IEE faculty, staff, and projects in the news
EMS honors faculty and student excellence at annual awards celebration
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Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on Sunday, April 23. The Wilson Awards are named in honor of Matthew and Anne Wilson, major benefactors of the college.
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Seth Blumsack
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Mort Webster
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Jon-Paul Maria
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Elizabeth Hajek
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Allison Beese
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Brandi Robinson
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Haley Sankey
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Luis Ayala
William A. Fustos Family Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) -
Barbara Arnold
Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) -
Anastasia Piliouras
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Louisa Holmes
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James Adair
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Lorraine Dowler
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William Easterling III
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Enrique Gomez
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Lee Kump
Joint projects in arts, humanities, social & behavioral sciences announced
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The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) is pleased to announce the program awardees for joint projects in arts, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. Co-sponsored by SSRI, the College of the Liberal Arts, and the College of Arts and Architecture, these joint projects integrate work in the arts and design, and/or the humanities with the social and behavioral sciences.
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Graduate Council elects new leadership
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Penn State’s Graduate Council, the faculty-led governing body that establishes graduate education policies for the University, has completed elections for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year. Jan Reimann, associate professor of mathematics, will assume the role of chair for the 2023-24 academic year. Mary Shenk, associate professor of anthropology, demography, and Asian studies, was elected chair for 2024-25; she will serve as chair-elect for 2023-24.
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Professor awarded DOE grant to study corrosion in nuclear salt reactors
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FeiFei Shi, assistant professor in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, received a $400,000 research and development award from the Nuclear Energy University Program in the U.S Department of Energy to develop foundational research on the corrosive damage caused by molten salt in nuclear salt reactors.
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Feifei Shi
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Next-Gen EV batteries from wood pulp: Yet another reason to hug a tree
| cleantechnica.com
The biggest eucalyptus grower in the world is pushing for EV batteries made with wood pulp. This article mentions Penn State research funded by an IEE Seed Grant.
Assessing impacts of early warning systems for cholera risk in Bangladesh
A team of researchers set out to investigate the feasibility of developing an early warning system for cholera risk in Bangladesh, citing existing research that suggests that providing households with early warning of their local cholera risks could reduce potential exposures to cholera.
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Time is running out for Uganda's vanishing glaciers
| wired.com
A muddy trek reveals the last remnants of the Rwenzori Mountains' once-sprawling ice fields, a loss for scientists studying the climate record. This article quotes Sarah Ivory, Assistant Professor of Geosciences.
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Exhibit and panel address new racial-justice grants in Arts and Architecture
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The College of Arts and Architecture recently launched a Racial Justice, Anti-Discrimination and Democratic Practices grant program, and an exhibition of projects by the first recipients is on display in the Borland Project Space through April 20. A panel discussion with grant recipients, facilitated by B. Stephen Carpenter II, Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Dean in the College of Arts and Architecture, will be held Monday, April 17, 1-2:30 p.m. in 125 Borland.
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Seed grants to foster research collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions
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The Penn State Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program aims to ensure that the University’s inter-institutional research reflects the diversity of populations that could directly or indirectly benefit from its findings, making this research more broadly applicable and impactful.
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Jose D. Fuentes
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Lora Weiss
Lora WeissFormer Senior Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research
Landscape architecture students visit Peruvian community to inform designs
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Upper-level landscape architecture students in Assistant Professor Leann Andrews' class this semester traveled to the informal amphibious community of Claverito near Iquitos, Peru, over spring break to see how the residents live and to experience life within the floating community.
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Leann Andrews
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Justin Brown
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Sona K. Jasani
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Stephen Mainzer
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Coco Alarcon
Coco Alarcon
Temperature is the main driver of oxygen in U.S. rivers
| earth.com
The quantity of dissolved oxygen in rivers is highly important for the survival of the plants and animals inhabiting them. However, the oxygen concentration varies substantially among rivers, depending on their temperature, light, and flow. This article quotes Wei Zhi, Assistant Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Li Li, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Architecture doctoral student honored for urban stormwater runoff research
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Rui Wang, an architecture doctoral candidate in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School, has had her research, examining excessive stormwater runoff and the public’s perception on implementing green stormwater infrastructure in Chinese sponge cities, recognized with the Alumni Association Dissertation Award.
