Robotics and field demos to highlight commercial exhibits at Ag Progress Days
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The latest advances in agricultural technology — including a robotics exhibit, commercial exhibits and live field demonstrations — will take center stage at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 11-13.
Industrial engineering professor named manufacturing engineering fellow
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Soundar Kumara, the Allen E. and Allen M. Pearce professor of industrial engineering, has been named to the 2026 Society of Manufacturing Engineering College of Fellows. The recognition celebrates his decades of contributions to manufacturing engineering, particularly his pioneering research in artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as his leadership in education and mentorship.
Metals’ atomic arrangement can create ‘corrosion highways’ in nuclear reactors
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Using computer simulations, a team led by engineers at Penn State found that adjusting subtle atomic arrangements — even in identical baseline chemical compositions — can affect the metal corrosion rate and extent caused by the extreme chemical environment in advanced nuclear reactors can start to corrode the metals comprising the reactor.
Penn State expert explains threat posed by flesh-eating screwworm
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A Penn State entomologist says this summer will be critical in preventing a flesh-eating parasite from spreading farther into the United States as federal and s
Discovery Grants awarded to 31 students for research support
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Thirty-one students earned Discovery Grants to help fund their summer research and projects, gaining the opportunity for valuable experience in the field, in the lab and abroad.
Town hall to focus on research security and evolving federal requirements
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Penn State’s research community is invited to attend a research town hall at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, focused on research security, international collaborations and the growing federal requirements that affect the University’s research enterprise. The event will be hosted by Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read.
Irmak earns fourth fellowship from another leading scientific society
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Suat Irmak, Penn State professor of soil and water resources engineering and surface energy balance in the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Engineering, has been honored with another fellowship from the American Society of Agronomy.
Penn State Master Gardeners to share gardening expertise at Ag Progress Days
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Whether diagnosing plant problems, identifying insects or planning a landscape, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners can help visitors tackle gardening questions with research-based advice in the Yard and Garden Area during Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 11-13, at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs.
Forest Exploration Center earns governor's environmental excellence award
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The work of Autumn Sabo, associate professor of biology at Penn State Beaver, and Penn State Beaver students was recognized in a Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence awarded to local non-profit Reforest Our Future.
Ag Progress Days showcases college research, AI tool and animal health updates
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Visitors to the College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building during Penn State’s 2026 Ag Progress Days, Aug. 11-13, will have the chance to learn more about the college’s cutting-edge research driving innovation in modern agriculture.
Plastic bottles could fuel EVs, reveals new study
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Researchers have discovered a way to transform plastic bottles into highly ordered synthetic graphite, a critical material for lithium-ion batteries. The breakthrough could turn one of the world’s most common waste streams into a valuable resource for clean energy technologies.
Quantum material opens new path for studying unusual electronic behavior
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A team of researchers, led by engineers at Penn State, have combined approaches from two rapidly growing fields of quantum physics to develop a specialized quantum material that may lay the foundation to powering devices capable of transporting and grouping electrical signals and quantum states in ways not traditionally achievable without relying on optical or engineered systems.