Hannah Patel spent the last four years finding her place on campus - and is ready to help current underclass students do the same.
As a glaciologist for over 30 years, Sridhar Anandakrishnanis well-used to social distancing. Professor of geosciences and a core member of Penn State's Ice and Climate Exploration group, his field work in Antarctica and Greenland typically takes place in a small camp in the middle of a glacier, 1,000 miles from the closest neighbor.
After tornadoes hit his southwestern Pennsylvania hometown in 1998, 9-year-old Kyle Imhoff learned a few things. Weather events could be very dangerous -- but also fascinating.
James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, will lead a panel discussion on climate change impacts, such as human heat stress and food security, and strategies to avoid or lessen challenges.
A team of researchers from Penn State and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) developed software that's being used by engineers and scientists around the world to make advances in materials modeling, space technology development and data science.
The Department of Geography has three representatives serving on the Graduates of the Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) board this year.
When it comes to increasing electric storage efficiency and electric breakdown strength -- the ability of an electrical system to operate at higher voltage and temperatures with great efficiency -- increasing one traditionally has led to a decrease in the other.
University officials have set the time and online place to watch Penn State's Class of 2020 virtual commencement ceremony.
Ten student teams will be funded to use AI for Good to build and submit a minimum viable product (MVP) in the Nittany AI Challenge for a chance to compete for a portion of a $25,000 prize pool.
Given the continuing challenge and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and to protect the health of students, faculty and staff, Penn State has made the decision to extend virtual delivery of courses into the summer.