Pesticide use has increased in recent years and are commonly used in agriculture as well as public households. Pesticides are also frequently detected in freshwater habitats. Water Coler Talk: Pesticides and Water Pollution will review the impact pesticides in streams, lakes, and ponds have on these ecosystems. Please join us as we gather around the virtual water cooler as one collective water resource community.
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Past Events: Penn State Energy and Environment Calendar Archive
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Research is often driven by a compelling societal or scientific challenge, but often developing solutions can take years. To deliver tangible solutions that have a nationwide societal impact and at a faster pace, the NSF launched the Convergence Accelerator program in 2019 and is currently aligned to the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP. The program leverages a convergence approach and innovation processes to transition basic research into use-inspired convergence research solutions to solve high impact societal challenges.
During Understanding Urban Tree System Benefits, Costs, and Interactions we will discuss the range of tree services and disruptions urban forest decision-makers encounter. This event will help you consider stakeholder needs to prepare a most useful community forest.
Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) is a complementary technique to X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). In both analysis techniques, elemental and chemical surface information from the top ~7nm of a material are provided. AES is generally used for the analysis of conductive and semiconducting samples, particularly when higher spatial resolution is required over what is achievable by XPS. In this talk, we will go over briefly the theory of the technique. Then we will go over specific applications that discuss the advantages as well as the challenges in AES analysis.
Innovating at the Boundary of Disciplines: The Center for Research in Design and Innovation
Scarlett R. Miller | Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering
More than one third of drinking water wells in Europe has too much nitrate according to the present standards (<50 mg NO3—N/L). Typically this is solved by dilution of the water with low-nitrate streams, or denitrification using organic electron donors. Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) allow to directly use electricity as electron donor via a cathode, coupled to an anode that can assist in pH neutralization and post disinfection.
Join Nichole Wonderling to review the basic theory of X-ray diffraction, learn what type of information the technique provides, and see a few examples.
2022 Women Advancing River Research Seminar Series
Exploring River ‘Memory’ Under a Changing Hydrological Regime
Improving Mapping of Perennial and Non-Perennial Streams Based on Simple Flow/No Flow Observations
Annie Ockelford, Environment Agency (U.K.)
Kristin Jaeger, U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.)
Jointly hosted by the Embassy of Belgium to the United States, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Penn State-led Global Building Network, and in partnership with the Building Innovation Hub and Consinfra, you are cordially invited to the second Sustainability in the Built Environment Virtual Embassy Talk.
Join to learn about trends at the intersection of science and diplomacy that are being leveraged to advance decarbonization of the building sector across the globe.
On July 20, Dean Rick Roush will be joined by experts John Boney, Vernon E. Norris Faculty Fellow of Poultry Nutrition Assistant Professor of Poultry Science; Justin Brown, Assistant Teaching Professor Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences; and Megan Lighty, Associate Clinical Professor Avian Diagnostic and Outreach Veterinarian. The group will discuss the nature and threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), impacts in Pennsylvania to date, and what the public can do to help.
Just over 6% of the water samples submitted to Penn State's Laboratory for arsenic testing exceed the EPA's health standard. This is an alarming number because numerous human health impacts have been linked to chronic arsenic ingestion. Water Webinar Series: Arsenic in Drinking Water will discuss the statewide prevalence of arsenic, human-caused and natural sources of this drinking water contaminant, established health risks, and residential scale treatment options.
The term “heat island” refers to an area that is significantly warmer than its surroundings, generally due to human activities. The temperature difference between the heat island and surrounding areas is usually larger at night than during the day, and is most noticeable during the summer and winter. The primary cause of hotter temperatures are structures such as buildings, roads, and parking lots absorbing and re-emitting the sun’s heat more than a landscape with greenery; energy generation can add still more.
This series of monthly land-use webinars will present in-depth information on land-use topics affecting the communities of Pennsylvania.
We will go over the theoretical background of the EIS technique and the applications it can be used in.
A Global Engagement Network for Humanitarian Building Materials
Esther Obonyo | Architectural Engineering
Over the last two decades, a petroleum drilling revolution has occurred. Wells that were previously impossible to drill are now routine. What enabled this revolution? Drilling into the Future will examine some of the many machines, tools, and processes that made this revolution possible and where might it go from today.
Who is this for?
International oil and gas regulators
Energy policymakers
What will you learn?
The goal of this exhibition is to demonstrate the benefits of solar-based electricity generation through art and design. Featuring projects developed by an interdisciplinary research team, the exhibition enables us to visualize the sustainability and energy system in a meaningful and artistic way. In addition, interactive educational activities — organized in collaboration with the Sustainability Institute — enhance the energy literacy of participants and empower their renewable energy adaptation.
The goal of this exhibition is to demonstrate the benefits of solar-based electricity generation through art and design. Featuring projects developed by an interdisciplinary research team, the exhibition enables us to visualize the sustainability and energy system in a meaningful and artistic way. In addition, interactive educational activities — organized in collaboration with the Sustainability Institute — enhance the energy literacy of participants and empower their renewable energy adaptation.
The sixth annual Science on the Hill event on Friday, July 15, 2022 from 12-1pm ET will bring together policy leaders and scientists for a panel discussion on the best available scientific evidence about approaches for reducing climate change through climate-smart agriculture.
The goal of this exhibition is to demonstrate the benefits of solar-based electricity generation through art and design. Featuring projects developed by an interdisciplinary research team, the exhibition enables us to visualize the sustainability and energy system in a meaningful and artistic way. In addition, interactive educational activities — organized in collaboration with the Sustainability Institute — enhance the energy literacy of participants and empower their renewable energy adaptation.