Researchers awarded grant to advance geothermal energy science
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Using the heat from the Earth’s crust, geothermal power plants harvest and store energy in massive underground reservoirs carved out of stone. Once built, the reservoirs are inaccessible and monitored remotely — but not infallible.
Growing Impact: Unlocking a world of energy
| Featuring Mohamed Badissy
Some countries in Africa and Asia have been locked into contracts that prevent improvements to existing electricity systems. Mohamed Badissy and his team are examining these contracts to find ways that could make these systems more efficient, sustainable, and cleaner. Transcript INTRO: It doesn't matter how normal electricity becomes a part of our daily lives, it's still a surprisingly complex marketplace.
Institute awards 14 computational and data sciences seed grants
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From safe road to exoplanet discovery, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences seed grants are designed to help scientists use the latest computational technology and cutting-edge data science techniques to deepen understanding and develop innovation across fields and disciplines.
Scientists develop transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency
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Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient and can be coupled with traditional silicon cells to greatly boost the performance of both devices.
University partners with students to further educate community on sustainability
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To continue Penn State’s commitment toward a sustainable future, University leaders are working with the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) and various student organizations to educate the Penn State community and update student leaders on the University’s overarching actions toward sustainability and its energy-related investment strategies.
Eco-friendly carbon-dioxide conversion process may revolutionize existing method
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A new, environmentally friendly, single-step process has been developed to convert carbon dioxide into higher hydrocarbons using plasma, according to scientists and engineers.
Going carbon negative and equity in energy among the topics at Penn State ‘Energy Days’ conference
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One presenter said, ““Every single future scenario that says how we avoid drastic climate change is based on having some proportion of carbon taken and put in the ground.”
Computational scientists help enable, scale agricultural research
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Collaborations with the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences' Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers team, or RISE, have helped bee researcher Christina Grozinger, and professor of environmental and resource economics and public policy Karen Fisher-Vanden overcome data management problems in their research.
Penn State announces academic promotions, effective July 1, 2021
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The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1.
Chemical engineering professor receives 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
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Hee Jeung Oh, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, recently received the 2021 Non-Tenured Faculty Award from industrial and consumer technology company 3M. She will receive $45,000 over three years to support her research.
'Getting to Negative: Strategies, Ethics and Co-benefits' webinar on May 19
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Increasingly aggressive strategies are needed to reduce current and future carbon emissions and proactively remove carbon-based heat-trapping gasses that have been emitted to date. A panel of experts will discuss this topic during the webinar “Getting to negative: strategies, ethics and co-benefits.” The virtual webinar will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on May 19 and is free and open to the public.
Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2021-22
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The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community. The Administrative Fellows for 2021-22 are Carrie Jackson, Erica Smithwick and Kristin Sykes.