Sustainability is a strategic initiative in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Below are the most current stories showcasing our college's sustainability efforts.
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02/20/2024
A new wireless charging device developed that can harvest energy from magnetic field and ultrasound sources simultaneously could power the next generation of implantable biomedical devices.
02/19/2024
Incorporating field data for the first time, researchers at Penn State demonstrated machine learning can be a powerful and cost-effective tool for monitoring sequestered carbon dioxide (CO2), overcoming a hurdle for the burgeoning technology aimed at combating climate change. New work from researchers at Penn State demonstrates that machine learning could greatly reduce the long-term costs of monitoring carbon sequestration site
02/14/2024
Wangda Zuo, Rahman Azari and Jiazhen Ling will give the talk, “The Economic Impacts of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme on Building Retrofits,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
02/12/2024
To solar or not to solar? While a stable and predictable profit is an important factor to Pennsylvania farmers considering leasing out their land for solar energy development, it’s not enough on its own, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers
02/09/2024
Shirley Clark and James Hunter will give the talk, “Challenges of Historic Urban Land Development and Soil Water Disturbance on Urban Stormwater Management,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12.
01/31/2024
Trees are struggling to sequester heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in warmer, drier climates, meaning that they may no longer serve as a solution for offsetting humanity’s carbon footprint as the planet continues to warm, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.
01/30/2024
Melissa Allen-Dumas, research scientist in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will give a talk, titled “Urban Morphological Feature Inputs in Numerical Weather Predictions,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
01/29/2024
With goals of educating students about sustainability and creating a more sustainable campus environment, the Student Sustainability Council in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is developing a new museum series highlighting sustainability efforts taking place in the college.
01/23/2024
Peter Groffman, professor at City University of New York and senior research fellow at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, will give the talk, “Bio-geo-socio-chemistry of urban watersheds,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29.
01/19/2024
Olivia McMahon, a recent energy and sustainability policy graduate, attended the United Nations’ conference on climate change in Dubai late in 2023 and is inspired to do her part to take action in her community.