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.
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.
Researcher returns home to study active volcano on La Palma
12/14/2021
12/14/2021
When Judit Gonzalez-Santana conducts her research, she first looks to space.
EarthTalks: Michael Mann to discuss COP26 and path to net zero emissions
12/14/2021
12/14/2021
Penn State attendee Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences, will share his impressions about which efforts succeeded and which did not, along with his thoughts about the best path forward to net zero emissions, during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10.
NSF grant supports Asian American and Pacific Islander students in geosciences
12/13/2021
12/13/2021
The geosciences lag other STEM fields when it comes to racial and ethnic representation.
First student to graduate from spatial data science master’s program
12/09/2021
12/09/2021
Every summer, there are reports of sharks lurking off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Spring graduate seminar to draw on Easterling's NSF geosciences experiences
12/06/2021
12/06/2021
A spring 2022 graduate seminar focusing on Earth systems will draw on the experiences of William Easterling's four-year appointment at the National Science Foundation, where he served as the assistant director and head of the Directorate for Geosciences. The seminar, GEOG 530 Human-Environment Interactions, also is open to advanced undergraduates.
Graduate student exemplifies resilience, adaptability during Penn State journey
12/02/2021
12/02/2021
Finding one's identity throughout college and beyond can be challenging for many, but through embracing her unique heritage, Esther Munoz is making her way.
Women in energy and water research seminars to feature Jennifer Dunn on Nov. 18
11/16/2021
11/16/2021
The Celebrating Women in Energy and Water Research lecture series will host two talks by Jennifer Dunn, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Northwestern University, on Thursday, Nov. 18.