The Penn State student chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) won the bid to host the 2024 ANS student conference at University Park. The conference is scheduled for April 4-6, 2024, and will have the theme of “Keystone of Tomorrow.”
The ANS is the “premier organization for those that embrace the nuclear sciences and technologies for their vital contributions to improving people’s lives and preserving the planet,” according to the ANS website. Each year, the organization’s student conference is hosted by a student chapter of ANS and its affiliated university.
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We are pleased to announce the 26th annual Penn State Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Symposium (PIERS), formerly Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology Student Symposium (ECMSS), at the University Park campus on April 5 and 6, 2024! PIERS is a student-run symposium providing a platform for graduate and undergraduate researchers working in environmentally relevant fields to come together.
The Water Cooler Series is a monthly event hosted by interdisciplinary water researchers at Penn State. We seek to strengthen the water community at Penn State by providing a platform where scholars across disciplines can collaborate, share ideas, and build connections.
Presentations and Discussion
Date: April 4th, 6 pm ET
Location: Sackett Building Room 327
Zoom Details: Email Sam Cohen (sxc5884@psu.edu)
Join a networking happy hour at McLanahan's after the event!
The recent surge of interest in renewable natural gas has given rise to new technologies, business strategies, and opportunities for farm-based production of biogas. While most commercial development has focused on extremely large farms, the opportunity is now emerging for many more sites to host cost-effective and sustainable biogas systems. How can this newfound interest and commercial activity be translated into the next wave of successful biogas projects? What are the economic issues and constraints that must be considered?
The Penn State student chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) won the bid to host the 2024 ANS student conference at University Park. The conference is scheduled for April 4-6, 2024, and will have the theme of “Keystone of Tomorrow.”
The ANS is the “premier organization for those that embrace the nuclear sciences and technologies for their vital contributions to improving people’s lives and preserving the planet,” according to the ANS website. Each year, the organization’s student conference is hosted by a student chapter of ANS and its affiliated university.
The Penn State student group U-Belong, supported by the College of Liberal Arts Sustainability Council and Penn State Sustainability, will host Diandra Esparza, executive director of
From understanding how the universe began and evolved, how it works, and whether there's life in other places, to understanding changes in our planet Earth and climate system, NASA leads teams worldwide through scientific discovery. Our mission is to encourage innovation, create positive impact on people’s lives, and also serve as a source of inspiration. The planet Earth is at a pivotal moment due to rapid changes.
The ability to accurately weigh and identify micro and nanoparticles, especially at low concentrations, holds significant importance in chemistry, biology, and environmental monitoring. While recent advancements in optical technologies have enabled ultra-low concentrations measurement, surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices have yet to fully match the performance of their optical counterparts. Nonetheless, SAW sensors offer distinct advantages such as low power consumption, ease of integration into lab-on-a-chip platforms, and the ability to be fabricated on flexible substrates with wireless
Chirality, ubiquitous in chemical and biological systems like DNA, exerts profound effects on the behavior of electrons and light, underscoring the indispensable role of quantum mechanics in elucidating these phenomena.
The Internet of things has exploded the use of sensors in our day-to-day lives. This presentation will discuss the use of sensor data across the environmental health paradigm from emission of pollutants to exposure to health effects. Ambient, occupational, and personal monitoring approaches will be discussed, along with interventions to reduce exposures, with a focus on air pollution exposures.
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On Monday, April 1, from 3 pm – 8 pm, join the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) and Penn State Sustainability, along with many other student groups, as we work to make to Penn State a cleaner and greener university! Come learn more about Penn State’s progress towards being a more sustainable institution, as well as brainstorm opportunities for how students can lead us towards even greater accomplishments.
The EMS Energy Institute presents the 2024 Energy Xchange Seminar Series.
This presentation will feature Sarma Pisupati, Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Director of the Center for Critical Minerals (C2M), with his presentation titled, "Mineral Security Challenges in Meeting the Goal of Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050". This event is free and parking is available at the Institute at 4 p.m.
In order to meet the ever-increasing global energy demands while addressing climate change, the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies is one of the critical needs. In particular, there have been significant efforts to develop innovative CO2 capture materials and CO2 conversion technologies to create a new circular carbon economy based on renewable energy.
Landscape theorist, historian, and designer Alison Hirsch visits the Stuckeman School's spring Lecture and Exhibit Series to will present “Landscape and the Working Country” as a Department of Landscape Architecture Bracken Lecture in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space and via Zoom.
Immediately following her talk, Hirsch will open an exhibition of her work titled “The Other California: Land, loss, labor, liberated futures along phantom shores,” which will run in the Rouse Gallery until April 25.
Prof. Jeremy Guest will talk about his work to advance the circular bioeconomy through renewable resource recovery from wastewaters and through the conversion of plant-derived feedstocks into bioenergy and biobased products. Using a structured analytical approach – Quantitative Sustainable Design (QSD) – his group identifies, prioritizes, and pursues opportunities to advance novel technologies and infrastructure systems. He will demonstrate his approach to guide investment in non-sewered sanitation technologies and in precision fermentation for biomanufacturing.
Attend the AWRA 2024 Geospatial Water Technology Conference! This conference is designed to highlight existing and new geospatial and technological tools to solve water resources-related problems.
This roundtable discussion will examine the complex relationship between extractive industries, sustainable energy transitions, and environmental justice. It will cover policy mitigation of extraction impacts, community experiences, the lasting legacies of extraction, and environmental justice frameworks across diverse geographies like the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Niger Delta. The debate involves environmental scholars and practitioners on the need for sustainable extraction alongside green energy infrastructure development.
Cross-sectional SEM imaging is commonly used in nanofabrication for coating thickness measurement, process verification, and failure analysis.
How can Penn State leverage its resources and expand its partnerships to address the climate challenges faced in Pennsylvania and across this world? In Fall 2023, the Climate Consortium was established to address this question. In this talk, I will provide an overview of the Climate Consortium's mission and goals, review its themes and current activities, and I will invite dialogue on how best we can do that work together.
This talk highlights some diverse applications of CT imaging relevant to multiple disciplines. These applications highlight the varied questions that can be addressed via CT and provide an overview of the services available at the Center for Quantitative Imaging, an IEE Shared Core Facility MicroCT imaging center at Penn State.