Past Events: Penn State Energy and Environment Calendar Archive

The Choose Native project is a collaboration between the Great Lakes Commission (GLC), Pennsylvania Sea Grant, and Penn State Extension. Pennsylvania Sea Grant worked with the Great Lakes Commission to apply for funding through the Richard King Mellon Foundation which was awarded in January 2023. The primary focus of the project is preventing invasive species introductions through the organisms in trade (OIT) pathway, mainly targeting the landscaping and water gardening industry.

The panel will discuss solutions for energy challenges of the future and career paths in sustainability-related fields following graduation. The event is free and open to the public. Panelists include:  Jasmine Fields John Lease Mark Ortiz Bernadette Woods Placky Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. and attendees will have an opportunity to network with the alumni. At 6:30 p.m. the panel discussion will begin, followed by a Q&A session.

Department of Geosciences Colloquium Series Fall 2023 Koorosh Azizi University of Memphis ​Climate Risk and Decision Making Candidate

Join us for an informative webinar on the C-CHANGE Grass2Gas project, funded by the USDA-NIFA's Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. Its aim is to explore how perennial and winter crops can be employed more extensively as feedstock for anaerobic digestion while also aligning with objectives related to environmental protection, rural economic development, and national energy security.

NTM Engineering and Villanova University have completed the Post Construction Stormwater Management Manual (PCSM Manual) for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP). The manual has been reviewed, public comments are being addressed, and the manual will be released early 2024. The PCSM Manual contains new policy, new guidance, new ways to design and build SCMs, addresses climate adaption, promote natural landscapes as stormwater mitigation, and proposes changes to how infiltration is sited, constructed, and protected.

We all live in a watershed! During Residential Stormwater Solutions: Watershed Friendly Recommendations, you will learn how resources from the Watershed-Friendly Property Certification and Stormwater Basics Series can assist residents in incorporating best practices for managing stormwater and protecting water resources on their property. Event Details The webinar is free and will review best practices for managing stormwater your property.   This event is being offered at no charge to participants.

Technologies such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR, AR, and MR) are becoming more ubiquitous and accessible. However, how they can be implemented and utilized in universities and industries is still being explored. The Center for Immersive Experiences will be making available virtual and mixed-reality headsets, 360 cameras, and devices for capturing LIDAR data. So, you can get a hands-on experience with this new immersive frontier.

As Pennsylvania’s land-grant (and sea-, sun-, and space-grant) institution, Penn State has always emphasized the "practical or theoretical aspects" of our work.

Migration is historically a human mechanism for survival. In the face of armed conflict and climate crises, migration is an adaptive solution for the populations affected by crises. As long as conflict and crises prevail, migration will happen. 

The College of the Liberal Arts will host a panel discussion on Environment and Health on Monday, November 13 at 2:30 p.m. in 129 Waring Commons.

Penn State GIS Day strives to bring together those who are working with GIS, geospatial technologies, remote sensing, maps, and location-based research in order to foster greater geospatial awareness on campus, within the community, and beyond. We encourage participation from both new and experienced users of geospatial information across disciplines. Schedule 11:15-12:05pm: Career Panel (in person or Zoom) Location: Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, Zoom registration

Migration is historically a human mechanism for survival. In the face of armed conflict and climate crises, migration is an adaptive solution for the populations affected by crises. As long as conflict and crises prevail, migration will happen. 

Janet Adomako, assistant professor of geography, and environmental studies and sciences at Bucknell University, will discuss "Complex ontologies and gendered health vulnerabilities in Ghana’s small-scale gold mining industry" at the next Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture. Her talk will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus and via Zoom.

A recent analysis projects that over two million metric tons of wind turbine blades will reach the end of their operational lifetime by 2050. Currently, most of these blades are being sent to landfill where any remaining value in the blades is left unrecovered. Recognizing this issue, researchers have proposed a range of recycling approaches for wind turbine blades. However, it is still unclear what additional research and development needs to be completed to enable recycling of wind turbine blades at full scale.

Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth sciences at Penn State Bradywine, will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2023 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture. The lecture will be held from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, in 401 Steidle Building on the University Park campus. A reception following the talk will be held in the Steidle Atrium. The event is free and open to the public.

Department of Geosciences Colloquium Series Fall 2023 Nicolas Choquette Levy ​Princeton University Climate Risk and Decision Making Candidate

Double Feature THE NIGHT DOCTRINE  Muhammad Rehman Shirzad  An Afghan journalist embarks on a journey to find out who murdered her family thirty years ago, only to uncover hundreds of civilians killed in a secretive American-backed program.    A CENTURY AFTER NANOOK (SHORT CLIP)  100 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᓇᓅᑉ ᑭᖑᓂᖓᓂ  Kirk French A Story of Life and Adaptation in the New Arctic.  With guest Sarah Samisack, an Inuit colleague of Dr. French's who has been instrumental in gathering footage and working with the community on this project.

This conference is one of the most diverse and inclusive conferences in water resources management. New! All Workshops and Technical Trips are included in the full conference registration (excludes the AIH HIT exam). AWRA provides you with innovative, practical, and applied water resource management solutions, management techniques, and current research. Enjoy the Community, Conversation, & Connection that is #AWRA2023!

Department of Geosciences Colloquium Series Fall 2023 Xueke Li University of Connecticut Climate Risk and Decision Making Candidate

COVID, climate change, new technologies, systemic inequities. Are policymakers even listening?? Learn about the work of the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative helping scientists here at Penn State and around the country get their science used by policymakers.  Hear about how we can turn the methods we use in the lab towards fundamental problems of how to improve the policymaking of government officials. Learn about ongoing studies and available resources to make your science more impactful.