Registration now open for Penn State's marquee materials research event
| news.psu.edu
The annual Materials Day will be held Oct 12-13 in a hybrid remote/in-person format with the theme "The Intersection of Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainability."
Electrical engineering grad student wins award in international poster contest
| psu.edu
Kaustav Chatterjee, a third-year electrical engineering doctoral student at Penn State, received second place in the graduate student poster contest at the 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society (IEEE PES) general meeting, held virtually from July 26-29.
Seed grant to explore using AI to model subsurface rock formations
| psu.edu
Yashar Mehmani, assistant professor in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering recently received a seed grant from the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences to develop a new method to model the Earth’s subsurface using artificial intelligence.
Undergraduate Research Ambassadors now accepting applications
| news.psu.edu
Applications are now being accepted to the Undergraduate Research Ambassadors program, which works to promote undergraduate research at all campuses and within all academic disciplines at Penn State.
Where extreme weather is getting even worse, in one map
| vox.com
IPCC’s new interactive atlas reveals how climate change will shape weather around the world.
University Park Student Fee Board approves new $250k Sustainability Fund
| news.psu.edu
The University Park Student Fee Board has unanimously approved a new yearly $250,000 Environmental Sustainability Fund that will take effect in the 2021-22 academic year. The fund will enable offices and organizations at University Park to apply for funding for projects that both promote on-campus sustainability efforts and positively impact the student experience.
Building DREAMs: Smart structures expert joins Engineering Design
| news.psu.edu
On July 1, Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto joined Penn State’s Engineering Design program, an interdisciplinary education and research program housed within the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, as an assistant professor.
Community forestry workshop offered in webinar series by Penn State Extension
| news.psu.edu
Penn State Extension is offering a Community Forestry Institute workshop in a series of web-based seminars intended for the members of municipal shade tree commissions, municipal staff, arborists and foresters, community tree advocates, and volunteers.
Land-use webinar to focus on making riparian buffers work in your community
| news.psu.edu
Making riparian buffers work for your community is the topic of a web-based seminar offered by Penn State Extension.
Penn State Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence renewed for sixth time
| psu.edu
The Penn State Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) was renewed for another five years through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and NASA. In its 25th year as one of three such centers in the United States, VLRCOE received about $7.5 million to investigate 10 new tasks related to vertical lift technology and related educational activities over the next five years.
World-renowned data science experts to discuss the future of digital fairness
| news.psu.edu
The two-day ICDS Fall Symposium will be held Oct. 6 and 7 to bring together researchers from around the U.S. to discuss data, equity, reproducibility and other topics related to fairness in data science. The speakers and panelists will lead discussions on the ownership of artificial intelligence models and data, unintentional bias, data manipulation transparency, reproducibility and more.
Hypersonic, autonomous flight research bolstered by $1.5 million grant
| psu.edu
Puneet Singla, professor of aerospace engineering, is principal investigator on a recently awarded $1.5 million, three-year grant from the United States Department of Defense to study autonomous flight in hypersonic vehicles.
Flooding is the world's most devastating natural disaster, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Millions of Americans live in high-risk flood zones, with the threat amplified by climate change and aging infrastructure. This episode explores how innovative computer modeling and visualizations can help communities plan for future flood risks and develop effective response strategies. Listen to the podcast.
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