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Fourteen interdisciplinary research teams receive 2026 IEE seed grants | Penn State University

Fourteen interdisciplinary research teams receive 2026 IEE seed grants

July 1, 2026 | Featured News

Fourteen interdisciplinary research teams have received funding through the Institute of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) 2026 Seed Grant Program.

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Responsible Conduct of Research Awards to be presented at Research Ethics Day

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Jul 2, 2026 | psu.edu

‘Designer’ superconducting diamond offers roadmap to multifunction quantum chips

‘Growing Impact’ podcast discusses tool to identify grid threats, investments | Penn State University

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Penn State professor Katherine Zipp honored with faculty mentor award | Penn State University

Jul 2, 2026 | psu.edu

Penn State professor Katherine Zipp honored with faculty mentor award

Cover art for the Growing Impact podcast episode “Resilient Power Grid Planning” from Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment, showing transmission towers and power lines at sunset.

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Growing Impact: Resilient power grid planning

Researchers Convert Plastic Waste Into High-Performance Battery Material

Jul 1, 2026 | openthemagazine.com

Researchers convert plastic waste into high-performance battery material

Fourteen interdisciplinary research teams receive 2026 IEE seed grants | Penn State University

Jul 1, 2026

Fourteen interdisciplinary research teams receive 2026 IEE seed grants

Heather Grab named Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor in Entomology | Penn State University

Jul 1, 2026 | psu.edu

Heather Grab named Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor in Entomology

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Cover art for the Growing Impact podcast episode “Resilient Power Grid Planning” from Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment, showing transmission towers and power lines at sunset.

Growing Impact podcast: "Managing India's Groundwater Crisis" — Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment. Aerial photo of a large open well with people standing at its edge.

Great blue heron standing in a tidal marsh, reflected in still water, with text reading “Microplastics in the Marsh” and “Growing Impact” from Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Podcast cover titled ‘Decoding Wildfire Smoke Forecasts.’ A person holds a smartphone displaying an air quality app showing a PM2.5 reading in the unhealthy range. Logos for Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment and the Growing Impact podcast appear at the top.

Graphic with the Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment and Growing Impact logos over a modern glass building, featuring the words “Energy Saving Smart Windows.”

Two wooden canoes float on a calm river in the Amazon rainforest, surrounded by dense green trees under a partly cloudy sky. Overlaid text reads “Indigenous Communities and Amazon Oil,” with the Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment and Growing Impact logos in the top corners.

A silhouette of a person holding an infant, set against a vivid sunset over the ocean. The image includes text that reads: “Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment. Growing Impact. CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREME HEAT, & INFANT HEALTH.”

Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment, Growing Impact: Measuring nitrous oxide emissions

Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment: Growing Impact: PFAS and human health

Cover art for the Growing Impact podcast episode “Resilient Power Grid Planning” from Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment, showing transmission towers and power lines at sunset.

Growing Impact podcast: "Managing India's Groundwater Crisis" — Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment. Aerial photo of a large open well with people standing at its edge.

Great blue heron standing in a tidal marsh, reflected in still water, with text reading “Microplastics in the Marsh” and “Growing Impact” from Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Podcast cover titled ‘Decoding Wildfire Smoke Forecasts.’ A person holds a smartphone displaying an air quality app showing a PM2.5 reading in the unhealthy range. Logos for Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment and the Growing Impact podcast appear at the top.

Graphic with the Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment and Growing Impact logos over a modern glass building, featuring the words “Energy Saving Smart Windows.”

Two wooden canoes float on a calm river in the Amazon rainforest, surrounded by dense green trees under a partly cloudy sky. Overlaid text reads “Indigenous Communities and Amazon Oil,” with the Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment and Growing Impact logos in the top corners.

A silhouette of a person holding an infant, set against a vivid sunset over the ocean. The image includes text that reads: “Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment. Growing Impact. CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREME HEAT, & INFANT HEALTH.”

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