NSF award supports Warn's research on building design
| psu.edu
Gordon Warn, associate professor of civil engineering, along with two other Penn State faculty members, recently received a National Science Foundation award to fund their research on resilient and sustainable building design.
O’Connor receives Air Force Young Investigator grant
| psu.edu
Jacqueline O’Connor, assistant professor, mechanical engineering, was awarded a three-year grant through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program.
NASA awards $30M grant to Penn State to help answer climate questions
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Penn State will lead a five-year, $30 million mission to improve quantification of present-day carbon-related greenhouse gas sources and sinks. An improved understanding of these gases will advance our ability to predict and manage future climate change.
Talk to explore surveying the seafloor Jan. 15
| psu.edu
Rita Bowker, hydrographic survey technician on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) ship Thomas Jefferson, and Laura Guertin, associate professor of earth science at Penn State Brandywine and participant in the NOAA Teacher at Sea Program, will present at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15 in Tomezsko 103 about hydrographic surveying.
The future looks bleak for bones
| theatlantic.com
How the advent of agriculture and online food ordering changed the human skeleton for the worse.
Fragile bones of modern humans result from reduced physical activity
| psu.edu
The comparatively light bone structure of modern humans compared to early human species and other modern primates may be due to the modern abandonment of the constant physical activity that was inherent in the life of early hunter gathers, according to an international team of researchers. This knowledge may aid in prevention of osteoporosis and hip fracture in the elderly.
Marcellus drilling boom may have led to too many hotel rooms
| psu.edu
Drilling in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region led to a rapid increase in both the number of hotels and hotel industry jobs, but Penn State researchers report that the faltering occupancy rate may signal that there are now too many hotel rooms.
Joint Center for Energy Research promotes U.S.-China collaboration
| psu.edu
With the goal of promoting global cooperation in clean energy research and education, Penn State and Dalian University of Technology (DUT) in China established an international Joint Center for Energy Research (JCER) in 2011 as a part of global engagement efforts at both universities.
Penn State Brandywine professor joins NOAA crew for research mission at sea
| psu.edu
Since joining Penn State Brandywine’s faculty in 2001, Associate Professor of Earth Science Laura Guertin has focused on bringing real-world perspective into the classroom. The geologist recently voyaged to sections of the Atlantic Ocean to conduct a research mission with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of its Teacher at Sea Program.
Students travel 'down under' to explore New Zealand’s energy technologies
| psu.edu
Last May, a group of twelve undergraduate students embarked on a fourteen-day research expedition across New Zealand exploring the country’s energy technologies and this past December wrapped up the course with group presentations of their final projects.
Two engineers win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
| psu.edu
Two Penn State engineering faculty members were recently awarded National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards. The faculty members are Gordon Warn, assistant professor of civil engineering, and Tak-Sing Wong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Lacking a standard unit for light measurement, scientists devised a spectral sensitivity curve in the early 20th century. This graph, representing an "average human observer," mathematically quantifies light. Though imperfect, it remains the standard today, but an update could significantly improve the energy efficiency of lighting. Listen to the podcast.
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