Past Events: Penn State Energy and Environment Calendar Archive

This event is part of the Penn State EnvironMentors Spring 2022 Webinar Series aimed at introducing high school students to the EnvironMentors program. Topic: Urban Systems Webinar Presentation Construct: (i) Summary of research project (~20 minutes); (ii) How the research project connects to the IEE theme (~10 mins); (iii) Why the members of the research team joined STEM (~10 mins); and (iv) close with a Q/A session (~10 mins).

Hussey Lecture in Meteorology presents George Craig, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat.  

The small island nations of the Pacific region are on the frontlines of climate change, more so than any other region in the world. A panel discussion, “Climate Change: Our Response as Artists,” will feature artists from Small Island Big Song to discuss the impacts of climate change and explore how art can influence our relationship with the environment.

The upcoming informational webinar on ‘Overview of NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education’ on Wednesday, April 6th at 12pm EST is organized by the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO). Registration is required. PIRE Webinar Agenda

The Stuckeman Center for Design Computing (SCDC) is hosting a spring lecture series in the Jury Space and online via Zoom to highlight the work of the center’s researchers across the Stuckeman School’s three disciplines over the last five years. The event features: Travis Flohr, “Simulating Impacts of Landscape Design and Planning for Biodiversity and Climate-resilient communities” Rodney Allen Trice, “The Imminent Fourth Wave of Technology: Why Stuckeman and SoVA are Already Late”

Water reuse is an essential activity for clean water agencies of the future. While effluent discharge to waterways predominates in water-rich  regions, Penn State University has over five decades of research and  experience in reclaiming its wastewater effluent for forest and crop irrigation and groundwater recharge through its Living Filter system, which is also challenged by its folded and faulted karstic hydrogeologic setting. 

Frederick Cheng, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Waterloo, Department of Civil Engineering, presents: Ecohydrology of Reactive Interfaces: Managing Natural Infrastructure to Enhance Landscape Water Quality

The Graduate School and Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring Office are hosting a series of information sessions to help students prepare applications for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Penn State students interested in applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship are encouraged to attend these information sessions. Students will learn about the Graduate Research Fellowship Program application process and will have the opportunity to hear from students who received the GRFP.

Water reuse is an essential activity for clean water agencies of the future. While effluent discharge to waterways predominates in water-rich  regions, Penn State University has over five decades of research and  experience in reclaiming its wastewater effluent for forest and crop irrigation and groundwater recharge through its Living Filter system, which is also challenged by its folded and faulted karstic hydrogeologic setting. 

Chris Rahn will discuss getting to Net Zero as part of the EarthTalks seminar series.

Over the last several decades, it has become clear that urbanization has had major adverse impacts on the hydrology and water quality of downstream water bodies. An increasingly popular solution for managing stormwater has been implementation of green infrastructure solutions, such as retention basins, constructed wetlands, or bioswales. Here I discuss some of my work at the site scale evaluating biogeochemical function of different types of green infrastructure, with insights from field investigation in New York and Pennsylvania, including right here in State College.

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education, in partnership with the Center for Energy Law and Policy and the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences, will host a Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on March 30 and April 1, 2022. The purpose of the event is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations and academic, public, and private partnerships to address challenges across the critical infrastructure sectors. Please save the date to join us, fellow Penn State faculty, researchers from o

Joel Singley, Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology & Geological Engineering, presents: Physical Controls on Ecosystem Function and Resilience Under Hydrologic Variability

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education, in partnership with the Center for Energy Law and Policy and the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences, will host a Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on March 30 and April 1, 2022. The purpose of the event is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations and academic, public, and private partnerships to address challenges across the critical infrastructure sectors. Please save the date to join us, fellow Penn State faculty, researchers from o

This event is part of the Penn State EnvironMentors Spring 2022 Webinar Series aimed at introducing high school students to the EnvironMentors program. Topic: Health and the Environment Webinar Presentation Construct: (i) Summary of research project (~20 minutes); (ii) How the research project connects to the IEE theme (~10 mins); (iii) Why the members of the research team joined STEM (~10 mins); and (iv) close with a Q/A session (~10 mins). Environmental + Public Health Data Science Project

This information session will be geared towards first-year graduate students who would apply for the NSF GRFP in their second year. 

How are corporations influenced by large scale local street protests? Focusing on the wave of Women’s Marches in the U.S. from 2017 to 2020, we find S&P 1500 firms were more likely to add female directors to their corporate boards following larger street protests in their headquarters locale. We argue this proximal-protest effect reflects existing boards interpreting street protests as signals of relative local support for the national women’s movement—signals to which they can respond by prioritizing gender equity in their own ranks.

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed foodscape is a complex system that is providing food for over 18 million residents of the watershed and to people around the world. The science is clear that to meet our biodiversity goals in the Chesapeake, we must reduce nutrient and sediment loss from agricultural lands. Additionally, climate change is going to make this harder due to increased precipitation and heavy rain events.

Plan to join colleagues from across the University at this virtual event to learn about and contribute to ongoing and emerging Water Consortium initiatives.

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education, in partnership with the Center for Energy Law and Policy and the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences, will host a Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on March 30 and April 1, 2022. The purpose of the event is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations and academic, public, and private partnerships to address challenges across the critical infrastructure sectors. Please save the date to join us, fellow Penn State faculty, researchers from o