Professor to study food-energy-water decision-making
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Exposing exposure: Finding the connections between air pollution and health
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For years, research has suggested a connection between air pollution and human health issues. Penn State researcher Jeff D. Yanosky searches for those connections.
Chemical engineering Research for Undergraduates students earn poster awards
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Students from the Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program recently earned two awards at the 2019 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Undergraduate Student Poster Competition.
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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