Focusing computational power for more accurate, efficient weather forecasts
Penn State researchers are using artificial intelligence to pinpoint swift-changing weather areas to help meteorologists produce more accurate weather forecasts without wasting valuable computational power.
Engineering symposium highlights undergraduate research experiences
Undergraduate students from across Penn State and the world capped off their Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs with a research symposium on July 30.
Mathematical geosciences conference focuses on food, energy, water nexus
More than 175 researchers, students and industry professionals from companies and universities around the world gathered at Penn State’s University Park campus Aug. 10-15 for the 20th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences.
Air Force captain sees Penn State degree as pathway to working in GIS
Katherine Meckler, a captain in the United States Air Force, is working toward a master’s degree in geographic information systems.
Geosciences professor seeks to help communities better respond to climate risks
Worldwide climate change is intensifying natural disasters and leading to record-high costs in damages, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Penn State Professor of Geosciences Klaus Keller's research group seeks to bring together scientific research and communities to develop effective and affordable solutions.
Geosciences doctoral student awarded 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Andrew Shaughnessy, a doctoral student studying geosciences in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), was awarded a 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
Shift to more intense rains threatens historic Italian winery
Wine lovers may appreciate a dry white, but a lack of steady rainfall brought on by a changing climate is threatening a centuries old winemaking tradition in Italy, according to an international team of scientists.
'Weather World' broadcast now available for livestreaming
"Weather World," the Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science’s weekday 15-minute weather broadcast, is now available for livestreaming.
Data assimilation method offers improved hurricane forecasting
A new approach developed at Penn State’s Center for Advanced Data Assimilation and Predictability Techniques can more accuraetely forecast the intensity and trajectory of Hurricane Harvey, according to researchers at Penn State and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Lowum wins NSF graduate fellowship to investigate how to improve cold sintering
Sarah Lowum, a materials science and engineering doctoral student in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), received a 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation to investigate how to improve the cold sintering process (CSP).