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 chapter wins Society of Petroleum Engineers Presidential Award
09/13/2023
09/13/2023
The Penn State Society of Petroleum Engineers student chapter won the 2023 Presidential Award for Outstanding Student Chapter, as recognition for going above and beyond the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) mission to engage the industry, serve local members and the community, and participate in social outreach.
20 students receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
08/30/2023
08/30/2023
The Graduate School at Penn State welcomes 20 new National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recipients for the 2023-24 academic year.
'Weather World' celebrating 40th anniversary with open house on Aug. 27
08/23/2023
08/23/2023
"Weather World," the Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science’s weekday 15-minute weather broadcast, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Geography's 'Coffee Hour' lecture series to launch with talk on waste in space
08/23/2023
08/23/2023
Julie Michelle Klinger, assistant professor of geography and spatial science at the University of Delaware, will kick off the Penn State Department of Geography’ fall 2023 "Coffee Hour" lecture series with the talk, “Wasting and wanting: an extractive supply chain approach to outer space geographies.”
World Campus grad raises age benchmark for students
08/12/2023
08/12/2023
Tom Scapillato never told anyone in his courses how old he was because he didn’t want that to change his experience. He wanted the quality of his work to be the reason he stood out from the crowd.
Landscape-U program connects grad students with Navajo Nation
07/13/2023
07/13/2023
Over spring break 2023, Penn State graduate students traveled to Arizona to participate in a transformational research experience as part of the Landscape-U program.
GENIUS workshop equips underrepresented students for geography graduate programs
07/12/2023
07/12/2023
In May, Penn State’s Department of Geography held a workshop aimed at supporting third- and fourth-year students from underrepresented groups in their journeys toward applying for graduate programs in geography.
NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces its 2023 fellowship, scholarship winners
06/29/2023
06/29/2023
Fourteen graduate students from Penn State have been awarded research fellowships and nine undergraduate students from around the commonwealth have been awarded scholarships from the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC).
Mineral engineering doctoral student selected for NSF-sponsored summer school
06/23/2023
06/23/2023
Amir Eskanlou, a graduate student in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME), has been invited to participate in the Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials (PARADIM) summer school at Cornell University.
Machine learning technology boosts analog weather forecasting
05/23/2023
05/23/2023
Machine learning technology that can recognize human faces may also help to improve weather forecasts, according to a team of scientists.