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.
Adomako to explore gender and health in Ghana's gold mining at coffee hour
11/01/2023
11/01/2023
Janet Adomako, assistant professor of geography, and environmental studies and sciences at Bucknell University, will discuss "Complex ontologies and gendered health vulnerabilities in Ghana’s small-scale gold mining industry" at the next Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture.
Documentary film on research institute’s history, impact to premiere on Nov. 6
10/31/2023
10/31/2023
The documentary film, “ESSC made EESI,” will have its premiere screening on Monday, Nov. 6. The documentary details the history of the Penn State Environmental Systems Science Institute (EESI), which began in 1986 as the Earth System Science Center (ESSC).
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni panel discussion: ‘Be the Change’
10/30/2023
10/30/2023
The student committee of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Sustainability Council will host an alumni panel discussion, “Be the Change,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
Brandywine Earth sciences professor to give the 2023 Lattman Lecture
10/29/2023
10/29/2023
Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth sciences at Penn State Bradywine, will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2023 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture.
Weather-triggered asthma topic of Department of Geography 'Coffee Hour' talk
09/29/2023
09/29/2023
Luke Smith, assistant research professor and environmental epidemiologist at Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute, will discuss "Thunderstorms, Pollen and Severe Asthma in Minnesota 2007-18: Combining Data," at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series.
Registration open for 2023 Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium
09/29/2023
09/29/2023
Registration for the fall 2023 Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) Symposium is now underway.
Q&A: Searching for life where it shouldn’t exist
09/26/2023
09/26/2023
A team of Penn State scientists is working to solve one of the world’s greatest unsolved mysteries: how life originated on Earth — and how it might have evolved on other planets.
EMS doctoral alum receives national 2023 Rong Yu Wan Ph.D. Dissertation Award
09/26/2023
09/26/2023
Behzad Vaziri Hassas received the 2023 Rong Yu Wan Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Metallurgical Engineering from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).
Penn State honored for 130-year commitment to weather data
09/26/2023
09/26/2023
There’s no certainty in predicting the weather. But one thing is certain: Penn State’s commitment to gathering historic weather data.
Penn State World Campus students learn about research in University Park visit
09/20/2023
09/20/2023
In response to increased industry demand for experts in the growing field of additive manufacturing, Penn State began offering residential and online master’s degrees in additive manufacturing and design in 2017.