While fitness trackers and other satellite data-enabled devices might be great for health and fitness, these and other technologies that use information from private and government satellites may cause huge problems for people and policymakers, according to Penn State researchers.
The Penn State chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently had an opportunity to visit ExxonMobil’s campus in Spring, Texas. SPE students were in Houston attending a conference sponsored by SPE International and were fortunate enough to get to visit ExxonMobil’s facility as part of their visit to the area.
The 11th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC11), a scientific visual and artistic competition, is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is April 5
EMS Connect, a student-run organization in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, aims to help students transitioning to University Park.
"Frustration" plus a pulse of laser light resulted in a stable "supercrystal" created by a team of researchers led by Penn State and Argonne National Laboratory, together with University of California, Berkeley, and two other national laboratories.
The Penn State Alumni Association will honor prominent young alumni at the Alumni Achievement Awards on March 29.
Lisa Iulo, associate professor of architecture and director of the Hamer Center for Community Design in the Stuckeman School, is the lead researcher on an interdisciplinary team that has received funding from Penn State to develop community-based solutions to river flooding in Pennsylvania under the University’s strategic plan seed grant program.
Through glassblowing, Briana Bennett combines her training as a materials scientist and her passion as an artist. She came to Penn State in part because the University Park campus boasts a fully-equipped glassblowing shop, where Bennett can now often be found, honing her craft.
Sometimes it’s the most casual of occurrences that have the most impact on the trajectory of our lives. For John Mauro, a glass expert and professor at Penn State, taking an introductory glass science course at Alfred University did just that.
The 2019 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in 26 Hosler Building at University Park. Maureen L. Mulvihill, president and CEO of Actuated Medical Inc., will deliver the lecture “Actuated Medical, Inc. - Path from Concept to Fully-integrated Medical Device Company” and will be awarded the 2019 R.E. Tressler Award.
Penn State alumnus Jon Benesch provided a gift to establish the Jon and Deborah Benesch Family Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Penn State researcher Amin Mehrabian was recently awarded a $110,000 grant from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund to study subsurface stress in hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Penn State will host the 2019 Eastern SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration) Spring Collegiate Mine Rescue Contest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 30 at the Snider Agricultural Arena. Seven competitive mine rescue teams — including Penn State’s Mount Nittany Mine Rescue Team — are expected to compete in the event.
Thanks to the Penn State Millennium Scholars Program and support from donors like Steve and Kathi Mahle, a growing number of Penn State students are on their way toward earning advanced degrees in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
For the first time, the magnitude, time and duration of earthquakes in a laboratory setting were predicted by a team of researchers from Penn State and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
