Institutes partner on seed grants to promote computational climate research
The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) and the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences’ (ICDS) Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers (RISE) team are working together to use computational power and human expertise to support research projects that can help create solutions affecting the climate and environment.
Energy 'crisis' brings engineering students face-to-face leadership experience
One recent evening, three student teams shuffled into the Steidle Building and were swiftly handed a detailed corporate briefing on Blue Vector Gas, a fictitious national pipeline company. For this capstone course experience, students spent the next 21 hours assuming the role of company leaders.
Geosciences professor named director of Penn State planetary science consortium
Christopher House, professor of geosciences, will serve as director of the Consortium for Planetary and Exoplanetary Sciences and Technology (CPEST) at Penn State, effective July 1.
Rubbery camouflage skin exhibits smart and stretchy behaviors
A Penn State-led collaboration has harnessed special properties to create an artificial skin that mimics both the elasticity and the neurologic functions of cephalopod skin, with potential applications for neurorobotics, skin prosthetics, artificial organs and more.
Many Penn State summer camps back in person for first time since 2019
Some popular Penn State youth camps that moved online or were canceled altogether over the past two years will be back in traditional in-person camp mode this summer.
Materials Science and Engineering professor receives MRS Impact Award
Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, distinguished professor of materials science and engineering and energy and geo-environmental engineering, has received the Materials Research Society’s 2022 MRS Impact Award.
Real-time, accurate virus detection method could help fight next pandemic
A method of highly accurate and sensitive virus identification using Raman spectroscopy, a portable virus capture device and machine learning could enable real-time virus detection and identification to help battle future pandemics, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State.
Promising new materials mimic muscle structure and function
Inspired by the structure of muscles, an innovative new strategy for creating fiber actuators could lead to advances in robotics, prosthetics, and smart clothing, according to a Penn State led team of scientists who discovered the process.
NSF CAREER award to advance understanding of how early Earth continents formed
Jesse Reimink, assistant professor of geosciences, will use a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to shed light on how the Earth’s continents took shape between 2.5 and 4 billion years ago.
Professor Emeritus David Allara awarded 2022 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
David L. Allara, distinguished professor emeritus of chemistry and materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named a 2022 Kavli Prize Laureate in the field of nanoscience by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.