James White never imagined he'd have one job offer lined up by fall his senior year, let alone five. After completing a summer internship following his junior year, the student in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences found doors opening to him at leading steel manufacturers.
The 2019 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 11 in the HUB-Robeson Center's Freeman Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus.
The National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia appointed Dave Yoxtheimer to a commission of experts tasked with providing an independent and objective analysis of shale energy development in the country.
Charles Zebula, president of energy supply for American Electric Power (AEP) will give the 2019 G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture in Mineral Engineering at Penn State.
Tropical paradises such as San Salvador Island, Bahamas, are a frequent spring break destination for college students. But for students in a Penn State marine biogeochemistry course, the spot is teeming with research projects related to the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of the coastal region.
A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens applications, according to Penn State researchers. This marks the discovery of a novel glass family.
Joan Redwing, professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is among five Penn State faculty members have received 2019 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement for excellence in scholarship, research and the arts.
Suzanne Mohney, professor of materials science and engineering and electrical engineering, is the 2019 recipient of the Penn State Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award.
Alan MacEachren, professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has received a Penn State 2019 Graduate Faculty Teaching Award.
R. Allen Kimel, associate teaching professor of materials science and engineering (MatSE) in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is the recipient of Penn State's 2019 Undergraduate Program Leadership Award.