for up to $75,000 in cash to help their organizations take the next step to commercialization.
New graduate, undergraduate student groups strive to increase museum involvement
09/11/2019
09/11/2019
Two new College of Earth and Mineral Science's (EMS) student groups were recently formed to strengthen the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery's connection to the college, the University and local communities.