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.
Submissions now open for annual Materials Visualization Competition
03/02/2022
03/02/2022
The 14th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC14) is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is March 7.
Women’s History Month seminar: 'How is the electric grid like an octopus?'
02/23/2022
02/23/2022
Few creatures are more amazing than the octopus: jet propulsion, RNA-powered camouflage, and magic ink that helps it disappear faster than David Blaine. But did you know that its neural network is a great model for how to modernize our electric system?
Women in energy and water research seminar series continues Feb. 24
02/14/2022
02/14/2022
The spring 2022 Celebrating Women in Energy and Water Research seminar series will launch on Thursday, Feb. 24 with two talks by Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at Purdue University.
Study abroad program offers collaborative sustainability research experiences
02/11/2022
02/11/2022
Penn State researchers coordinated a program to offer international "boots-on-the-ground" training to a yearly cohort of 12 graduate students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
EarthTalks: Richard Alley to examine value of uncertainty in studying climate
02/08/2022
02/08/2022
Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the value of uncertainty when it comes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions and studying climate during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14.
Dope Labs podcast creators to host science communication workshops at Penn State
02/01/2022
02/01/2022
Dope Labs Science Communication Week at Penn State aims to introduce researchers to the broader science communication community and teach them to use social media, storytelling and a web presence to network with other scientists and engage with broad audiences.
EarthTalks: Tom Richard to discuss the path to a carbon-negative bioeconomy
01/27/2022
01/27/2022
Tom Richard, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, will discuss how agriculture, food and forest systems can support a bioeconomy that reverses climate change during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31.
Feb. 4 Coffee Hour: How to increase the public value of scientific research
01/24/2022
01/24/2022
Arthur Lupia, the Gerald R Ford Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan, will discuss how to develop more effective communication strategies to reach and engage the public at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4.
Libraries launches ROAM, an expanded open educational resources repository
01/21/2022
01/21/2022
Penn State University Libraries' Open Publishing unit recently launched ROAM, a newly expanded online publication service for openly licensed educational materials authored by Penn State faculty.
Graduate student selected for prestigious U.S. Department of Energy program
01/21/2022
01/21/2022
Penn State graduate student Ryan Fair is currently participating in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California.