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Earth and Mineral Sciences

Earth and Mineral Sciences

Maram Ejaimi SPE oil trip

Sponsored program leads to opportunities for students, Penn State

electrical transmission power lines at sunset

Shedding light on the rules that govern the U.S. power grid

Matthew Kumjian was recently awarded the Henry G. Houghton Early Career Award.

Expert honored by meteorological society for creative approach to radar research

Dust storms are a frequent threat to public health in parts of West Africa.

Researchers track dust pollution, health to spot dangers in West Africa

Erica Smithwick

Controlled burn: EarthTalks examines fire as management tool in mid-Atlantic

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College of Engineering awards five Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants

Shadi Nazarian and Jose Duarte speaking into microphones

New WPSU podcast highlights Penn State researchers' work, community impact

virus trapped in a grid with 2 probes

Penn State receives five-year $3.7 million grant to study virus evolution

textbooks on shelves

Open, affordable textbook efforts save students $4.8 million in potential costs

Stream channel showing accumulation of fine sediment following the 2009 Station Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, Southern California

Sediment loading key to predicting post-wildfire debris flows

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

Penn State, University of Freiburg announce virtual classroom award grantees

busy street and high-rise canyon

Shelter, safest air intake locations during urban pollution events identified

Four women stand around a table covered in wood pieces and power tools.

Maker Ambassador program sponsored by Lockheed Martin aims to increase diversity

Christopher House

EarthTalks explores societal impacts of origin of life and space sciences

An aerial photo of traffic

Department of Energy grant powers research on natural-gas vehicle storage tanks

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In the Media

Popular Science
Saving Greenland could save the world
June 11, 2019
The New York Times
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February 01, 2019
The Washington Post
Earth looks a lot like it did 115,000 years ago
February 06, 2019

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The Conversation
How wireless recharging works – and doesn’t, yet
December 17, 2018
The Conversation
Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide
December 08, 2017
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December 04, 2017

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