IEE in the News

IEE faculty, fellows, staff, and projects in the news

Institute awards 14 computational and data sciences seed grants

| psu.edu

From safe road to exoplanet discovery, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences seed grants are designed to help scientists use the latest computational technology and cutting-edge data science techniques to deepen understanding and develop innovation across fields and disciplines.

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Social media use and perceptions of community resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic

The concept of resilience originated from biophysics to describe the ability of a system to rebound after disturbances. Resilience at the community level is defined by social scientists in disaster management as the capacity of a community to withstand and recover from disturbing events. Though individual agency plays an important role in constructing community resilience, a group of resilient individuals does not form a resilient community. Community resilience is greater than the summation of its individual members’ resilience. 

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Going carbon negative and equity in energy among the topics at Penn State ‘Energy Days’ conference

| stateimpact.npr.org

One presenter said, ““Every single future scenario that says how we avoid drastic climate change is based on having some proportion of carbon taken and put in the ground.”

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Widespread coral-algae symbioses endured historical climate changes

| news.psu.edu

One of the most important and widespread reef-building corals, known as cauliflower coral, exhibits strong partnerships with certain species of symbiotic algae, and these relationships have persisted through periods of intense climate fluctuations over the last 1.5 million years, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.

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Global pollen samples reveal vegetation rate of change

| news.psu.edu

Ancient pollen samples and a new statistical approach may shed light on the global rate of change of vegetation and eventually, how much climate change or humans played a part in altering landscapes, according to an international team of researchers.

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Penn State announces academic promotions, effective July 1, 2021

| psu.edu

The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1.

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Bringing the ecology and evolution of coral-dinoflagellate symbioses into high resolution

| microbiologycommunity.nature.com

Naming nature is necessary to generate and organize biological knowledge. With genetic data, identifying micro-eukaryote species is far less ambiguous now than it was just a few decades ago. Indeed, breakthroughs in reef coral research is improved with attention to the symbiont species.

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Artificial intelligence predicts river water quality with weather data

| news.psu.edu

A Penn-State led team developed an artificial intelligence model to forecast water quality in remote rivers and streams, which could lead to a better understanding of how rivers are reacting to human disturbances and climate change.

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Chemical engineering professor receives 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award

| psu.edu

Hee Jeung Oh, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, recently received the 2021 Non-Tenured Faculty Award from industrial and consumer technology company 3M. She will receive $45,000 over three years to support her research.

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'Seeing' previously unseen nano-level glass damage

| news.psu.edu

An advanced form of spectroscopy has enabled a team of researchers to "see" nano-level imperfections in glass, a finding that could potentially lead to more durable, stronger glass.

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'Getting to Negative: Strategies, Ethics and Co-benefits' webinar on May 19

| news.psu.edu

Increasingly aggressive strategies are needed to reduce current and future carbon emissions and proactively remove carbon-based heat-trapping gasses that have been emitted to date. A panel of experts will discuss this topic during the webinar “Getting to negative: strategies, ethics and co-benefits.” The virtual webinar will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on May 19 and is free and open to the public.

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Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2021-22

| news.psu.edu

The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community. The Administrative Fellows for 2021-22 are Carrie Jackson, Erica Smithwick and Kristin Sykes.

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