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.
Nanotechnology expert joins industrial engineering department
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Hongtao Sun, an expert in nanoscience and nanotechnology, will join the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering as an assistant professor on Aug. 15. He is also a co-hire of the Materials Research Institute.
Data assimilation method offers improved hurricane forecasting
| psu.edu
Operational models for severe weather forecasting predicted Hurricane Harvey would become a Category 1 hurricane in 2017, according to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Instead, it became a massive Category 4 just before it made landfall, tying Hurricane Katrina for the costliest hurricane on record.
Researchers develop novel process to fabricate battery materials
| psu.edu
By discovering a way to combine lithium salts with ceramics, researchers in the Penn State College of Engineering and the Penn State Materials Research Institute may have created a new class of materials for longer-lasting batteries. According to researchers, the composite nature of the batteries could make recycling easier, reducing landfill waste.
Historic Greenland melt is a "glimpse of the future"
| scientificamerican.com
A major heat wave pushed melting into areas of the ice sheet that normally stay frozen year-round
Extreme ice melt in Greenland threatens coastal communities across the world, scientists warn
| cnbc.com
Greenland is the biggest contributor to sea level rise, which threatens to destroy property value in coastal regions, displace residents and eventually impact global markets.
Penn State-led Global Building Network at forefront of building performance
| psu.edu
A large-scale interdisciplinary effort led by Penn State, called the Global Building Network, is underway to create high-performance buildings, which are buildings capable of achieving net-zero carbon-based energy usage while increasing occupant performance and reducing health risks.
Penn State professor co-chairs roadmap to guide synthetic biology investments
| psu.edu
Howard Salis, associate professor of biological engineering and chemical engineering at Penn State, helped to draft a technical roadmap recently published by the public-private Engineering Biology Research Consortium that will guide future investments in synthetic biology, including encouraging partnerships to enable these innovations to make the most positive societal impact.
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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