Penn State Harrisburg team investigates the cause, impact of Middletown flooding
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Through a $120,000 Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Clark, along with Anthony Buccitelli, associate professor of American studies and communications, and Jeffrey Tolbert, assistant professor of American studies and folklore, are pursuing an interdisciplinary research project combining engineering and ethnography to examine flooding in the Middletown community.
AI in the Sky
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Engineering professor Chaopeng Shen’s AI-based hydrological models helped PlantVillage teams in Africa combat a powerful locust plague and save the crops of thousands of farmers.
Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams
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The 19 interdisciplinary research teams that received funding include more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses.
Impact of sea ice loss on weather, cold air outbreaks focus of NSF CAREER Award
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Melissa Gervais, assistant professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, received a five-year $874,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to investigate the impact of sea ice loss on large-scale patterns of atmospheric variability and cold air outbreaks.
Climate-related projects awarded seed grant funding through RISE support
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Two climate-related projects received seed grant funding through high-performance computing support and consultation, enhancing the University’s opportunity for larger research grants and creating impacts in society.
Landscape architecture professor recognized for interdisciplinary research
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Hong Wu, associate professor of landscape architecture in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, has been awarded the 2023 Excellence in Research and/or Creative Work Award (Junior Level) by the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
Climate Solutions Symposium to take place at Penn State on May 22 and 23
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Penn State will host the Climate Solutions Symposium, a two-day event that will feature plenaries, panel discussions and breakout sessions, all focused on developing and elevating solutions to climate change, on May 22 and 23.
Greening the grey: Engineering natural solutions for stormwater management
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Concrete is as ubiquitous in cities as it is impervious. Amid worsening storms due to climate change, it only deflects runoff toward the drain, threatening sewer capacities. Lauren McPhillips is partnering with researchers across the commonwealth to engineer stormwater solutions using nature to replace hard surfaces and help control the flow.
Scientist advances environmental protection, pollution work at Penn State
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Hlengilizwe Nyoni, an expert in environmental analytical chemistry, identifies current and emerging global environmental challenges of pollutants and contaminants, a crucial step to protect the environment and people’s health.
Sounding the alarm on microplastic pollution
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Environmental chemist Sherri Mason’s work on microplastic pollution has influenced federal legislation and changed public perception. “There is absolutely no doubt this material is getting into our bodies,” says Mason, who is now the director of sustainability at Penn State Behrend, in Erie, Pennsylvania. “What we don’t yet fully understand is what it’s doing to us.”
Aquatic organisms respond to flooding and drought disturbance in different ways
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Populations of various species of aquatic insects and other invertebrates respond to flooding and waterway drying due to drought in different ways that can be anticipated, according to a new Penn State-led study that employed a novel method to assess the stability of stream ecosystems.
Davis hoping to leave a legacy of engagement with Graduate Council
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When Ken Davis, professor of professor of atmospheric and climate science, had an opportunity to help lead graduate education at Penn State, the chance was one that he could not let pass by. Davis will be wrapping up his tenure as chair of Penn State’s Graduate Council on May 31, 2023, an appointment that he began in 2019.