Student EMS graduate student on a mission through research, sustainability 05/02/2023 Set on pursuing a career in the music industry from a young age, Carl Fredrick Aquino never could have predicted that his career would lead him to follow the path to become a climate scientist at Penn State. |
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Faculty Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams 05/02/2023 Nineteen interdisciplinary research teams received funding through the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2023. This includes more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses. |
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Faculty Bio-inspired device captures images by mimicking human eye 05/02/2023 Drawing inspiration from nature, Penn State scientists have developed a new device that produces images by mimicking the red, green and blue photoreceptors and the neural network found in human eyes. |
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Faculty Projects to advance zero-waste water research, solutions 05/02/2023 A new master agreement with ENOWA, a company tasked with pioneering sustainable energy and water innovations, will support Penn State research efforts in sustainable water solutions. The agreement could see up to $6 million invested into developing much-needed zero-waste water solutions. |
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Faculty Breakthrough in waste heat to green energy: Materials boost record efficiency 04/28/2023 Thermoelectric generators can convert waste heat to clean electricity, and a new design breakthrough may make these devices more efficient than previously possible, according to scientists at Penn State and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. |
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Student New Zealand offers students chance to see path to sustainable energy future 04/27/2023 Andrew Gilbert is a senior majoring in energy engineering, a field he was driven to for two reasons: the complex yet crucial harmony of different facets of the energy system working in unison to provide affordable, sustainable and reliable energy to society; and the necessity that his generation transform this system to one that’s carbon neutral. |
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Faculty Sending a 'We Are' to these Penn Staters 04/27/2023 Materials science and engineering professor recognized in latest “We Are!” feature, which honors Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University |
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Graduate Student Five EMS graduate students recognized with University awards 04/27/2023 Five graduate students in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) were among the 40 recipients of Penn State’s annual graduate student awards, administered by the Graduate School in collaboration with several Penn State units. |
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Faculty New name: John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence 04/26/2023 The John A. Dutton e-Education Institute has changed its name to the John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence. |
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Faculty EMS honors faculty and student excellence at annual awards celebration 04/26/2023 Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on Sunday, April 23. |