Faculty New material may offer key to solving quantum computing issue 02/24/2023 A new form of heterostructure of layered two-dimensional (2D) materials may enable quantum computing to overcome key barriers to its widespread application, according to an international team of researchers. |
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Student Creating a Diverse STEM Workforce 02/24/2023 Penn State’s EnvironMentors program connects underrepresented high school students with undergraduate students and faculty to collaborate on impactful research and inspire interest in pursuing careers in STEM fields. |
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Faculty New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells 02/23/2023 A Penn State-led team of scientists created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that is more cost- and time-effective than previously possible and that they said may accelerate future materials discovery. |
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Faculty Penn State launches statewide environmental monitoring network 02/23/2023 Penn State has established a publicly available, environmental monitoring network to provide enhanced surveillance of atmospheric and soil conditions across Pennsylvania. |
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Faculty Geoscientist James Kasting named an inaugural Atherton Professor 02/23/2023 James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor Emeritus of Geosciences at Penn State, has been named an Atherton Professor, one of three emeritus professors to receive the new title. |
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Faculty Three Penn State emeritus faculty members named inaugural Atherton Professors 02/23/2023 Penn State has recognized three faculty members as Atherton Professors, a new distinction created by the University to recognize the continuing high level of scholarly or creative activity Evan Pugh University Professors may pursue after their retirement. |
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Faculty Submissions now open for 15th annual Materials Visualization Competition 02/21/2023 The 15th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC15) is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is March 15. |
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Faculty EarthTalks: Chabot to discuss NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) 02/21/2023 Nancy Chabot, planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, will deliver the talk "Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): NASA’s First Planetary Defense Test Mission” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27. |
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Faculty College of EMS faculty member Kimberly Lau named Sloan Research Fellow 02/20/2023 Kimberly Lau, assistant professor in Penn State’s Department of Geosciences and an associate in the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, was recently selected to receive a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship. |
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Student EMS dancer filled with excitement heading into THON 02/15/2023 Luke Winand’s motivation to fight pediatric cancer stems from fourth grade when his classmate lost his battle with leukemia. Participating in Penn State THON was no question when he arrived at Penn State. |