Energy 'crisis' brings engineering students face-to-face leadership experience
| psu.edu
Student teams assumed the role of company leaders of a fictitious company as part of the Energy Crisis Leadership Challenge, a project designed to emulate the decision-making and stress of an unfolding crisis and force students to manage contradictory objectives from diverse stakeholders.
Institutes partner on seed grants to promote computational climate research
| psu.edu
Penn State faculty investigating the climate are encouraged to apply for the IEE-RISE 2022 Climate Seed Grant Program to receive consulting time from the RISE (Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers) team.
Penn State Harrisburg to offer new doctoral degree in engineering systems
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Penn State Harrisburg will offer a new doctoral program in engineering systems beginning in fall 2022. The program aims to prepare students to pursue careers in research and development, industry, government, and academia by providing them with interdisciplinary engineering education, critical thinking skills, and research experience.
Penn State to undertake research on embodied carbon in cities
| archinect.com
Researchers at Penn State are set to undertake a study of the environmental impact of construction. The interdisciplinary team, led by associate professor Rahman Azari from the university’s architecture school, will study the embodied carbon emissions associated with the manufacturing, transportation, and construction of materials used in urban buildings, as well as their demolition.
Institute hires engineers to help researchers use AI to advance science
| psu.edu
Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences announced that two more AI specialists will join the institute’s Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers team, a team of experts with extensive supercomputing experience and a deep understanding of academic research who are available for project-specific consulting.
Stuckeman School professor awarded Fulbright Fellowship for streetscape research
| psu.edu
Paul Daniel Marriott, associate professor of landscape architecture in the Stuckeman School at Penn State, was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship from the National Library of Scotland for his project that examines the interface between travel and technology in the Scottish Highlands from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Penn State ranks among the top 100 universities in the world in QS Rankings
| psu.edu
Penn State rose in the recently released 2023 QS World University Rankings to 93rd in the world, and came in ninth among all public U.S. universities, even as the number of institutions ranked increased 9% in size over the past year to include more than 1,400 of the world’s leading universities.
Penn State Global honors Fulbright recipients at the program’s 75th anniversary
| psu.edu
More than a hundred Penn State faculty, staff and scholars came together in the Smeal Atrium on Friday, April 8, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, in a ceremony recognizing Penn State faculty and staff — past and present — who have received a Fulbright Award from the U.S. Department of State.
Brandywine’s Nature Narratives writing contest celebrates natural world
| psu.edu
Penn State Brandywine, in collaboration with Tyler Arboretum, commemorated Earth Day on April 21 with its annual Nature Narratives writing contest awards ceremony. Open to students, faculty, staff and the community, the competition encouraged writers to express their thoughts about nature using any genre they prefer.
Penn State announces 2022-23 Fulbright Scholar recipients
| psu.edu
Fifteen Penn State faculty have received Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. The awards provide unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad; applications are now being accepted for 2023-24.
We need to improve indoor air quality: Here's how and why
| scientificamerican.com
Upgrading buildings’ ventilation, filtration and other factors would not only decrease COVID transmission but also improve health and cognitive performance in general. This op-ed quotes William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering.
Professor receives professional society’s heat transfer award
| news.engr.psu.edu
Karen A. Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering, was selected to receive the 2022 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Heat Transfer Memorial Award.
Smallholder farmers, despite facing enormous challenges, produce a significant portion of the world's food, especially in regions like Africa and Asia. PlantVillage, a project aimed at empowering these farmers through smartphone technology and machine learning, has grown into a global initiative with ambitious plans to expand its impact and address the growing threat of climate change. Listen to the podcast.
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