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- 3-billion-year-old microfossils include plankton
Spindle-shaped inclusions in 3-billion-year-old rocks are microfossils of plankton that probably inhabited the oceans around the globe during that time, according to an international team of researchers.
- Mass spectrometer now available to faculty, student researchers
A mass spectrometer that gives researchers the ability to measure isotopic composition to less than one-hundredth of a percent precision is up and running on campus, offering the ability to study isotope systems previously inaccessible at Penn State.
- EMS Energy Institute acquires Argonne Coal Sample Bank
The Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute recently acquired the Argonne Premium Coal Sample Bank (APC), one of the most extensively used sample banks in the world. Last week, the coals were physically moved to the institute where they will now be housed and available to researchers, which required moving thousands of samples, and large shelving units. This acquisition complements the Penn State Coal Sample Bank and Database already housed at the Institute.
- Turgay Ertekin named new head of energy and mineral engineering department
Turgay Ertekin has been named the new head of the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) at Penn State, effective July 1.
- Campers develop skills at Penn State’s youth summer camps
New this year, the School of Visual Arts Summer Art Camp (July 7 to 12) will teach high school students who are interested in the visual arts how to create a portfolio of their work. The camp’s theme, “Portfolio Processes,” underscores the goals of the program – to show campers how to create exciting artworks in different media and to develop a digital portfolio. The camp coincides with the 2013 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
- Students and faculty discuss the latest Shale Hills research at annual meeting
Penn State's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute recently held the annual Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory "All Hands" meeting, giving students, faculty and researchers a chance to catch up on projects and plan ones for the upcoming year.
- Environmental Law Institute recognizes Penn State wetlands scientist
The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks, a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. Brooks and six other award recipients were honored at a ceremony at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., on May 9.
- Slow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics
Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists including Penn State geoscientists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes only for the past five to 10 years because of new tools and new observations, but these tools may explain the triggering of some normal earthquakes and could help in earthquake prediction.
- Review finds need for more water quality data in the Marcellus shale region
A review by faculty from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh published online in the journal Science, stresses the need for scientific data on water pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing and cites a lack of monitoring stations and requirements concerning confidentiality as potential causes.
- Navy rear admiral appointed to direct new center on weather risk solutions
Rear Adm. David W. Titley has been appointed as a faculty member in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, beginning July 1. Titley will serve as senior scientist and director of a new center being formed on weather and climate risk solutions in the Department of Meteorology.
- Energy business and finance major offers new energy and land management option
Beginning in the fall of 2013, the Penn State John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) will be offering a new energy and land management option as part of the bachelor of science degree in energy business and finance (EBF). Designed in consultation with the American Association of Professional Landmen, this new option will provide expertise in the acquisition of sub-surface exploration rights and enable Penn State students to seek challenging careers as exploration Landmen.
- World Campus military and veteran student enrollment continues to rise
The flexibility of online education is ideal for many adults who want to learn when and where it's convenient to them, and especially beneficial to active-duty military service members deployed in a war zone or where Internet access is limited. Since Penn State's World Campus launched 15 years ago, enrollment by active-duty military service members and veterans has grown steadily -- and more than 120 percent in the last four years.
- Penn State Meteorology wins second straight national forecasting title
For the second consecutive year, a team of Penn State students captured first place in the Weather Challenge, a North American collegiate weather forecasting competition. Penn State's forecasters bested teams from more than 50 universities.
- Couple gives $2.2 million to establish faculty chair in geosciences
Two anonymous donors have made a $2.2 million gift to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Department of Geosciences to create a faculty chair. Both hold doctorates and have an intimate understanding of the need for faculty support. The couple is remembering Penn State through a bequest that will leave a lasting legacy and support work in geochemistry.
- Spring engineering showcase award winners announced
Thirteen engineering teams won awards at the 2013 Student Design Project Showcase on April 25 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The showcase is the culmination of a semester-long effort that challenges students with solving industry-sponsored projects that expose them to the technical demands, pitfalls and professional expectations they would experience as working professional engineers.
- VIDEO: Nathan Amador Talks About Glacial Mass Loss
Ph.D. candidate Nathan Amador explains how warming in the Arctic leads to the development of more glacial melt lakes, and how the presence of those lakes leads to increased calving, and ultimately enhanced mass loss of the ice sheet. <<SEE VIDEO>>
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Faces of GM - The World of Mel, Battery Engineer, Chevy Volt Extended Range Electric Vehicle
Melanie Fox, EMS Graduate
Andre Boehman, Faculty Advisor
| ENGINEERING |
Coal, The Other Type Dark Fuel
Harold Schobert, Professor, Energy and Mineral Engineering
Jonathan Mathews, Assistant Professor, Energy and Mineral Engineering
Penn State Impact: Penn State Research is Solving Our Energy Problems
Jonathan Matthews, Assistant Professor, Energy and Mineral Engineering
Carlo Pantano, Director, Materials Research Institute
Tom Richards, Director, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Joan Redwing, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
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Sarma Pisupati, Associate Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Penn State Impact: Micro Medical Frontier
Susan Trolier-McKinistry, Professor, Ceramic Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania Inside Out: Gas Explosion in Pennsylvania
Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences
| PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
Penn State Electric Map Wall - Department of Meteorology
Featuring the newly renovated Weather Station's 36-Plasma Monitor
Integration of Research, Teaching and Service at Penn State
Richard Alley, Professor of Geosciences
| SOCIAL SCIENCE |
Penn State For in Motion: Fighting Inter City Poverty
Lucky Yapa, Professor of Geography
| STUDENTS |
Penn State's Natural Fusion Team Travels to the Solar Decathlon (Video 1) (Video 2)
Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009