Past Events: Penn State Energy and Environment Calendar Archive

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. 

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.

Gardeners of all ages, experience levels and garden sizes are invited to learn new gardening skills and get their hands dirty at the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm’s upcoming Garden Grow-How event. The event will provide seeds and advice. The event, hosted by the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm, is a collaboration with campus and community groups like the Penn State Community Garden, the Arboretum at Penn State, Zoils and Pigments, Student Farm Club and others.

The eighth annual Page Center Awards will recognize Ursula Burns, chairwoman of Teneo Holdings LLC and former chief executive officer of the Xerox Corporation, and Kelly McGinnis, chief communications officer of Levi Strauss & Co. The event is free, online and open to the public. These icons of integrity are recognized for building trust over long careers by ethically and responsibly communicating with the public.

American metropolitan areas remain segregated by race, yet the factors that create the conditions that lead to segregation have changed. Michael Bader documents and classifies neighborhood change that has occurred over the past four decades. He explains how a lack of individuals moving into these integrated neighborhoods, not their flight out of integrated neighborhoods, is a major factor that maintains segregation in the twenty-first century. In contrast to the avoidance that White residents show, people of color continue to move into predominantly White neighborhoods.

Join us for a discussion on establishing new research collaborations with social scientists and engineers being led by Vijay Narayanan, Eric Donnell, and Deborah Ehrenthal March 25 at noon in 110 Henderson Building and on Zoom. Lunch will be provided to those registered for in-person attendance.

We are now taking the Science Buzz on the road, with the first stop being the EMS Museum! The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute is proud to host an event for discussing hot topics in science, new findings, sticky research challenges, and ideas for motivation and collaboration. On your way to work, stop by the EMS Museum in the Deike Building for some informal conversations over coffee and a light breakfast.

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.

INDABA Seminar: Building Equitable Partnerships to Support Equitable Energy Transition Around the World Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Tennyson Senior Research Fellow Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Department University of Cambridge Cambridge, England

Many aquatic ecosystems are under threat from microplastic pollution, the smallest of which can enter the food web through consumption by fauna. Very small microplastics (< 100 microns) can be similar in size to suspended algae cells, which readily aggregate into large clumps through cohesion due to their sticky biological exudates. Aggregation greatly changes the transport properties of these particles, altering their settling speed and making them more attractive as potential food particles.

Energy Efficiency Programs for Farms and Businesses will focus on the different federal and state energy efficiency programs you might be eligible for. These programs may include grants, rebates, loans, or tax incentives. Are you an agricultural producer or a small business owner? During the Energy Efficiency Programs webinar, learn about various federal and state energy efficiency programs you may qualify for. These programs may include grants, rebates, loans, or tax incentives. Extension Educators will pro!

The Local Climate Action Program (LCAP) is built on a simple idea: cooperation can help Pennsylvania’s communities reduce emissions and become more thriving, resilient, equitable places to call home. The LCAP brings together Penn State students, faculty, local governments, community members, and experts from related fields by pairing students with PA local government partners to inventory greenhouse gas emissions and to help communities begin climate action planning.

2024 Women Advancing River Research Seminar Series All seminars will be presented online live at 11:00 a.m. ET on the third Thursday of each month. Seminar recordings will be posted later. Please register in advance for all talks. "Integrating Hydrologic Modeling and Field Data with Local Knowledge Holders" Kendra Kaiser, Boise State University (U.S.) Gene-Hua Crystal Ng, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (U.S.)

Hosted by Carnegie Mellon’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, CMU Energy Week 2024 will bring energy and sustainability leaders, including scholars, investors and entrepreneurs from across the nation to Carnegie Mellon University to combine forces and exchange ideas on the best paths to decarbonizing transportation. CMU Energy Week 2024 discussions will interrogate problems and work toward constructing an ambitious vision to reimagine how we move things, move people and move equitably in our clean-energy future.

When the world seems to be ending, what do you do in response? Where do you put your grief, your anger, your frustration, and your desire to act? What happens when we don’t have constructive channels for our emotions?

Digesters aren't only about animals and energy – they can profoundly impact cropping systems and the nutrient dynamics of our agricultural sector. Join C-CHANGE: Managing Digestate for Crop Production and the Environment to learn about new findings in this important area.

Nature is a complex, interconnected system that supports all of life. Whether we live in the city or the countryside, natural systems support is real and significant. Natural system services provide millions of dollars every year in recreational revenues and avoid costs for governments, businesses, and residents. Nature’s benefits impact our quality of life, health, cost of living, sense of place, and economy. These benefits are reliably delivered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Once lost, these benefits are expensive and difficult to replace.

Hosted by Carnegie Mellon’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, CMU Energy Week 2024 will bring energy and sustainability leaders, including scholars, investors and entrepreneurs from across the nation to Carnegie Mellon University to combine forces and exchange ideas on the best paths to decarbonizing transportation. CMU Energy Week 2024 discussions will interrogate problems and work toward constructing an ambitious vision to reimagine how we move things, move people and move equitably in our clean-energy future.

For many materials the direction (or orientation) of the crystal planes impacts the overall properties.  The simplest example is the difference between a single-crystalline and polycrystalline sample.  But even polycrystalline samples need not be completely random; some crystalline planes may preferentially align with certain directions.  Such a sample is said to be oriented or textured.