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.
Second annual Penn State water conference slated for March 14-15
02/26/2024
02/26/2024
'Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Water' to be an opportunity to share research, learn, be inspired and network across the Penn State water community
Geography Coffee Hour lecture to explore Ghana's food system shift
02/09/2024
02/09/2024
Halie Kampman, a postdoctoral scholar in Penn State’s Department of Geography, will present "Health in Transition: The Politics of Nutrition and Food Systems Change in Ghana" at the next Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture. The talk will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16.
Research to better understand early Earth diversity supported by Ford Foundation
02/06/2024
02/06/2024
Kayla Irizarry, doctoral candidate in geosciences at Penn State, is using her Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship to better understand what controlled diversity in Earth’s earliest complex ecosystems.
Submissions now open for 2024 annual Materials Visualization Competition
02/05/2024
02/05/2024
The 16th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC16), an annual scientific and artistic visual competition sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State, is now accepting submissions. Deadline for submissions is March 18.
EarthTalks: Urban development effect on weather, climate change vulnerability
01/30/2024
01/30/2024
Melissa Allen-Dumas, research scientist in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will give a talk, titled “Urban Morphological Feature Inputs in Numerical Weather Predictions,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
Journey in glass takes EMS doctoral student to Japan
01/30/2024
01/30/2024
When Katelyn Kirchner arrived at Penn State seven years ago as an undergraduate studying materials science and engineering, glass was for windows.
New exhibit will explore ways to create a more sustainable campus environment
01/29/2024
01/29/2024
With goals of educating students about sustainability and creating a more sustainable campus environment, the Student Sustainability Council in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is developing a new museum series highlighting sustainability efforts taking place in the college.
Online geospatial certificate program receives accreditation
01/18/2024
01/18/2024
Penn State has received industry accreditation for a certificate in its online geospatial portfolio. USGIF recognized Penn State’s Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence Analytics,
Penn State opened doors to career in geosciences for alum
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Penn State alum Beth Stump boarded a helicopter in Louisiana that buzzed across the Gulf of Mexico and landed on an oil drilling platform in the middle of the sea. There was no turning back — She was now a geoscientist.
EESI EarthTalks spring 2024 seminar series to focus on urban systems science
01/07/2024
01/07/2024
The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) EarthTalks spring 2024 series, “Urban Systems Science,” will explore complex urban systems including interactions between tightly connected human and natural systems both within city boundaries and between cities and the surrounding rural environment. The seminars are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Mondays in 112 Walker Building. Seminars are free and open to the public.