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Earth and Mineral Sciences

Earth and Mineral Sciences

schematic of detector, atomic structure of material

Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials

Acid mine drainage turns a stream yellow

New acid mine drainage treatment turns waste into valuable critical minerals

Penn State shield: A general image used to accompany some pieces of content on Penn State News.

Engineering team wins top prize in entrepreneur program for flex heal product

Milan Liu

Milan Liu selected Earth and Mineral Sciences 2020 summer student marshal

Hurrican Isabel

Application of machine learning can optimize hurricane track forecast

Penn State's Open Educational Resources

Open education website connects teachers, learners with quality resources

Marie Louise Ryan, doctoral candidate in geography

Doctoral candidate's research explores human, agricultural interactions in Nepal

Layers of different 2D molybdenum materials, indicated by color, stacked to ancourage superconductivity

Room temperature superconductivity creeping toward possibility

Researchers conduct seismic logging at Shale Hills

Seismic waves help scientists 'see' chemical changes beneath a watershed

A close up of a mosquito.

Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature

Lorraine Dowler

Penn State professor receives AAG award for service to women in geography

Large cracks in the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet, called crevasses, reveal ice sheet flow from inland to coast.

Greenland bedrock drilling project to understand past, future ice sheet melting

Telica volcano

Photos may improve understanding of volcanic processes

Ecology Institute announces grant recipients

Ecology Institute announces grant recipients

stacked layer of materials for electronic device

Over $10 million awarded to Penn State for energy center

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