Faculty Penn State faculty elected to 2022 cohort of AAAS Fellows 01/31/2023 Five Penn State faculty members in areas ranging from the geosciences and atmospheric science to plant ecology and genome editing have been elected to the 2022 cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. |
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Faculty Coffee Hour talk to discuss humanistic GIS opportunities and challenges 01/31/2023 Bo Zhao, an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington, will give a talk at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, via Zoom.discussing his research that looks at GIS from a humanistic perspective, which offers a sincere quest to develop and use GIS in ways that will be more empathetic and better for humanity. |
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Faculty Sanjay Srinivasan named Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute director 01/31/2023 Sanjay Srinivasan, professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering, has been named director of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Energy Institute (EI), effective July 1. |
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Faculty Davis hoping to leave a legacy of engagement with Graduate Council 01/27/2023 When Ken Davis had an opportunity to help lead graduate education at Penn State, the chance was one that he could not let pass by. |
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Faculty Colorado River basin: Machine learning approach may aid water conservation push 01/26/2023 The Colorado River basin, which supplies water to 40 million people in the Western United States, is threatened by historic drought, a changing climate and water demands from growing cities. One potential response involves encouraging individuals to conserve water, and a new study may help identify those most likely to change their behaviors to contribute, according to scientists. |
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Faculty Smithwick appointed new director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute 01/26/2023 Erica Smithwick, distinguished professor of geography, has been named director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State, effective Jan. 1. |
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Faculty EarthTalks: José Aponte to discuss meteorites and the origins of life 01/25/2023 José Aponte an astrochemist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will discuss the abundance and molecular distribution of amino acids, and other biologically relevant molecules extracted from meteorites, in a talk titled "Organic Astrochemistry 101: Meteorites, Origins of Life, and Sample-Return Missions" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30. |
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Student Penn State student turns passions into accolades in fragrance industry 01/24/2023 As an international perfumer and senior majoring in materials science and engineering at Penn State, Tianyou Lou sees parallels between the two disciplines. |
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Faculty Amanda Hendrix to discuss the use of UV spectroscopy in investigating icy worlds 01/20/2023 Amanda Hendrix, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, will deliver the talk "Investigating Icy Worlds Using UV Spectroscopy" at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, in 112 Walker Building on Penn State's University Park campus. |
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Faculty In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time 01/19/2023 When used as wearable medical devices, stretchy, flexible gas sensors can identify health conditions or issues by detecting oxygen or carbon dioxide levels in the breath or sweat. |