Industrial engineering receives funding to revolutionize PA manufacturing
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Five different groups industrial and manufacturing engineering got funding from the Pennsylvania government to help manufacturing industry partners.
Penn State promotions in academic rank, effective July 1, 2020
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The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1.
Battling disease with ultraviolet light
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Bill Bahnfleth, co-principal investigator (PI) and professor of architectural engineering, is joining co-PI Suresh Kuchipudi, clinical professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences, to study the ability of optical radiation to disinfect surfaces and reduce transmission of viruses.
Geographers bring expertise on geospatial data, modeling to COVID-19 research
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Penn State geographers are taking part in a variety of projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New institute to help address complex food-energy-water-land challenges
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The seed for Penn State’s Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Science was planted well before the COVID-19 outbreak. The concept had been growing in the College of Agricultural Sciences for about two years when the pandemic emerged.
Penn State lab develops new procedures to improve high-quality scanning
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CQI developed new processes that resulted in a high-resolution scan 3D segmented rendering of a contrast-enhanced fetal mouse, which was chosen as the cover image for the journal Developmental Dynamics.
Faculty meeting on Water Initiative to be held May 11
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Penn State launched a University-wide water initiative in the fall to help elevate Penn State’s impact and prominence as a center of excellence in water. One of the initiative’s first University-wide meetings will be held on Monday, May 11, running from 2 until 4 p.m. via Zoom.
Gene-editing protocol for whitefly pest opens door to control
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Whiteflies are among the most important agricultural pests in the world, yet they have been difficult to genetically manipulate and control, in part, because of their small size. An international team of researchers has overcome this roadblock by developing a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing protocol that could lead to novel control methods for this devastating pest.
Iron deficiency in corals?
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When iron is limited, the tiny algae that live within coral cells change how they take in other trace metals, which could have cascading effects on vital biological functions and perhaps exacerbate the effects of climate change on corals.
Stuckeman School professor receives funding for renewable energy art, design
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Mihyun Kang, research professor in the Stuckeman School and the assistant director for sustainability in the College of Arts and Architecture, is the principal investigator on an interdisciplinary proposal titled “Renewable Energy Art and Design,” which was awarded a seed grant from the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.
Architectural engineering professor receives NSF CAREER grant
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Donghyun Rim, assistant professor of architectural engineering, was recently awarded a $500,000, five-year Early Career Development Program grant from the National Science Foundation. With this grant, Rim will study modeling and experimental validation of airborne nanoparticles in indoor environments.
Dickinson Law professor earns IEE seed grant for project
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Penn State Dickinson Law Assistant Professor of Law Mohamed Rali Badissy is embarking on a research project to assess the barriers facing African governments trying to move forward with decarbonization.
Once a frozen haven, climate-driven rising temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic permafrost, posing a major threat to communities and infrastructure. Researchers are investigating how these changes will transform rivers, with potential consequences for erosion, sediment transport, and the entire Arctic landscape. Additionally, their project incorporates art to communicate these critical findings in an engaging way. Listen to the podcast.
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