Geography student receives Ashok K. Moza Foundation Scholarship
Nicholas Lacey stepped out of the helicopter and into a crowd of people who gathered in anticipation.
Erickson Discovery Grant opens doors for senior in geosciences
As Catherine Hanagan trekked across the rugged landscape of Iceland, lava rock crunching under her feet with each step, one thought constantly ran through her mind.
Mining engineering students learn valuable skills through mine rescue contest
On March 30, Penn State hosted the SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration) Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue contest. Teams from Penn State, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, West Virginia University, and the University of Kentucky competed throughout the morning in mock mine-hazard scenarios.
President of Society of Petroleum Engineers to discuss energy sustainability
Sami Alnuaim, manager of petroleum engineering application services at Saudi Aramco, will give a lecture, “Energy Sustainability: The Pride of the Oil & Gas Industry,” at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 29, in 114 Steidle Building.
Theory meets application: Machine learning techniques for geothermal exploration
When Jing Yang, assistant professor of electrical engineering, began looking for practical applications to her machine learning research, partnering with Chris Marone, professor of geosciences, for his work on safe and efficient geothermal exploration and energy production, was a perfect fit.
Penn State's Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Research
Once the fodder of science fiction books and movies, Artificial intelligence -- AI -- and machine learning are making an impact on nearly every facet of society.
Kaltura's integration with Canvas gives faculty options in classrooms and online
Dan Coughlin’s hands skip across his keyboard, then he reaches for the mouse. With just a few clicks, a week’s worth of video lessons for the applications development class he teaches at University Park are uploaded, embedded and waiting for his students in Canvas.
Study finds global action needed to ensure acceptable climate futures
Ensuring a tolerable climate future, one that reduces warming while considering the costs, requires immediate global action, according to an international team of scientists.
Positive Energy cleans-up local riparian buffer with ClearWater Conservancy
Members of Penn State’s Positive Energy student group recently partnered with ClearWater Conservancy, a local conservation group, to clean up a riparian buffer at a farm located in Hublersburg, Pennsylvania.
North Atlantic warming hole impacts jet stream
The North Atlantic warming hole (NAWH), a region of reduced warming located in the North Atlantic Ocean, significantly affects the North Atlantic jet stream in climate simulations of the future, according to a team of researchers.