Exposing exposure: Finding the connections between air pollution and health
| news.psu.edu
For years, research has suggested a connection between air pollution and human health issues. Penn State researcher Jeff D. Yanosky searches for those connections.
Chemical engineering Research for Undergraduates students earn poster awards
| psu.edu
Students from the Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program recently earned two awards at the 2019 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Undergraduate Student Poster Competition.
Field camp a rite of passage for undergraduate geosciences majors
| psu.edu
This past summer, 36 Penn State geosciences students made the trek out West to investigate the geology of the intermontane western United States. The capstone experience for undergraduate geosciences majors, field camp is an intensive outdoor course that applies classroom and laboratory training to solving geological problems in the field.
Thunderquakes make underground fiber optic telecommunications cables hum (audio available)
| news.agu.org
Telecommunications lines designed for carrying internet and phone service can pick up the rumble of thunder underground, potentially providing scientists with a new way of detecting environmental hazards and imaging deep inside the Earth.
Fiber-optic cables capture thunderquake rumbles
| psu.edu
Underground fiber-optic cables, like those that connect the world through phone and internet service, hold untapped potential for monitoring severe weather, according to scientists.
Impact of animal infectious disease to be focus of conference at Penn State
| psu.edu
Exploring the emergence, spread and control of animal diseases is the focus of the inaugural Emerging Animal Infectious Disease Conference, scheduled for March 23-25, 2020, at the Wyndham Garden Inn, Boalsburg. The event will be co-hosted by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Penn State’s Center for Security Research and Education.
Applied Optoelectronics and Photonics Lab takes top Tech Tournament honors
| psu.edu
Chris Giebink, associate professor of electrical engineering, and his Applied Optoelectronics & Photonics Lab at Penn State, recently took first place and $75,000 in the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference’s Tech Tournament competition, for the lab's “nanoporous antireflection coatings.”
Symposium to explore the future of solar energy
| psu.edu
A symposium on the future of solar energy, featuring experts from Penn State as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California Merced, and Princeton University, will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, in 100 Life Sciences Building, University Park.
A little humour may help with climate change gloom
| theconversation.com
Studies show that humour is useful for engaging the public about climate change
Mechanical engineering professor named ASME fellow
| psu.edu
Paris von Lockette, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Mechanical engineering professors to help develop a universal 3D printer
| psu.edu
Researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the science underlying a universal 3D printer.
Penn State awarded $3.3M to develop more efficient gas turbines
| psu.edu
Researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded more than a combined $3.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support advancements in the performance and efficiency of combustion turbines and turbine-based power cycles in fossil fuel power generation.
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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