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Energy and Mineral Engineering to host Winter Open House for EMS faculty, staff

11/29/18

The John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) is hosting a Winter Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, in the Hosler Building. All faculty and staff in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are invited to come to enjoy some holiday treats and visit with one another.

Fuqing Zhang

Penn State's Fuqing Zhang elected Fellow of American Geophysical Union

11/29/18

Professor Fuqing Zhang in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has been elected as a 2018 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Fellows are selected based on their exemplary leadership abilities and research contributions in the Earth and space fields.

Outcrops in Pakistan

Fires fueled spread of grasslands on ancient Earth

11/28/18

Ancient wildfires played a crucial role in the formation and spread of grasslands like those that now cover large parts of the Earth, according to scientists at Penn State and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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Researchers evaluate studies supporting state subsidies for nuclear plants

11/27/18

An intensive public debate is occurring in states with competitive electricity markets about the future of their existing nuclear generation plants. A team of Penn State researchers examined the set of studies that has been used in legislative discussions to provide evidence in support of subsidy programs.

Colin Kelly setting up to take a 360-degree photo at the Paco Pampa bofedales system in Peru

Geography student's VR app offers glimpse into Peru study-abroad experience

11/27/18

Colin Kelly has lived all over the world. But when he visited Peru for the first time, he found himself fascinated with the landscape, people and the connection between them. Now Kelly, a senior majoring in geography, is creating a virtual reality application that incorporates both the scientific and social aspects of his visits to Peru.

Society of Exploration Geophysicists president, Nancy House, presenting Tieyuan Zhu, assistant professor of geophysics, with the 2018 J. Clarence Karcher Award.

Zhu recognized by Society of Exploration Geophysicists with Karcher Award

11/27/18

Tieyuan Zhu, assistant professor of geophysics in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, has been awarded the 2018 J. Clarence Karcher Award by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. The award recognizes significant contributions to the science and technology of exploration geophysics by a young geophysicist.

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Geographers create unique wayfinding tool for game day safety

11/26/18

Thanks to a coordinate grid system developed by Penn State geographers, Penn State University Police and Public Safety and State College police, when fans are tailgating before a Penn State home football game, they are standing on an invisible safety grid that helps first responders to pinpoint any location within more than 1,900 acres of pastures and paved lots.

Millennium Scholars

EMS plans to raise $10,000 for Millennium Scholars program on Giving Tuesday

11/19/18

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) will be raising money to support the Millennium Scholars program on Giving Tuesday, slated to begin at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, and lasting through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The college aims to raise $10,000, which will help fund one Millennium Scholar in the 2019-20 academic year. The first $5,000 in donations will be matched 1:1 by an anonymous donor.

Hojong Kim lab

DOE grant aimed at improving process to reduce nuclear fuel waste

11/15/18

An $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will allow Penn State researchers to investigate a new approach for removing rare-earth fission products from the molten salt baths where used nuclear fuel is electro-refined to recycle uranium and minimize nuclear waste.

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