Faculty Hotter and drier conditions limit forest recovery from wildfires 03/06/2023 Warmer and drier climate conditions in western U.S. forests are making it less likely that trees can regenerate after wildfires, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which includes researchers from Penn State. |
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Faculty Alliance works to keep America prepared for nuclear incidents 03/06/2023 The average person does not spend their time imagining a nuclear device going off in an American city, because it meets the very definition of “unthinkable.” But the Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter University Research Alliance (IIRM-URA), led by Penn State, focuses on just that. |
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Faculty 'Growing Impact' podcast examines converting waste heat into battery energy 03/02/2023 The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast examines how energy from industrial waste heat could be harnessed to charge batteries. |
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Faculty NASA program extends research opportunities for underrepresented in STEM 02/27/2023 Just about a year into her Penn State experience, second-year geosciences student Grace Druschel felt she already was making strides toward her research goals. Better yet, she was working on something she believes has extreme societal importance. |
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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 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 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 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 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. |