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.
U.S. methane emissions focus of EarthTalks seminar by Ken Davis
02/24/2020
02/24/2020
Ken Davis, professor of atmospheric and climate science at Penn State, will look at U.S. methane emissions, with a particular focus on the oil and gas industry, at the next EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, March 2, in 112 Walker Building.
EarthTalks: Richard Alley discusses collapsing ice sheets, coastal communities
02/17/2020
02/17/2020
Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, will discuss how human-caused global warming is affecting ice sheets and impacting coastal communities at the next EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, in 112 Walker Building.
Twenty teams funded to develop 'AI for Good' in the Nittany AI Challenge
02/13/2020
02/13/2020
Twenty teams have been awarded $500 to pursue their ideas to use artificial intelligence for good in the 2020 Nittany AI Challenge.
Forest soils release more carbon dioxide than expected in rainy season
02/12/2020
02/12/2020
Current carbon cycle models may underestimate the amount of carbon dioxide released from the soil during rainy seasons in temperate forests like those found in the northeast United States, according to Penn State researchers.
'Speed Dating with Learning Technologies' scheduled for Feb. 13
01/31/2020
01/31/2020
The John A. Dutton e-Education Institute will be hosting its first annual "Speed Dating with Learning Technologies" for faculty, staff and graduate students in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13.
Ecology Institute invites University community to attend planning meetings
01/30/2020
01/30/2020
Penn State's Ecology Institute has announced three planning meetings, which look to collectively identify objectives and prioritize activities that the institute can pursue moving forward.
EarthTalks explores global warming, heat waves, and ways to curb CO2 emissions
01/24/2020
01/24/2020
Jim Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the science and societal impacts of human-caused global warming and solutions to curb carbon dioxide emissions, at the EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, in 112 Walker Building.
Student and faculty researchers explore food-energy-water system at solar farm
01/21/2020
01/21/2020
From the edge of the farm, the completed solar arrays and those under construction seemed to never end.
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.