Online Faculty Development to offer new course on open educational resources
| psu.edu
A new professional development course will help online instructors incorporate free or low-cost learning, teaching and research materials into their curricula.
Transforming coal mine waste
| psu.edu
Penn State’s Center for Critical Minerals is working to salvage rare earth elements from coal waste, creating a new sustainable supply chain while rehabilitating the environment across Pennsylvania.
Penn State partners on NSF grant to improve 5G networks
| news.engr.psu.edu
Penn State will partner with several universities on a $5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator grant to advance the security of 5G technologies and communications systems used by the Department of Defense.
Peeples named dean of Penn State’s College of Engineering
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Tonya L. Peeples has been named the permanent Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
A solar cell with unprecedented power conversion efficiency
| frontline.thehindu.com
In this edition of Science Notebook, a look at the new design of the perovskite solar cell and its unprecedented power conversion efficiency, the inadequacy of countries’ climate action plans, and making glass making greener. This article quotes John Mauro, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering.
Associate Dean for Graduate Student Affairs Sarah Ades announces departure
| psu.edu
Sarah Ades, associate dean for graduate student affairs in the Graduate School and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, will leave her position at Penn State on Jan. 2, 2024. Ades has been appointed dean of the Graduate School and senior vice provost for graduate and postdoctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and will begin her appointment in the spring 2024 semester.
Graphic design professor’s project featured in Philadelphia design festival
| psu.edu
A collaborative research project led by Phil Choo, professor of graphic design in the Stuckeman School, that helps people visualize the importance of sustainability and utilizing solar power was featured by the American Institute of Graphic ArtsPhiladelphia at the 2023 DesignPhiladelphia Festival in October.
Penn State’s research expenditures reach record $1.239 billion
| psu.edu
Penn State’s total research expenditures reached a record high of $1.239 billion in fiscal year 2022-23, a 14% increase from the previous year and driven by a $98 million jump in federal funding for research — by far the largest in the University’s history.
Celebration held to honor former dean and director, William Ewart Easterling III
| psu.edu
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Department of Geography recently hosted a celebration to honor William Easterling’s legacy of leadership to the University. The celebration was held on Nov. 9 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center to pay tribute to his extraordinary career and accomplishments.
Urgent need for climate solutions spurs Penn State to launch Climate Consortium
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Penn State has established a consortium focused on meeting the mounting challenges related to climate change. Penn State's Climate Consortium is a collective of internal and external partners committed to identifying, creating and implementing research-based solutions to address the mounting challenges related to climate change.
Engineering professor named fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society
| psu.edu
The Royal Aeronautical Society named Karen Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, a fellow.
Penn State Smeal’s Shrivastava appointed as co-president of The Club of Rome
| psu.edu
Paul Shrivastava, professor of management and organization in the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has been appointed the co-president of The Club of Rome.
Once a frozen haven, climate-driven rising temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic permafrost, posing a major threat to communities and infrastructure. Researchers are investigating how these changes will transform rivers, with potential consequences for erosion, sediment transport, and the entire Arctic landscape. Additionally, their project incorporates art to communicate these critical findings in an engaging way. Listen to the podcast.
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