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Earth and Mineral Sciences

Earth and Mineral Sciences

Lauren Maloney in uniform

World Campus graduate, reservist wins award for geospatial intelligence

A thermoelectric device converts wasted heat from hot water pipes into electrical current

Device turns wasted heat into clean electricity, scientists say

Several women gathered and holding signs at the 2017 Women's March

Marching for change: 2017 Women's March met with mostly positive support online

Heat Transfer

Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat

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Penn State and University of Auckland announce 2020 joint collaboration projects

Faculty mentor, Ola Rashwan, speaks with high school student Zimirah Wilson at an EnvironMentors meeting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

From research to community, EnvironMentors program continues to grow

Insights from Experts COVID-19 image

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on air quality

hand holding plant pieces

New Argentine fossils uncover history of celebrated conifer group

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Trolier-McKinstry named Evan Pugh University Professor

Mike Hermann visits Bear Rocks Preserve at Dolly Sods, Monongahela National Forest.

Purple Lizard geographer’s mission to aid outdoor discovery

Old Main Bell Tower against Blue and White Sky

Community forum on climate research to be held on June 17

solar panes

Renewable energy, sustainability systems program addresses growing need

A line of windmills stands against an artistic blue background.

Interdisciplinary team wins Department of Energy Optimization Challenge

Penn State doctoral student John Shimanek

Doctoral student receives National Nuclear Security Administration fellowship

Parivash Moradifar, a doctoral candidate in materials science and engineering

Doctoral student earns dissertation award for emerging field of plasmonics

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