University partners with students to further educate community on sustainability
| news.psu.edu
To continue Penn State’s commitment toward a sustainable future, University leaders are working with the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) and various student organizations to educate the Penn State community and update student leaders on the University’s overarching actions toward sustainability and its energy-related investment strategies.
Eco-friendly carbon-dioxide conversion process may revolutionize existing method
| news.psu.edu
A new, environmentally friendly, single-step process has been developed to convert carbon dioxide into higher hydrocarbons using plasma, according to scientists and engineers.
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.”
Computational scientists help enable, scale agricultural research
| news.psu.edu
Collaborations with the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences' Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers team, or RISE, have helped bee researcher Christina Grozinger, and professor of environmental and resource economics and public policy Karen Fisher-Vanden overcome data management problems in their research.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
Penn State EnvironMentors, Changing the STEM narrative
| by Lorraine Jones
First-generation, racially marginalized groups and women both remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers. White women make up 18% of the STEM workforce compared to 49% of their white male counterparts. Racially marginalized groups continue to be in the single digits within the STEM workforce.
June 9 webinar to focus on adaptive architecture research, collaboration
| news.psu.edu
A June 9 interactive webinar will focus on adaptive architecture research, a critical component in the pursuit of the sustainable, equitable and resource-efficient future of the built environment. Attendees can share, collaborate and ideate new research ventures in preparation of the next Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program.
Growing Impact: Wind energy's dirty secret
| Featuring Stephen Chmely, Christine Costello
Stephen Chmely and Chris Costello discuss how wind energy has a dirty secret surrounding the wind turbine blades and their disposal. The research team is exploring materials to reduce the waste associated with the blades.
Advanced Cohort of Internet2’s Cloud Learning and Skills Sessions (CLASS) program
| internet2.edu
Workforce development and training are one of our most significant challenges, especially as travel and onsite opportunities have been limited over the past year. In response, Internet2 is partnering with major cloud providers and research universities to develop the Cloud Learning and Skills Sessions (CLASS) program, an intensive online training specifically tailored for research computing professionals.
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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