A Penn State researcher weighs in on the UN negotiations to end plastic pollution
| alleghenyfront.org
Countries met in Paris to decide whether plastic production or recycling should be the focus of the agreement they hope to adopt by 2024.
Penn State hosts Nigerian delegation to discuss partnership
| psu.edu
A delegation led by the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and His Royal Majesty Saka Adelola Matemilola, the Paramount Ruler of Owu Kingdom in Nigeria, visited Penn State on May 23-24 to explore opportunities for long term and impactful partnership between Penn State and a consortium of higher education institutions in Nigeria.
Weaving data viz into science and engineering education
| nightingaledvs.com
A Penn State course introduced STEM students to data visualization, teaching them design fundamentals and how to be supportive practitioners.
Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering
| psu.edu
Carter Paprocki, a second-year doctoral student in acoustics at Penn State, was named the recipient of the Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering. Administered by the South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation in conjunction with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Energy, the fellowship includes four years of full tuition and stipend funding and a job at a U.S. Naval nuclear laboratory after graduation.
Interim architecture department head to retire after 35 years at Penn State
| psu.edu
Dan Willis, interim department head and professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, is retiring June 30 after 35 years at Penn State.
Andrew Read named interim senior vice president for research
| psu.edu
Andrew Read, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as interim senior vice president for research at Penn State beginning on July 1.
Lora Weiss selected to serve as CHIPS R&D director
| psu.edu
Lora Weiss, senior vice president for research, has been selected to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office for a two-year appointment beginning July 1.
Amir Sheikhi honored with ‘Young Innovator’ award
| news.engr.psu.edu
Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, was honored with the Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award at the Terasaki Innovation Summit, held March 8-10 in Los Angeles.
Model turbine kits provide hands-on experience for Hazleton engineering students
| psu.edu
Students in the bachelor of science in engineering with the alternative energy and power generation track degree program at Penn State Hazleton gained an authentic, hands-on learning experience with model wind and hydropower turbine kits.
New wireless, rechargeable battery research aims to reduce surgical risks
| psu.edu
Researchers at Penn State are designing a new wireless rechargeable battery for biomedical electronics, such as cardiac pacemakers, that will potentially allow them to be charged and managed without the need for invasive surgery.
Penn State junior Ian Rivera earns Astronaut Scholarship
| psu.edu
Ian Rivera, a junior Millenium Scholar from Caguas, Puerto Rico, majoring in mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has earned a 2023 Astronaut Scholarship.
Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellows
| psu.edu
The Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officers program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks.
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