New sulfur dioxide conversion method may transform current industrial techniques
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A single-step, plasma-enhanced catalytic process to convert sulfur dioxide to pure sulfur from tail gas streams may provide a promising, more environmentally-friendly alternative to current multistage thermal, catalytic and absorptive processes, according to scientists at Penn State.
Virtual EarthTalks seminar examines anti-racism reckoning in higher education
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Gary King, professor of biobehavioral health and African American studies at Penn State, will discuss the diversity, equity and inclusion paradigm and the anti-racism reckoning in higher education at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast via Zoom.
Penn State, University of Freiburg to deepen ties at Virtual Materials Day
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Penn State and the University of Freiburg will showcase their close collaboration in the field of living materials during the upcoming Materials Day on Nov. 10-11, an annual event organized by the Materials Research Institute to highlight materials-related interdisciplinary science and engineering research at Penn State.
Spectral optimization shows potential to improve energy efficiency and quality-of-light experience
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Researcher Alp Durmus describes an SSL system that relies on optimized spectral output to achieve integrative lighting’s objective of uniting color science and visual perception studies with intelligent lighting systems for an improved experience.
Penn State Harrisburg to hold Faculty Research Day
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The Office of Research and Outreach at Penn State Harrisburg will hold Faculty Research Day from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. via Zoom. Ann M. Schlenker, director of the Center for Transportation Research at Argonne National Laboratory, will deliver the keynote address.
Engineering professors selected as 2021 AIAA Associate Fellows
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Jacqueline O'Connor, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Sven Schmitz, associate professor of aerospace engineering, were selected as 2021 AIAA Associate Fellows.
Schreyer grant to enhance mechanical engineering undergrad curriculum
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In their mission to ensure a cutting-edge and impactful undergraduate curriculum, faculty in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have received a grant from the University’s Schreyer Institute of Teaching Excellence.
Four new faculty members join Department of Chemical Engineering
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Four new researchers are joining the faculty of Penn State’s Department of Chemical Engineering.
Seminar to examine initiative’s effects on energy costs, power grid
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Joel Landry, assistant professor of environmental and energy economics, will discuss the effects of Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on energy costs and the power grid at noon on Friday, Oct. 2. The seminar, which is free and open to the public, will be held through Zoom. Registration is required.
Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea
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Researchers in Penn State's College of Engineering designed a new method to "split" sea water into renewable hydrogen fuel.
Energy Law and Policy webinars to focus on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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Penn State’s Center for Energy Law and Policy is hosting a series of webinars this semester focusing on the economic, human health, legal and industry aspects of Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an agreement among almost a dozen states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric power plants. The webinars, which are free and open to the public, will be held at noon on Fridays via Zoom. Registration is required.
Five researchers join the Institutes of Energy and the Environment
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Five Penn State researchers have become cofunded faculty in the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.