Energy, chemical engineering professor receives fellowship
| psu.edu
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, assistant professor of energy engineering and chemical engineering at Penn State, has been named the Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker Jr. Faculty Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering. Chemical engineering professor receives fellowship
Emerging organic contaminant levels greatly influenced by stream flows, seasons
| phys.org
Flow rates and time of year must be taken into account to better understand the potential risks posed by emerging organic contaminants in rivers and streams, according to Penn State researchers who studied contaminant concentrations and flow characteristics at six locations near drinking water intakes in the Susquehanna River basin.
Professor to study food-energy-water decision-making
| psu.edu
Caitlin Grady, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-hire of the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State, received a NSF CAREER Award to examine food-energy-water decision-making.
Researchers look at novel methods to enhance battery performance
| news.psu.edu
Researchers at Penn State are looking at innovative ways to improve energy storage in an effort to better utilize renewable energy technologies.
Undergraduate team wins asphalt pavement mix design competition
| psu.edu
Three undergraduate students studying civil engineering at Penn State have been honored with the top prize for their work in the Inaugural Northeast Regional Council Mix Competition, sponsored by the Asphalt Pavement Alliance.
Spring speakers for Coffee Hour lecture series announced
| psu.edu
The Department of Geography Coffee Hour lecture series resumes on Friday afternoons beginning Jan. 31 through April 24 for the spring 2020 semester on Penn State's University Park campus. Topics range from innovations in GIScience, to food security to land use and justice issues, among others.
How anti-sprawl policies may be harming water quality
| psu.edu
Urban growth boundaries, which aim to decrease negative impacts on people and the environment, can have a reverse effect on water quality, according to a Penn State researcher.
A new way to research water
| psu.edu
A researcher at Penn State is developing a way to consistently research water and its effects on human biology and health.
Spring 2020 EarthTalks series presents science toward solutions
| psu.edu
The spring 2020 EarthTalks series, "Societal Problems, EESI Science towards Solutions," features scientists from Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and explores the human impacts on the global environment and how to apply this knowledge to decision-making.
Blocking blackouts: Q&A with engineer Ray Chaudhuri on protecting the power grid
| psu.edu
A team of engineers at Penn State is developing ways to prevent and deal with the "cascading failures" that lead to massive blackouts that can cripple a city or region for days.
Seven engineering faculty members receive ROCKET Seed Grant to fund new research
| psu.edu
Seven Penn State College of Engineering faculty members were awarded the College of Engineering’s 2020 Research Opportunities for mid-Career Knowledge EnhancemenT (ROCKET) Seed Grant to fund exploration of new or existing research areas.
Penn State scientist shares knowledge of soil science during visit to Ukraine
| psu.edu
Ukraine is called the “breadbasket of Europe,” a moniker earned because of the fertile, black soils that blanket its landscape. As a longtime professor of environmental soil science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Rick Stehouwer has studied this famed “chernozem” soil, knowledge he acquired through books, lectures and lab samples.
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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