NSF grant to fund better, AI-powered understanding of weather pattern
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With a combination of computational tools and insights from traditional meteorology and a three-year, $973,396 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, researchers are working to better understand and predict extreme weather events on both Earth and Mars, according to Steven Greybush, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) co-hire and associate professor of meteorology.
Center for Socially Responsible AI invites seed funding proposals
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Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence invites short proposals for its annual seed funding program. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 1, with projects expected to start in spring 2024 and last up to two years.
Get up close and personal with the Materials Research Institute’s latest endeavors
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Penn State’s 2024 Materials Day is coming up! This year’s theme is “Convergence of Materials, Data, Manufacturing, and the Human Dimension” and the event will include keynote speakers, breakout sessions and several networking opportunities, among other highlights.
University Libraries to offer fall workshops on statistical data analysis
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Beginning Sept. 26, the Research Informatics and Publishing department at Penn State University Libraries will offer four workshops on statistical data analysis, to provide an introduction to data analysis planning as well as an overview of two statistical software applications — Minitab and SPSS — that are commonly used for quantitative data analysis.
Penn State, Indian Institute of Science award joint research seed grants
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Penn State and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have announced the awardees for the 2024-25 cycle of their collaboration program. These awardees comprise four joint projects that connect Penn State and IISc researchers. The selected projects combine the unique expertise of each partnering institution to address global challenges or matters of bilateral importance to India and the United States.
Associate professor of statistics honored with international award
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Ephraim Hanks, associate professor of statistics at Penn State, was honored with the 2024 Abdel El-Shaarawi Early Investigator Award by the International Environmetrics Society. The award acknowledges and honors early investigators who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the development of statistical and quantitative approaches in environmental sciences.
How heat in seas off West Africa is making the Atlantic’s hurricane season a nightmare
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Most hurricanes, including large storms Hugo and Irma, form in between West Africa and the Caribbean. Warmer oceans coming from African heat may be to blame. This article quotes Gregory Jenkins, professor of meteorology & atmospheric science and geography.
Penn State leaders outline priorities, including research
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Penn State leaders spoke about the university’s plans for the future during a livestream presentation Thursday, outlining steps being taken across the campuses and colleges, including growing research.
New responsibilities and leadership promotions in research protections
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The Export Control program has moved to the Penn State Office for Research Protections, and both Rachel Lally and Clint Schmidt — who previously held executive director-level positions overseeing aspects of control and compliance in research — have been promoted to assistant vice presidents for research.
Registration now open for Penn State’s marquee materials research event
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Registration is open for Penn State’s marquee annual materials event, Materials Day, an opportunity for the University research community to celebrate past achievements, make connections and peer into the future of materials. The event‘s theme is “Convergence of Materials, Data, Manufacturing, and the Human Dimension” and it will be held Oct. 29 through Oct. 30 at the HUB-Robeson Center and the Millennium Science Complex at Penn State University Park.
Nine researchers named Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellows
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Nine Penn State researchers have been named fellows of the Institute of Energy and the Environment for 2024. The program recognizes and assists the exceptional achievements and unparalleled research impacts of highly successful researchers in the areas of energy and the environment. Nominees for the fellowship were submitted by the University community.
Volunteer finds next ‘career’ as a Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward
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After three “unretirements,” Gary Grahl was looking for his next challenge when he trained — at 70 years old — to become a volunteer in the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward program.