Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants
Ten interdisciplinary research teams have received funding through the Institute of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) 2025 Seed Grant Program.
Ayala named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows
The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Department Executive Officers (DEO) program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks, including Luis Ayala, head of the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering.
Penn State alumna, graduate student partner on campus safety mapping project
Dana Cuomo, an alumna of Penn State’s Department of Geography, collaborated with current Penn State geography graduate student Lily Houtman to use cartography to shed light on critical campus safety issues.
Remembering Carlo Pantano, former director of the Materials Research Institute
The Penn State community mourns the loss of Carlo G. Pantano, a globally respected glass scientist, dedicated educator and former director of Penn State’s Materials Research Institute (MRI), who died on May 31. He was 74.
Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding
Eight research projects have been selected for support from the Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund, including two by faculty in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering.
World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed
Penn State researchers used two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are only an atom thick and retain their properties at that scale, unlike silicon, to develop a computer capable of simple operations.
Penn State experience prepared alum for the rigors of building solar farms
Gabriel Schaefer, who earned his degree in energy engineering at Penn State, helps build solar plants from the Eastern to the Midwestern United States
Penn State students win first place at DOE’s Solar District Cup challenge
Six Penn State students recently won a first-place award in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar District Cup division, the second consecutive first-place division win for the University.
Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2025-26 Academic Leadership Program fellows
The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program in 2025-26 will include five new fellows from Penn State, including Allison Beese, professor of materials science and engineering.
Lawn story: Turfgrass data may improve urban greenhouse gas emission estimates
Data that has been lost in the weeds — or more accurately the turfgrass — could help improve estimates of carbon dioxide emissions from urban areas, according to a team led by scientists at Penn State.