This summer, four undergraduate students from four different departments and two colleges at Penn State investigated new engineered living materials — materials that exhibit life-like features — for eight weeks in Germany.
Beril Tonyali is pursuing a doctoral degree in material science and engineering under the advisement of Allison Beese, is one of six receiving a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.
A new technique developed by a team of international scientists could simplify the development of efficient and stable perovskite solar cells, named for their unique crystalline structure that excels at absorbing visible light.
Meet Mahda Bagher, a 2022 doctoral graduate, whose journey has propelled her to the forefront of groundbreaking research in the realms of virtual reality (VR) and human-computer interaction (HCI).
WEMS was founded in 2019 by Kayla McCauley to address issues around gender disparity in STEM fields. The club, which started with 15 members and has since grown to include more than 55, is open to all students, and has expanded to support those in the LGBTQA+ community.
Elizabeth Olson will present "Theorizing Ableism and Care Through the Everyday Geographies of Caregiving Youth," at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series.
Jerry Berkebile, president of Augustin Exploration LLC, in Midland, Texas, is the 2023 recipient of the Colleen Swetland Alumni Achievement Award given by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Graduates of EMS (GEMS) Board of Directors.
Recently tenured and promoted Penn State faculty across the University were honored Oct. 2 through Penn State’s Promotion and Tenure Recognition Program, now in its 21st year.
Younes Shekarian, a doctoral degree candidate in EME received the SME Ph.D. Fellowship grant from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).
Benjamin O’Donnell, undergraduate student studying materials science and engineering, received the 2023 Ellwood Metallurgy Scholarship, which also included a paid summer internship with the company.