IEE faculty, staff, and projects in the news
Simplifying Complexity: Predicting power grid failure
| omny.fm
In this podcast episode, Seth Blumsack discusses why blackouts are so difficult to understand and whether or not it's possible to model them. Seth is a Professor of Energy Policy and Economics and International Affairs in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State.
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The Earth System Science Center made 'EESI' Documentary
| youtu.be
A look into the creation of the Earth System Science Center — now the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute — and how this research enterprise changed how research is conducted at Penn State while bringing interdisciplinary researchers together to tackle some of our planet's most pressing problems.
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Susan Brantley
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Robert Crane
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Eric Barron
Eric BarronFormer President, Penn State -
Richard Alley
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Erica Smithwick
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William Easterling III
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James Kasting
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Lee Kump
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David Pollard
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Douglas A. Miller
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Kenneth Davis
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Klaus Keller
Klaus KellerFormer Professor, Geosciences -
Bernd J. Haupt
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Sarah Ivory
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Christopher House
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Jennifer Baka
Associate Professor and John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences -
Seth Blumsack
How free radicals could be the key to understanding air pollution and improving health
A unique "fingerprint" produced by an air pollutant could help researchers better understand the health impacts of new and emerging environmental pollutants and their associated negative health effects.
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More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter
| theconversation.com
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Penn State ran computer models on two Philadelphia census tracts. The neighborhood with more vulnerable residents was also hotter.
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Farzad Hashemi
Farzad HashemiFormer Graduate Student -
Guangqing Chi
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Lisa Iulo
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Ute Poerschke
Climate in Crisis: AGU conference in San Francisco this week
| nbcbayarea.com
On Tuesday, one of the largest climate conferences in the country will kick off in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. This article and San Francisco-based broadcast TV segment quotes Erica Smithwick, Distinguished Professor of Geography.
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Faculty complete Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program
| psu.edu
The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has recognized a select group of faculty members for completing the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program. The current cohort also earned the first awarded Provost Endorsement in Leadership and Service.
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Melissa Bopp
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Guido Cervone
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Zuleima Karpyn
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) -
Mary Beth Williams
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Christine J. Kirchhoff
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Mallika Bose
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Sairam V. Rudrabhatla
Professor of Biology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg) -
Mary K. Shenk
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Tonya Peeples
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Sarah N. Whitney
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Ming Xiao
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Timothy Ryan
Professor elected to American Geophysical Union, receives Ambassador Award
| psu.edu
Jose D. Fuentes, professor of atmospheric science in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will receive a pair of honors in December at the 2023 American Geophysical Union annual meeting.
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What will it take to make Baltimore a climate-resilient, 21st-century city?
| thebaltimorebanner.com
A Johns Hopkins climate scientist set out to study the heat island effect. Now, with millions in federal funding, he’s putting neighborhood concerns at the heart of a five-year, $25 million project on climate change. This article mentions Penn State.
Novel tool informs land use and nutrient control in troubled waters
| psu.edu
In watersheds degraded by runoff of nutrients from farmland, land managers may struggle to pinpoint the best locations to install riparian buffer strips along streams or other pollution-reduction practices, but a new technology devised by Penn State scientists could potentially make the search for those sites easier and less expensive.
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Armen Kemanian
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Felipe Montes
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Yuning Shi
Yuning Shi
Climate Consortium announces call for workshop proposals
| psu.edu
The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced the Climate Solutions Accelerator, a program designed to stimulate climate solutions research by providing research teams with access to resources, funding, mentorship, workspace and support from staff and non-tenure-line faculty.
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Symposium to focus on forging new partnerships in climate research, solutions
| psu.edu
The Penn State Climate Consortium will host a two-day symposium on May 14-15, 2024, to build partnerships in climate research and solutions.
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'Growing Impact' podcast explores mitigating the climate impact of contrails
| psu.edu
The latest episode of "Growing Impact" features a team of researchers that is exploring how to mitigate aviation’s climate impacts, specifically the warming effect created by contrails.
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