Straining a material’s atomic arrangement may make for cleaner, smarter devices
What’s the best way to precisely manipulate a material’s properties to the desired state? It may be straining the material’s atomic arrangement, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State.
Finalists named for Penn State 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition
Ten graduate students from eight academic programs have been named finalists for the 2024-25 Penn State Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The students, who advanced out of an initial group of 36, will now compete in a final in-person round at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, livestreamed from the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus.
Materials Research Institute names 2024 Roy Award winners
Six Penn State materials researchers have received the 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, recognizing a wide range of research with societal impact.
Three Schreyer Scholars give back to the community through firefighting
While running into burning buildings may not be the most popular extracurricular activity, for three Schreyer Scholars, firefighting is how they get involved with the Penn State and local community.
Q&A: What fossils reveal about ancient Australian forests and fire
Australia's forest ecosystems, renowned for their extraordinary diversity of rare plants and animals, also play a vital role in mitigating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon.
Millennium Scholars say program key to success
Penn State student Matias Moreno sees a path to bettering his own future in higher education. He sees the engineering skills he’s learning along the way as a path to a more sustainable future for all of us.
Penn State glass expert John Mauro recognized by World Academy of Ceramics
Penn State professor John Mauro, an internationally recognized materials expert and co-inventor of LionGlass, has been elected an academician by the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC).
Evan Pugh Professor Susan Brantley to retire after 40 years at Penn State
This summer, a group of Penn State professor Susan Brantley’s former graduate students organized a special session at the prestigious Goldschmidt Conference in Chicago to honor their mentor.
Penn State, Tohoku University eye further research partnership activities
Tohoku University, one of Penn State's strategic partners, recently invited Lee Kump, dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and professor of geosciences at Penn State, to visit the university in Sendai, Japan.
First Opportunity Grants awarded to faculty
The new Opportunity Grant Professional Development Program awarded its first grants to 51 teaching and clinical non-tenure-line faculty, including one to Sekhar Bhattacharyya, associate teaching professor in EME.