Symposium to explore the future of solar energy
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A symposium on the future of solar energy, featuring experts from Penn State as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California Merced, and Princeton University, will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, in 100 Life Sciences Building, University Park.
Penn State awarded $3.3M to develop more efficient gas turbines
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Researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded more than a combined $3.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support advancements in the performance and efficiency of combustion turbines and turbine-based power cycles in fossil fuel power generation.
New engineering courses highlight innovation in manufacturing
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The Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering will introduce two new graduate courses on the future of manufacturing and nanotechnology during the spring semester.
Nanoporous Antireflection Coatings secures $75,000 in tech tournament
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Representatives from 12 startups took the stage for the 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference Tech Tournament to make their pitch for up to $75,000 in cash to help their organizations take the next step to commercialization.
The new geographers: Six faculty hires are driving the future of the field
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Six new tenure-line geography faculty started this fall in the Department of Geography. They conduct research on a wide variety of subjects including water, climate change, natural hazards, remote sensing, social networks, data mining, economics, and inequality and diversity.
Researchers seek to revolutionize catalyst design with machine learning
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Researchers from Penn State and Carnegie Mellon University have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to use machine learning — a form of artificial intelligence — and data science to design more effective catalysts for chemical processing. The grant is part of a new initiative by the DOE to provide $27.6 million in grants for data science research in chemical and materials sciences.
Energy and mineral engineering to host annual research showcase Oct. 3
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The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering will host its annual research showcase, “Rising to the Challenge,” from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Graduate State College Regency Ballroom in State College.
Two Penn State researchers join Institutes of Energy and the Environment
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Penn State researchers Jose D. Fuentes, professor of meteorology, and Feifei Shi, assistant professor of energy engineering, have joined the Institutes of Energy and the Environment. Both are faculty members in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Penn State researchers lead the way in Water-Energy-Food research in Africa
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Three Penn State researchers — Rachel Brennan, in the College of Engineering, and Mike Jacobson and Brian Thiede, in the College of Agricultural Sciences — recently received $250,000 in University Strategic Plan seed funding to address global Water-Energy-Food challenges.
Five Penn State researchers awarded grants by Kaufman Foundation
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The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation has selected two projects led by Penn State researchers to receive New Initiatives grants in 2019.
Four new faculty members join Department of Chemical Engineering
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Four new faculty members joined Penn State’s Department of Chemical Engineering this academic year.
Innovating vehicle technology possible with new mechanical engineering faculty
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Herschel Pangborn, a State College native, is returning to Penn State in January 2020 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
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