Qiming Zhang, distinguished professor of electrical engineering, has been named the recipient of a 2019 Humboldt Research Award. Zhang will use the resources provided by the award to develop a new cooling method known as high-efficiency solid-state electrocaloric cooling.
Ted Mellors, associate director of continuing education and director for the Center of Community and Public Safety at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has retired after 32 years of service.
Join us in Special Collections for an overview of the library's family history and genealogy resources, as well as a lively discussion between researchers who use our collections and those who are just getting started on genealogy research. Share your research challenges and gain ideas from others at an interactive gathering at 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29 in 103 Paterno Library.
Acclaimed climate science pioneer Warren Washington made history at Penn State in 1964 by becoming the second African-American to earn a doctorate in meteorology nationwide. It’s only fitting that his name adorn a building at Penn State’s Innovation Park, the first to be named for a University innovator and pioneer.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) recently announced that Monty Alger, Penn State professor of chemical engineering, has been elected as 2019 AIChE president-elect and 2020 AIChE president.
Judith Sturges, associate professor of administration of justice at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has retired after 20 years of service.
Penn State Extension’s “Dive Deeper – Youth Water Educators Summit” recently received a Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence, presented annually by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
A team of researchers, including several from Penn State, is working to refine a coding scheme to identify social media messages that could be useful to emergency responders.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Academic Leadership Program will include six new Fellows from Penn State in 2019-20. The program focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities. Through the program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability and administrative promise can further develop their leadership and managerial skills.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Department Executive Officers Program has gained five additional Fellows from the Penn State ranks. Through the program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability through University administrative assignments or other significant positions in public, private or professional organizations, are aided in further developing their leadership and managerial skills.
The inaugural issue of a new journal on research and architecture has resulted in a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. FAKTUR: Documents and Architecture, which is edited by Pep Avilés, assistant professor of architecture at Penn State, and Matthew Kennedy, an American architect and writer based in Mexico City, also is among the seven finalists in the 2019 FAD Awards for publications in the field of architecture.
Stephanie Danette Preston has been promoted to associate dean for graduate educational equity at Penn State, effective April 1. As associate dean for graduate educational equity, Preston serves on the Council of College Multicultural Leadership. She also serves as chief diversity officer for graduate education at Penn State and oversees the Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs in the Graduate School.
At its recent Cocktails by Moonlight fundraiser, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania presented Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa and several other community leaders with awards for distinction as child advocates.
Mark Miller, associate vice president for facilities management at the University of Nebraska and a retired U.S. Air Force officer, has been named the new assistant vice president for Physical Plant at Penn State, and will begin his appointment on June 17.
Ute Poerschke, professor and interim head of the Department of Architecture, has been awarded the Stuckeman Endowed Professorship for Advanced Design Studies, which is a two-year appointment within the Stuckeman School.
